Tag: politics

Hospital budget cut to the bone

As feared last week, the board of the Oslo hospitals forming the newly merged Oslo University Hospital ordered administrators to make huge cost cuts...

Crown Prince asked to drop Azerbaijan trip

Several leading human rights organizations are unhappy that Norway's Crown Prince Haakon plans to visit Azerbaijan early next month, part of a Foreign Ministry-arranged...

Military defends Libyan operation

Defense ministry and military officials claim Norway's involvement in the NATO-led intervention in the Libyan civil war remains important and has been more successful...

Bombing of Libya comes under fire

There was unified political support in Norway's parliament when the government agreed to join bombing raids over Libya in March. Since then, Norwegian fighter...

Norway spews out more emissions

Norway bills itself as an environmentally friendly nation, but its own greenhouse gas emissions rose nearly 5 percent last year. The 53.7 million tons...

University at a crossroads

Norway's first university, the University of Oslo, is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year at a time when more foreign students than ever are...

Cancer treatment criticized

Norwegian cancer patients must often wait much too long for treatment to begin, according to a new report, and even state health authorities have...

Historic ‘no’ to an EU directive

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had an unpleasant task on Monday, telling EU officials in Brussels that Norway wouldn't be going along with...

Hospitals face huge cuts

Oslo's university hospitals have been ordered to cut NOK 500 million in costs, to meet their budgets, but top hospital administrator Siri Hatlen thinks...

Duck mum moves in with Jens

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg routinely invites visiting VIPs to his home in downtown Oslo. One recent visitor has made bigger headlines than most,...
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