Tag: politics

Lawmakers forced to drop China trip

This week's sale of one of Norway's major companies to a state-controlled Chinese conglomerate doesn't mean strained relations between Norway and China are back...

EU beats Norway on carbon capture

The European Union (EU) is moving forward with several carbon capture and storage projects that are likely to be operable before the Norwegian government's...

Nursing home needs hidden

It's far more difficult than it should be to secure a nursing home room in Oslo, claim would-be residents, their families and bureaucrats alike....

Former politicians sentenced to jail

UPDATED: An Oslo court sentenced two retired members of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) to jail on Friday, after they were found guilty on charges...

Norway pressed into missile defense

The US put heavy pressure on the Norwegian government to go along with a missile defense program and apparently won support before the government...

Chinese relations in deep freeze

Norway's relations with China were chilly even before the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded last year's Peace Prize to a Chinese human rights activist. More...

Why Norway’s welfare state works

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Norway heads into the New Year, it can boast low unemployment, one of the world's highest standards of living and strong...

New Year speeches and national pride

Norway's king and prime minister made their traditional New Year's speeches over the weekend and both of them touched on the issue of national...

WikiLeaks blockade under probe

Government officials in both Norway and Iceland are questioning the grounds for what's become a credit card blockade against WikiLeaks that has disrupted the...

Caught up in WikiLeaks impact

Norwegian government officials seem to be taking the contents of US Embassy documents leaked by WikiLeaks in stride, while some experts think the leaks...
1...492493494...507Page 493 of 507

FOR THE RECORD

MOST READ THIS WEEK

CURRENCY RATES
For up-to-date info on exchange rates and currency news, Newsinenglish.no recommends ExchangeRates.org.uk - Exchange Rates UK
For more news on Arctic developments.