Tag: politics

Borders controlled during EU’s party

Few dispute the need for the high security that will be in place when around 20 European prime ministers and presidents stream into Oslo...

Olympic vote may exclude foreigners

Foreigners living in Oslo with permanent Norwegian residence status may be excluded from an upcoming referendum on an Olympics in Oslo, even though they...

Siblings won right to stay in Norway

A brother and sister who emigrated from Pakistan to Norway with their mother when they were just three and four years old finally won...

Referendum set over Olympic bid

Taxpayers in Oslo are going to get a rare chance to vote on an issue that involves billions of their tax money: Whether the...

Day care rebellion set off a strike

Thousands of staff members at day care centers in Oslo, joined by parents, went on strike on Wednesday afternoon over cutbacks, chronic staffing shortages...

Norway tackles tough climate job

Norwegian cabinet minister Bård Vegar Solhjell faced a tough job this week when he arrived in Doha to help extend the Kyoto Protocol at...

Drama high over party nominations

Another dramatic nomination battle has raised tension within a Norwegian political party, this time involving the Socialist Left (SV), one of the parties forming...

Mette-Marit aided surrogate parents

Crown Princess Mette-Marit has confirmed that she made what the Royal Palace is calling a "private" trip to India this autumn, to take care...

Labour Party torn by new sex scandal

UPDATED: Some Labour Party officials are calling it the party's worst crisis ever, after top politician Roger Ingebrigtsen was forced to resign for having...

Sp retreats from Nobel-EU protest

After being met with a barrage of criticism from government colleagues, opposition parties in Parliament, national commentators and even some of their own party...
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