Tag: politics

High housing prices, low property tax

Housing prices rose again in Norway last month, to a level that now even worries real estate brokers. Homeowners and buyers, though, enjoy among...

Not so popular any longer to join political parties

Norway has landed at the bottom of a list ranking the popularity of political party membership in countries around Europe. Only 5 percent of...

Fishermen try to reel in farmers

As concerns rise that Norway is setting off a trade dispute with some of its most important trading partners, officials in the country's large...

Man arrested for threats involving prime minister

A 44-year-old man from Romerike, northeast of Oslo, was in police custody this week after threatening violence if he was unable to speak with...

Stoltenberg’s son off to China

Neither Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg nor members of his government or other top Norwegian politicians have been welcome in China for the past two...

Farmers lobby for more protection

Norway's notoriously high food prices look set to rise even higher if the country's powerful farmers get their way. They're putting more heavy pressure...

Nordic foreign and defense ministers gather in Bodø

For the first time ever, both the foreign ministers and defense ministers of the five Nordic countries were gathering this weekend for a joint...

Military to allow religious symbols

Members of the Norwegian military are now allowed to use religious symbols such as head coverings as part of their uniforms. Defense Minister Espen...

Krekar sentenced to new jail term

Mullah Krekar, the former refugee from northern Iraq who later was deemed a threat to national security in Norway, has been handed another jail...

Arctic drilling plans called ‘immoral’

Environmental organizations were quick to vent their fury over new plans, announced Tuesday by Norwegian oil company Statoil, to dramatically expand oil exploration activity...
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