Tag: politics

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...

Cross-border shoppers unite

Thousands of Norwegians who regularly travel over the border to shop in Sweden are now banding together through an online organization aimed at getting...

Afghan pullout spurs debate, refugees

Six weeks after Norway officially withdrew most of its troops from Afghanistan, debate continues to rumble over the results of the country's 11-year involvement...

State-owned Telenor under scrutiny after doing business with dictators

Norwegian Trade Minister Trond Giske is now among those demanding some answers from state-owned Telenor over the business it does with dictatorships in Central...

Jens jabbed in another book

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg hasn't been having a very good year, and now he's being jabbed by yet another of his government colleagues who...

State oil company keen to avoid taxes

Statoil, Norway's state-controlled oil company, was threatening this week to move some of its operations out of Norway if the government goes through with...

New begging restrictions loom

State officials from various political parties are once again mounting efforts to limit begging on the streets of Oslo and elsewhere in Norway. While...
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