Tag: politics
Free parking no longer free
State officials are making another concerted effort to get Norwegians to walk, cycle or use public transportation instead of driving their cars to work....
Norway involved in China-Tibet talks
Norwegian officials have in all secrecy been contributing economically to funding meetings between Chinese authorities in Beijing and representatives for Dalai Lama's Tibetan government...
New Palestinian embassy not popular with the Israelis
Palestinian plans to upgrade their representative office in Oslo to a full-fledged embassy may become a reality late next year, but not without protests...
Norway condemns arrests in Belarus
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined the European Union and US on Monday in condemning police violence and mass arrests of opposition leaders in...
Ex-ambassador mum on WikiLeaks
Benson Whitney, the former US Ambassador to Norway, won't comment on the ridicule and derogatory reports he wrote home to Washington about Norway. While...
Predator protest latest of many
Farmers from all over Norway held their latest noisy protest in front of the Parliament (Stortinget) in Oslo on Friday, this time against protection...
Government ‘passive’ on Krekar
Mullah Krekar, arguably Norway's least popular refugee, likely won't be sent out of the country any time soon. Documents made available by WikiLeaks indicate...
Bureaucrats sought Americans’ help
Several top Norwegian bureaucrats have revealed internal workings of the Norwegian government to diplomats at the US Embassy in Oslo, according to documents made...
New US Embassy was put on hold
Construction of a new US Embassy complex at Huseby on Oslo's north side has been controversial and the subject of various lawsuits. Now it...
White House finally extends invitation
In the midst of seemingly endless embarrassing revelations about the low opinion some US officials have had of Norwegian politics and politicians, comes a...
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