Tag: politics
Emigrant returns to support others
Fred Kavli emigrated from Norway as a young man, made a fortune as an engineer and entrepreneur in California, and now is sharing his...
Hagen mounts a political comeback
Carl I Hagen, the outspoken, longtime leader of Norway's most conservative party, missed politics too much after taking a stab at retirement last year....
‘Welfare system worth higher taxes’
A vast majority of Norwegians support paying even higher taxes than they already do, if it will preserve their country's social welfare state. Fully...
Critics bash ministers’ gifts
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has suddenly found himself at the center of controversy, after reports emerged that he and government colleagues have accepted...
Political veteran also turns 50
There's been a boom of big birthdays among Norway's government leaders, most recently Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's 50th birthday celebrations. On Thursday it...
Powerful friendship spurs debate
As Crown Prince Haakon and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre kept up their busy schedules in recent days, debate continued over the public emergence...
Oslo delays garbage sorting
Some Oslo residents may secretly be breathing a sigh of relief, after news broke Monday that they won't immediately need to make room under...
Norwegian hits top of French politics
Eva Joly, the au pair from Norway who gained fame as a judge and corruption fighter in France, has recently risen to the highest...
New drinks debate bubbles up
Farmers' attempts to sell their locally produced alcoholic beverages on site have set off another drinks debate in Norway, and threaten to divide one...
Progress Party’s lack of progress
NEWS COMMENTARY: Norway's most conservative party, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp), must be feeling a need for attention. One of its top leaders has...
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