Tag: politics

Transport sector comes out well

MORE BUDGET DETAILS: The Norwegian government has followed up on plans to boost funding for the country's beleaguered railway and railroad system. State railroad...

Embattled KrF boss quits politics

Candidates are stepping forward to take over as head of Norway's small but once-powerful Christian Democrats party, after its embattled leader said he would...

Christian Democrats caught in crisis

Norway's Christian Democrats (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF) are in deep crisis, with their party leader under fire and voter popularity so low that the party's...

Hardanger activists up in arms

Environmental activists in Hardanger, who don't want to see power lines built around the scenic Hardanger Fjord, have erupted in anger once again. They're...

Stoltenberg reaches out to Vestlandet

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg ventured into the lions' den this week, traveling to the site of his government's controversial plans to run new power...

Small Center Party in big trouble

Norway's small but powerful Center Party, which makes up part of the government coalition, has landed in a heap of trouble after a string...

Progress Party rebuffs Sweden Democrats

Norway's most right-leaning party, the Progress Party (Fremskrittspartiet, Frp) is distancing itself from the anti-immigrant, nationalist party that's sparking political chaos in neighbouring Sweden....

Mixed results for Swedes in Norway

Swedish voters in Norway seemed to be left with a mixed bag of election results, after Sweden's non-socialist incumbent alliance ended up with a...

‘Norway’s weakest prime minister’

The man who now serves as secretary general of the Council of Europe and chairman of the committee that chooses the winner of the...

Jens’ big day in Murmansk

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg could leave domestic political problems behind him on Wednesday, at least for a few triumphant hours, when he and...
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