Tag: politics

Splits form on environmental issues

Competing and conflicting concerns regarding conservation and the need to mitigate climate change look set to widen divisions between organizations and actors within Norway’s...

Undersea cables would ‘inflict pain’

Proposed alternatives to the hotly contested Hardanger Fjord ‘monster mast’ power lines have been described as just as threatening to the area’s ecosystem as...

‘Women bullied in Parliament’

A former, longtime member of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) claims in a new book on his life in politics that new female Members of...

Development minister promises African support

Norway’s government minister for international development, formerly known mostly as foreign aid, has pledged to support Norwegian companies looking to invest in Africa –...

‘Monster mast’ conclusions arrive

UPDATED: Four separate panels of experts delivered their opinions on Tuesday regarding the financial and technical aspects of the now infamous "monster mast" debate,...

‘Jens has gained by being tough’

Norway's Labour Party, which leads the country's coalition government, has gained voter popularity in recent weeks even though some of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's...

Tax list snoops face new restrictions

Norway's extraordinary openness with its public tax lists looks set to close up a bit, under new rules proposed by the Finance Ministry this...

New power lines stir more static

Tensions between Norwegians’ energy demands and environmental concerns look set to ignite once again, as new plans to build large stretches of power lines...

WikiLeaks: Norway talked to Taliban

New WikiLeaks documents made available to Oslo newspaper Aftenposten suggest that Norwegian officials took the initiative to open negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan...

Conflicts over maternity care

Four  hospital maternity wards and two local birthing units in northern, central and western Norway are either scheduled to close or have been slated...
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