Tag: politics

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...

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...
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