Tag: politics

China’s ambassador leaves in a freeze

Relations between Norway and China remain in a deep freeze, and China's embassy in Oslo no longer has an ambassador in place. There's been...

Speculation flies around Telenor CEO

UPDATED: Another top leader at Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor is quitting and the future of Jon Fredrik Baksaas as Telenor's chief executive seemed far...

Political intrigue swirls around government’s climate report

NEWS ANALYSIS: The gloves have come off during the week that's followed release of the government's long-awaited report on how Norwegians are supposed to...

‘A place in my heart’ for children

Norway's new chief advocate for children was preparing this week for her new job that she'll take over in June, and clearly looking forward...

Pressure builds on youngest minister

Inga Marte Thorkildsen is the latest government official to land in trouble for allegedly abusing her political power. Just a month after taking over...

Jens ready for a ‘different’ May 1st

Jens Stoltenberg, Norway's prime minister from the Labour Party who's popularly known simply as "Jens," was heading for Bergen on Tuesday to speak at...

Farmers want 20 percent pay hike

The powerful organizations representing Norwegian farmers (bondelagene) have delivered a written demand for NOK 2.2 billion (around USD 386 million) worth of subsidies and other...

Lukewarm greeting for climate report

NEWS ANALYSIS: After months, even years of delays, Norwegians have now been handed the most comprehensive climate report ever compiled by their government on...

Krekar deportation talks resume

Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was in Norway this week for talks with Norwegian officials that included a pending deportation of Mullah Krekar, the...

REC closes remaining plants in Norway

Solar energy company Renewable Energy Corp (REC)  has decided to shut down its two remaining plants at Herøya in Telemark County, throwing another 500...
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