Tag: politics

Progress Party sends a message to refugees: ‘Live like Norwegians!’

Norway's most conservative party is proposing new criteria for approval of refugees' applications for asylum in Norway: Dress like Norwegians, communicate in Norwegian, get...

New butter woes spread cost cut calls

Norway's two largest non-socialist parties, the Conservatives (Høyre) and the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), think it's possible to cut billions in state funding for...

Small parties are in big trouble

NEWS ANALYSIS: This week's ministerial changes in Norway's left-center coalition government are another sign of near-crisis within one of the coalition's two small parties (Senterpartiet, Sp)....

Landowners sue state

Three landowners in Norway are suing the Norwegian state, claiming compensation for losses they incurred after being prohibited from raising annual rental rates on...

Stoltenberg shakes up government

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced the replacement on Monday of two Center Party ministers in the government coalition he leads. The shake-up is widely...

Driving costs shift into high gear

As the summer driving season sets in, comes news that the already-high costs of driving a car in Norway have accelerated in recent years....

Auditor General fends off critics

Norway's state Auditor General, Jørgen Kosmo, has been fending off criticism this week from a string of top state leaders. A professional evaluation of...

Lease-holders now on shaky ground

UPDATED: As many as 350,000 Norwegians suddenly face much higher property costs, after a ruling this week by the European Court of Human Rights...

China denies visa to former premier

Kjell Magne Bondevik, warmly welcomed to Beijing when he was Norway's prime minister in 2002, has now become the latest Norwegian to be denied...

New PST boss known for openness

The new head of Norway's anti-terror police intelligence unit PST, best known for its secrecy, is herself known as a popular and open police...
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