Tag: politics

Labour’s summer camp opens

NOTE TO READERS: This story was written before a massacre at the camp on July 22 killed 69 persons. See our coverage here. Around 1,000...

Professionals also now against EU

Now even a majority of professionals who are members of the large labour organization Akademikerne are opposed to membership in the European Union (EU)....

Funds to save rainforests pile up

Norway has committed billions in funding to help preserve the world's rainforests but much of the money remains sitting in bank accounts, reports Oslo-based...

Støre urges more aid for Palestinians

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre warns that the Palestinians face a serious economic crisis because of a lack of financial support for the Palestinian...

Abbas launches state initiative in Oslo

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been in Oslo this week, where he launched a new drive towards statehood by signing an agreement with Norway...

More refugees expected

Norwegian immigration authorities are bracing for a new wave of asylum seekers from Somalia and Eritrea, because of the drought and famine now gripping...

Boat tourists win major victory

The European Boating Association (EBA) and foreign boat tourists keen on making extended trips along the Norwegian coast have won a major victory over...

Rough seas at two famed museums

Both the Norwegian Maritime Museum and its neighboring Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo have been navigating through stormy seas the past year, rocked by financial...

Norway’s economy ‘unique and lucky’

While countries on both sides of the Atlantic are suffering from huge national debt and sluggish economies, there's still reason to wave the flag...

Norwegian aims for French presidency

Eva Joly, an Oslo native who rose to become a corruption-busting judge in France, was relishing her latest victory this week at the highest...
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