Tag: politics
Gasoline prices hit new all-time high
Even though Norway is an oil-producing nation, it's always had high prices for gasoline (petrol) because of heavy taxes to discourage use of private...
Employment agency probes spread
Police investigating labour law violations by employment agency Adecco say their suspicions have been confirmed as the investigation has unfolded. More allegations against the...
‘Catastrophe’ hits historic river
For the past 30 years, politicians, bureaucrats and environmentalists have prided themselves on cleaning up the river that runs through Oslo from the hills...
Munch Museum’s future uncertain
Norway's directorate for cultural heritage (Riksantikvar) has blocked plans, at least temporarily, to build a new Munch Museum near Oslo's waterfront Opera House at Bjørvika,...
Government’s budget battle begins
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg gathered his cabinet ministers on Sunday at a traditional hotel in Jevnaker for the annual conference that kicks off budget...
Oslo bucks ban on grading children
Norway is one of the few countries in the world with what amounts to a ban on grades for school children. Education officials in...
Oil Minister out after tough year
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg once again chose to release some jarring news in the midst of national euphoria over skiing world championships, this time...
Violators in Adecco ‘will be fired’
Employment agency Adecco Norge AS, caught in an ever-growing scandal over illegal labour practices, now has its entire branch against it as the firm...
Critics blast government’s bombs
Norway's left-center government unleashed two environmental bombs within 24 hours of each other this week, timed to explode when millions of Norwegians are both...
Masts won the battle of Hardanger
UPDATED: Overhead power masts will be built after all in the scenic Hardanger area of Norway's southwest mountains, the government confirmed on Tuesday. Cabinet...
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