Tag: politics

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...

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...
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