Tag: politics

Consumer council opposes higher cheese tariffs

Norway's consumer council Forbrukerrådet opposes an attempt by Norwegian dairy cooperative Tine to protect itself from competition by boosting import tariffs on foreign cheese. Tine officials...

Gro earns a statue herself

While Hollywood was awarding an Oscar for actress Meryl Streep's portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Norway's own "Iron Lady" was winning a...

Peace Prize nominations decline

Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee have started huddling at the Nobel Institute in Oslo once again, to deliberate over who will win the...

Fighter jet funding splits government

Norway's three-party coalition government reportedly is split over yet another issue, this time over how the state will pay for a new fleet of...

Parliament calls for better emergency response and preparedness

A special committee of the Norwegian Parliament is calling for better cooperation between police and the military in emergency situations, along with better coordinated...

Nobel leader hangs on to Peace Prize

Thorbjørn Jagland, the often embattled head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, firmly rejects any speculation that its awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize will...

Dairy giant sours its own image

UPDATED: Norway's large and powerful dairy cooperative Tine, bashed for failing to produce enough butter last year, now risks angering Norwegian consumers and its...

New party leader stumbles at the start

Government minister Audun Lysbakken is off to a rocky start as incoming leader of the Socialist Left party (SV), even before he's formally elected...

AUF cancels Utøya summer camp

The Labour Party's youth organization AUF claims it still intends "to take Utøya back" after last summer's massacre on the island, but it's decided...

Battered bank boss still smiling

Øystein Olsen, head of Norway's central bank, was still smiling this week, even after his proposal to further limit use of oil revenues was...
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