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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...

Leaders like Jens’ company

Norway's popular prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, has been rubbing elbows once again with a whirl of international leaders. His country's oil wealth and energy...

Strikes set off state-led shake-up

This year's wave of strikes, the worst of which finally ended over the weekend, has unleashed a rash of criticism from all sides. Prime...

Climate pact froze out Progress Party

A political drama at the Parliament this week finally ended with a new package of measures meant to help stop climate change. The Labour-led...

Israel sends ‘unconventional’ envoy

After years of tensions between Israel and Norway, the Israeli government has responded by sending a new ambassador to Oslo who's a non-Jewish professor...

Government party wants to allow 16-year-olds to vote

Norway's Socialist Left party (SV), one of three parties making up the country's left-center government coalition, wants 16-year-olds to be able to vote both...

State workers head back to work

The last of Norway's striking public sector workers have finally agreed to go back to work, but not happily. Their lead negotiator, viewed as...
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