Tag: politics

MPs’ pension rules ‘unclear’

UPDATED: Former prime ministers Gro Harlem Brundtland and Kåre Willoch are the latest in a string of top politicians called in to testify in...

More state funds for elder care

Norway's left-center coalition government is handing over another NOK 1 billion for elder care, after recent criticism that it wasn't doing enough for the...

‘Police knew about surveillance’

The US Embassy told Oslo's police chief about its then-new surveillance program when it was being launched 10 years ago, reports newspaper Aftenposten. That...

Foreign Minister denies EU trouble

Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre apparently thinks that reports of deficient contact between Norwegian officials and their counterparts at the European Union (EU)...

Christian Democrats find their leader

Norway's small and struggling Christian Democrats party (Kristelig folkeparti, Krf) has finally found the leader they hope will bring them out of the shadows...

Surveillance concerns spread

The leader of the parliament's justice committee is calling for an investigation into whether other embassies or foreign missions in Norway are conducting illegal...

Former MPs deny pension fraud

Two former Members of Parliament pleaded "not guilty" in an Oslo court on Tuesday when their trial for alleged pension fraud began. Four former...

Surveillance probe ‘well underway’

The chief of the Østfold Police District says her team is well underway with its investigation of suspected illegal surveillance conducted by and for...

US Embassy scandal keeps growing

As police launched their probe into surveillance by the US Embassy in Oslo, new reports emerged over the weekend that deepened what many Norwegians...

Still no answers from the embassy

Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has joined the chorus of those wanting answers from US officials about their controversial surveillance program. A US...
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