Tag: politics

Famed artist lands in tax trouble

Odd Nerdrum, arguably Norway's most acclaimed contemporary painter, is under indictment for serious tax evasion. Norwegian authorities have charged him with failing to report...

Høyre loses voters on data storage deal

An unusual amount of members are leaving The Conservative party (Høyre) after the party decided to go along with a controversial EU-imposed directive to...

Maria Amelie hopes for spring in Norway

UPDATED: Celebrated but deported refugee Maria Amelie has moved on from Moscow to Krakow in Poland, seven weeks after she was expelled from Norway...

Lofoten spared drilling, for now

The waters off Norway's stunningly beautiful archipelago of Lofoten won't be opened up to offshore oil and gas operations for at least another two...

Gasoline prices hit new all-time high

Even though Norway is an oil-producing nation, it's always had high prices for gasoline (petrol) because of heavy taxes to discourage use of private...

Employment agency probes spread

Police investigating labour law violations by employment agency Adecco say their suspicions have been confirmed as the investigation has unfolded. More allegations against the...

‘Catastrophe’ hits historic river

For the past 30 years, politicians, bureaucrats and environmentalists have prided themselves on cleaning up the river that runs through Oslo from the hills...

Munch Museum’s future uncertain

Norway's directorate for cultural heritage (Riksantikvar) has blocked plans, at least temporarily, to build a new Munch Museum near Oslo's waterfront Opera House at Bjørvika,...

Government’s budget battle begins

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg gathered his cabinet ministers on Sunday at a traditional hotel in Jevnaker for the annual conference that kicks off budget...

Oslo bucks ban on grading children

Norway is one of the few countries in the world with what amounts to a ban on grades for school children. Education officials in...
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