Tag: politics

‘Arab Spring’ leads Nobel speculation

Initiators of the "Arab Spring" movement who used social media to fight for democracy and human rights in northern Africa and the Middle East...

Parliament opens with talk on terror

King Harald V formally opened Norway's 156th session of Parliament on Monday by reading aloud the traditional trontalen (the speech from the throne) on...

Higher tax set to raise food prices

Just months after the left-center government wrapped up an investigation into high food prices in Norway, it's reportedly prepared to contribute to price hikes...

Nobel committee leader strikes back

Thorbjørn Jagland, leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is firmly defending the independence of the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize and clearly...

Labour top calls for Nobel shake-up

One week before the next Nobel Peace Prize is due to be awarded, a top official of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party is...

Norway to host talks on Afghanistan

Top diplomats from all of Afghanistan's neighbouring countries plus several others, including the US, will meet for talks at a hotel in Oslo Friday...

Stoltenberg braces for budget bashing

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has no doubt that his government's state budget, set to be released next week, will meet lots of opposition. He...

Mayor goes public with assault charge

A mayor for the Labour Party in the mountain community of Vågå, Oppland County, has gone public with the sexual assault charges filed against...

‘Greener’ government grows in Oslo

The two winning parties in the Oslo city election, plus a minor potential partner, are finally hashing out a prospective platform for a new...

Frp pulls out of Oslo’s government

More than two weeks after municipal elections were held in Norway, the country's capital remained without a city government on Tuesday. The Progress Party...
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