Tag: politics

Choices narrow for new SV leader

Audun Lysbakken, one of two deputy leaders of the ailing Socialist Left party (SV), seemed to have even higher chances of being chosen as...

Crisis meeting called over hospitals

Health Minister Anne-Grethe Strøm-Erichsen called in those responsible for the administration of Oslo's largest hospitals early Friday morning, after another week of conflict pegged...

Ashamed politician draws support

The Norwegian Member of Parliament caught visiting a bordello in Latvia over the weekend admits he "did something dumb" but will still take part...

Ministerial chat in China after all

Norway's currently controversial Oil & Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe became the first top government official in nearly a year to be admitted to...

Progress Party hit by new sex scandal

The Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), Norway's most conservative represented in Parliament, has landed in another sex scandal. This time it's costing a Member of...

Household debt hits record high

As Norway's central bank board prepared for its latest evaluation of interest rate levels Wednesday afternoon came a report that likely won't surprise anyone...

Hospital conflict level rises

An ongoing conflict over the massive reorganization of Oslo's largest hospitals has intensified, after the employee representatives of several organizations for health care workers...

Norway supports Palestinian state

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre confirmed over the weekend that Norway will support the Palestinians' request for full membership in the United Nations and...

Still unclear who’ll rule in Oslo

Fabian Stang of the Conservative Party will retain his job as mayor of Oslo, but politicians in Norway's capital are still negotiating which parties...

Progress Party vows comeback

Disappointed members of Norway's most conservative political party, the Progress Party, retreated into meetings on Tuesday to hash out just what went wrong in...
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