Tag: politics

Tobacco giant drops appeal

Philip Morris, the major tobacco producer, has decided not to pursue its legal challenge of a Norwegian law that forbids retailers from displaying tobacco...

The EU wins the Nobel Peace Prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the currently deeply troubled European Union (EU), citing the crucial role it has...

Prize may silence some Nobel critics

Reaction to the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award this year's Peace Prize to the EU was predictably mixed, but one man is very...

Mayor ‘shameful’ but denies any illegalities, fights to clear his name

A prominent Labour Party mayor who's accused of sexual assault of an underage girl admitted in court on Thursday that he's "shameful" he "crossed...

Labour’s partners now a liability

NEWS ANALYSIS: Consumers finally seem to be revolting in Norway. Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) released a new public opinion poll on Thursday that shows the...

Protests rise over meat and cheese

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg claimed that angry opponents of his government's move to boost income for Norwegian farmers, by dramatically raising import tariffs, would...

Diplomat expelled in spying case

The Norwegian government has asked a diplomat at the Embassy of Sudan in Oslo to leave Norway as soon as possible, after police linked...

Taiwan waits for a nod from Norway

Autumn is high season for diplomatic gatherings in Oslo, when local embassies host receptions or celebrate national holidays. One country is almost always left...

Most new jobs go to immigrants

Nearly 50,000 new jobs have been created in Norway during the past year and more than 35,000 of them have been filled by immigrants....

Sexual assault trial begins for mayor of Vågå

The mayor of the picturesque Norwegian mountain town of Vågå was due in court on Tuesday to defend himself against charges that he sexually...
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