Tag: politics
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...
Government party under probe
Questions have arisen over whether government minister Liv Signe Navarsete should continue reporting for work as usual. She heads the small farmer-friendly Center Party,...
Støre and US ambassador have a chat
US Ambassador Barry White put in a call to Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, after a new round of confidential US documents released...
More harsh truths from WikiLeaks
NEWS ANALYSIS: A new batch of confidential documents made available by website WikiLeaks, and mostly stemming from the US Embassy in Oslo, reveal more...
Norway willing to discuss taking prisoners from Guantanamo
Among all the confidential documents pouring out of WikiLeaks is the account of a meeting Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had with new...
Biting criticism of Norwegian leaders
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre thinks he's "morally superior" and smarter than most, while Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is "not a strong leader." These...
Opposition seizes on US criticism
Norway's two leading opposition parties in Parliament, the Conservatives and the Progress Party, quickly seized on harsh criticism leveled by US diplomats against the...
EU data snooping law set to pass
The government looks set to go along with a controversial EU directive to store telephone and e-mail traffic data for the inspection of the...
Foreign Minister discussed surveillance with Hillary Clinton
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday and among topics on the agenda was the controversial...
US blasts Norway’s anti-terror efforts, minister rejects criticism
Norwegian Justice Minister Knut Storberget reacted strongly on Tuesday to critical remarks about Norway's anti-terrorism efforts made by the US ambassador to Norway and...
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