Tag: politics

Part of Sellafield nuclear plant closes

Part of the British nuclear energy plant Sellafield is to be closed down as a consequence of the after-effects of the Fukushima incident in...

‘Fear of foreigners’ breeds extremists

Anders Behring Breivik is by no means Norway's first home-grown right-wing extremist. Concerns are rising that the country, with its relatively small population, has...

Police want stricter gun control

Calls are going out for stricter gun regulation and changes to the Norwegian criminal code after the terrorist attacks on Oslo and Utøya, with...

Majority calls for July 22 memorial

A new public opinion poll indicates that a majority of the Norwegian population wants to make July 22, the day Norway was attacked by...

‘New form of debate’ promised

With local elections due across the country on September 11 and 12, Norwegians and their political representatives are discussing how the election campaign and...

Norwegian jets return from Libya

Norwegian F-16 fighter jets that have been assigned to the NATO operations in Libya returned home on Monday, as Norway's direct involvement in the...

Labour support surges after attacks

The Norwegian Labour Party has received record levels of support in opinion polls taken during the week after the terrorist attacks on Oslo and...

Norway drops US surveillance case

Public outcry last fall over allegedly illegal surveillance of Norwegian citizens by the US Embassy in Oslo has ended with silent acceptance of the...

Labour may draw sympathy vote

The Norwegian Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) is likely to enjoy a new boost of support following the recent terrorist attacks in which it was...

Norwegians take back their capital

The flags were still flying at half-mast and a few helicopters still whirred overhead, but Norwegians took to the streets of their capital on...
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