Tag: politics

Norway winds down in Afghanistan

Norwegian military forces are getting ready to pull out of Afghanistan after years of participation in NATO-led operations and several casualties. Norway's role is...

The rich are getting richer, but income still evenly spread

New statistics suggest that the wealthiest Norwegians have secured their spots at the top of the income scale, not least because of bigger stock...

EU faithful face huge uphill battle

Support for the European Union (EU) has never been very high in Norway and those who still want Norway to join are now more...

United opposition demands hospital merger ‘time-out’

The leaders of the four main opposition parties in parliament have called for a "time-out" in the highly painful process of merging Oslo's biggest...

Norway eyes oil era for Greenland

The Arctic nation of Greenland seems on the verge of an industrial revolution that's involving controversial oil exploration and several Norwegian players. At stake...

Oslo goes ahead with Christmas tree gift plans

City officials in Oslo, faced with budget cuts, considered dropping their annual gift of large city Christmas trees to London, Reykjavik and Rotterdam, to...

More trouble for Oslo’s biggest hospital

Oslo University Hospital, already struggling with a highly controversial restructuring that's pitted staff against administrators and politicians, now faces a deteriorating physical plant as...

Call goes out for Global Talent group

How can Norway make talented foreign workers feel at home? Scores of players in the business world grappled with that question at Norway's first...

EU support falls to new low

Fully 72 percent of Norwegian voters are opposed to joining the European Union (EU), according to a new public opinion poll. Only 12 percent...

State auditor urges better aid control

Norway's state auditor general is among those calling on cabinet minister Erik Solheim to impose much better control over Norwegian foreign aid programs. Questions...
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