Tag: politics

Negligent security still hushed up

Norwegian politicians have refused to address security concerns for years, at all levels of government, and still seem reluctant to clamp down with serious...

Labour rejects trade pact threat

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre of the Labour Party has firmly rejected a move by one of his own government partners to trash Norway's...

ESA fines Color Line

The European Free Trade Association's Surveillance Authority (ESA) has issued its highest fine ever to Norwegian ferry operator Color Line, for hindering competition on...

New shortages may follow butter

Some retailers in Norway fear that new shortages loom because of state dairy cooperative Tine's desperation to make more butter. That may result in...

State won’t soften butter regulations

Even though they've been ridiculed through worldwide coverage of Norway's butter shortage, and faced with a lack of one of the most essential items...

No Munch relief any time soon

NEWS ANALYSIS: It's now likely to take years before Oslo's vast and priceless collection of Edvard Munch's art will be placed in the new...

Central bank cuts interest rates

UPDATED: The executive board of Norway's central bank (Norges Bank) cut its key lending rate by a full half-point on Wednesday, because of concerns...

South Pole parties mixed pride, PR

Norwegian officials made the most of the 100th anniversary of Roald Amundsen's arrival at the South Pole on Wednesday, with the king, the crown...

Fighter jet price fires up opposition

New and even higher estimates for what Norway's new fighter jets might cost have set off new howls of protest from the government's opposition...

More climate cuts sought at home

Two of the three parties making up Norway's government coalition are demanding that more emissions cuts be made at home, after the Kyoto agreement...
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