Tag: politics

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...

Amelie put on a flight to Moscow

Public protests didn't help: Rejected refugee Maria Amelie was ordered onto a flight to Moscow Monday afternoon, after losing her appeals to remain in...

Anti-nuclear activist dies at 73

He was perhaps best known for pushing a cart laden with buttons advocating a ban on nuclear weapons and other political causes, but Ole...

Government loses voter support

The latest public opinion poll shows that Norway's left-center coalition government has lost voter support once again. One of the government parties, the small...

Hundreds rally for illegal aliens

Demonstrations continued over the weekend to demand more rights for the thousands of undocumented workers who have been in Norway for many years. A...

Less institutional care for the elderly

During the last 20 years the amount of institutional care for the elderly has declined by around 10 per cent. Provision of new nursing...
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