Tag: politics

Jews oppose circumcision age limit

The Mosaic Religious Community, which represents Jewish organizations and Jews in Norway, has criticized the Ombudsman for Children for suggesting a lower age limit...

Poverty hits 10 percent in Oslo

Government figures released on Tuesday show that 9.68 percent of residents in the Norwegian capital Oslo are defined as living in poverty, giving the...

Norway still world’s best for mothers

Save the Children's annual international report on mothers and their children, State of the World's Mothers, has once again named Norway as the best...

Labour will end private care homes

The Labour Party and others in the workers' movement in Norway heavily criticized private nursing homes and pledged to end them in Oslo during...

State workers get big pay rise

Government employees at the national and local authority level have received 4 and 4.3 percent wage increases respectively after the close of the annual...

Christian Democrats attempt renewal

The annual conference of the greatly reduced Christian Democratic Party (Kristelig folkeparti, Krf), which took place this weekend, saw the official beginning of their...

Norway welcomes bin Laden death

Norwegian foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre has hailed the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden as "a pleasing breakthrough in the fight against...

Chinese want Norwegian apology

Remarks made by the Chinese ambassador to Norway at a meeting in Bergen have been reported by participants as some of the strongest since...

Cold response to anti-pirate arming

Industry minister Trond Giske's suggestion to allow private ships to be equipped with armed guards to protect Norwegians from Somali pirate attacks has been...

Parliamentarians doubt own power

Only 10 percent of Norwegian parliamentarians believe that parliament is the most important political institution in the country, the lowest number ever recorded by...
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