Tag: politics

Members of Parliament hit with some big, and punitive, tax bills

Nearly 40 members of the Norwegian Parliament have been hit with claims for back taxes, following an extraordinary audit by state tax authorities. The...

Norway adopts sanctions against Iran

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre confirmed Monday night that Norway will adopt new EU sanctions against Iran, calling it "a clear signal of protest...

Northern Norway called a ‘test lab’ for Russian threats

The police chief in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark thinks Russia has been using the area for years as a "test laboratory" for threats...

Svalbard Tourism Council excludes Russian member

Claiming it was "no longer possible to remain passive about the warfare in Ukraine," the Svalbard Tourism Council voted this week to cut ties with...

Bergen caught in new political crisis

The Labour Party-led city government in Bergen has fallen again, this time after several children didn't get the help they needed from local child...

New state budget proposal aims to redistribute income

Norway's left-center minority government unveiled a proposed and "tight" state budget for next year that marks a major move towards redistribution of income. It's...

Warnings fly around the government

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and his finance minister, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, have been warning about tough times ahead for months. Now the public...

Norway tracks Russian ‘spy ship’

Norwegian defense forces including some F35 fighter jets were tracking the movements this week of a Russian research vessel that military experts believe is...

Norway both scolds and negotiates with Russia at the same time

Norway has heightened security around all critical infrastructure and harbours, and called the Russian ambassador in on the carpet in Oslo. At the same...

Parliament opens amidst crises

King Harald V read what many called the most serious speech from the throne they'd ever heard during the formal annual opening of the...
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