Tag: politics

Norway hosts Philippines peace talks

Norway is hosting peace talks this week between the government of the Philippines and communist rebels, in a new effort to end their 40-year...

Government hails Egyptian people

Norway's government leaders joined their counterparts all over the world in hailing the perseverance of the Egyptian people who succeeded in forcing change through...

‘Postpone the monster masts’

Campaigners against the "monster mast" power lines in Hardanger have told ministers that they would like to see the project postponed or at the...

Norway poised to reject directive

Norwegian politicians now look likely to vote against implementing a European Economic Area (EEA) directive on the storing of personal data – which would...

Labour unveils 99 integration tactics

The largest party in Norway’s governing coalition, the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap), has put forward 99 new proposals to improve social integration of immigrants...

Movement starts to hail Odd Nerdrum

One high-profile Norwegian artist has launched an effort to secure national acclaim for another, Norwegian figurative artist Odd Nerdrum, by urging that Nerdrum be...

Slight poll shift in ‘monster mast’ saga

Public support for alternatives to building so-called "monster mast" power lines in scenic Hardanger has fallen – but Norwegians remain skeptical about the "monster...

Secret spying unit ‘no surprise’

A leading foreign policy analyst says it should come as no surprise that Norway maintained a secret spying unit that operated in nine countries...

Deported refugee still keen to return

Celebrated but deported refugee Madina Salamova, better known as Maria Amelie, remains in Moscow but is making progress in her efforts to legally return...

Midwives and doctors back maternity care consolidation

Activists who want to retain local maternity care wards around Norway are getting no support from midwives' or gynecologists' associations. The professionals want fewer,...
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