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Prime ministers flock to Norway

June is always a busy month in Norway, with a rash of meetings before the summer holidays begin and high season for visitors. It's...

Unio strikers closer to settling

As a nationwide strike by security guards entered its sixth day on Thursday, another ongoing strike by state workers represented by labour organization Unio...

Strike over for all municipal workers

UPDATED: One of the biggest and lengthiest strikes to hit Norway in nearly 30 years ended during the night, after three labour organizations representing...

Stoltenberg target of death threats

Last Friday, while Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was welcoming the US Secretary of State to Norway, police were mobilizing to arrest a man for...

Kristiansand mayor fends off extortion threat

The new mayor of the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand was met with a threat of extortion when he returned home one day last...

Climate talks start up again

UPDATED: Intense pressure from environmental, labour and business leaders and even bishops in the state church has prompted politicians to re-start talks on climate...

Security guards’ strike set to spread

An ongoing strike by security guards in Norway was due to spread on Wednesday to more airports and may start hurting offshore oil production....

Norway fights legal challenge from international tobacco giant

Norwegian authorities started defending themselves in an Oslo court this week against a challenge to their law that prevents the public display of tobacco...

New talks resume in local strikes

There was a new glimmer of hope on Tuesday that municipal employers and their striking employees might start resolving their differences. All parts in...

Tunnel trouble for transport minister

A hotly contested and expensive tunnel project in western Norway has dug up trouble for Transport Minister Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, not least because it...
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