Tag: politics

Krekar indicted for making threats

Mullah Krekar, who came to Norway as a refugee and later was deemed a threat to national security, is now under indictment for making...

Immigration hit by ‘negative focus’

An ongoing debate in Norway over immigration and the progress of integration has been soured, claim some politicians, by an "increasing negative focus" on...

Wolf pact may emerge with Sweden

Norwegian conservation authorities will likely work more closely with their Swedish counterparts in managing wolves that pay no attention to national boundaries. The result...

Norway congratulates a new nation

Norway has been heavily involved in negotiations that led to the official emergence of the world's newest country, the Republic of South Sudan, over...

Swedes’ political week inspires Norwegians

Swedish politicians, lobbyists and ordinary citizens have been gathering for their annual Almedalsveckan this week on the island of Gotland off Sweden's east coast....

A statesman turns 80

Veteran diplomat and politician Thorvald Stoltenberg is the father of both a doctor, the prime minister of Norway and a daughter who's a recovering...

Norway now bigger in the Barents

Norway officially expanded its territory in the Barents Sea this week, when its newly agreed offshore border with Russia took effect just over a...

Skepticism grows over immigration

A new study suggests that half of all Norwegians want to shut Norway's borders to new immigrants. Just as many believe integration efforts have...

Anti-whaling activists still angry

A Norwegian official's claim that the country no longer faces international protests over its commercial whaling activity has been soundly trounced by anti-whaling activists....

Even more trouble for Oslo hospitals

State-run Oslo University Hospital, which encompasses some of the capital's largest hospitals, already is facing severe budget pressure in the midst of a costly...
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