Tag: politics

‘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...

Top leaders descended on Davos

A veritable "who's who" of Norway's most influential citizens were mingling in Davos, Switzerland to share ideas with other rich and powerful people at...

Støre talked with Hamas’ leader

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has admitted to Norway's national commercial television channel TV2 that he's had direct contact with the leader of...

Road firms face collusion charges

Top politicians and state transportation officials were claiming they were shocked and felt cheated, after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) aired a lengthy report on the...

Norway may lose some status at EU

UPDATED: The European Union's new organization for its foreign relations could mean an end to the relatively privileged status that Norway, which isn't a...

‘No regrets’ over Amelie’s deportation

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says he has no regrets over the controversial deportation of Maria Amelie to Moscow on Monday. She now faces a...
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