Tag: politics

Politics flare over palace banquet

Parliamentary leaders are being asked to consider whether Members of Parliament (MPs) should be forced to accept invitations to dinner at the Royal Palace....

Tax lists bared for public review

Norway has once again become probably the only country in the world to publicly disclose its tax lists showing what every single taxpayer has...

Tobacco heir is Norway’s wealthiest

An investor who's heir to a family tobacco fortune was ranked as having the largest personal net worth in Norway after state tax lists...

Auditor general wags finger again

Norway's state auditor general released his department's latest review of various state ministries this week, and was none too pleased about how some are...

Paternity leave spurs new debate

Norway's Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, Audun Lysbakken, wants fathers to take 14 weeks paid leave with their young children. He's looking...

Jens gives up on global climate deal

UPDATED: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg traveled home from yet another difficult top meeting on financing a global climate deal, amidst reports he's giving...

Government party dives in the polls

Norway's Socialist Left party (SV) fell nearly two full percentage points in the latest public opinion poll conducted by Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK). It wouldn't...

Christian Democrats switch sides

Norway's Christian Democrats, struggling with record low levels of voter support, have adopted a new strategy to boost their popularity by allying themselves with...

Good fortune helped ward off cuts

Norway's left-center coalition government could heave a huge sigh of relief  when its members had finally agreed on next year's state budget. An extra,...

State budgets for better times ahead

Finance Minister Sigbjørn Johnsen unveiled a new state budget in the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday that contains no major cuts, a few tax hikes...
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