Tag: politics

Russian relations ‘not the same’

After years of political pride and satisfaction over Norway's close relations with its large neighbour to the east, concerns are now rising in the...

Trade minister turned author

Trond Giske has been making lots of headlines in recent months as Norway's busy and sometimes controversial trade minister, but he's also managed to...

EU opponents snub Nobel party

EU leaders and as many as 18 heads of European governments will start descending on Oslo late next week to attend Nobel Peace Prize...

Probe demanded into hospital crisis

All the opposition parties in the Norwegian Parliament are demanding a full, independent investigation into the merger of Oslo-area hospitals that's blamed for short-staffing, enormous...

Butter supplies remain uncertain

Norway's embattled dairy monopoly Tine is still struggling to supply enough butter to meet demand, and has asked for more reductions in the country's...

Støre’s popularity takes a dive

Labour party politician Jonas Gahr Støre has lost some of the enormous popularity he enjoyed as Norway's foreign minister, according to the results of...

Norway supports Palestinians at UN

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide thinks many other nations will conclude as Norway has, that it's in the interests of peace in the Middle...

Jens takes charge at historic hearing

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg became the first prime minister in Norwegian history to submit to questioning by the parliament's disciplinary committee at an historic...

Police apologize for deportation

Norway's new director of the state police has issued an official apology for his department's involvement in the deportation of Jewish residents in 1942....

Lofoten reprieve likely short-lived

A recommendation from Norway's oil minister to postpone oil exploration and production off Lofoten is no victory for the fishing industry and environmentalists trying...
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