Tag: politics

Historic day for Norway and Russia

Norway's government leaders were in Murmansk on Wednesday to sign an historic agreement with their Russian counterparts on how the Barents Sea will be...

Gift debate may spur cabinet reshuffle

Criticism over gifts accepted by politicians, along with a series of government flaps in recent months, may lead to some personnel changes among Norway's...

Leaders meet to tackle unemployment

Government leaders including the prime ministers of Spain and Greece were in Oslo on Monday for an international conference aimed at reviving the labour...

Debate rages over politicians’ gifts

Norway's coalition government is caught in yet another controversy, this time over gifts given to top ministers and how they handled them. Some say...

Minister in trouble over gift

Cabinet minister Liv Signe Navarsete has plunged her government into more hot water, for accepting an expensive gift from a major offshore company while...

Stoltenberg bound for Murmansk

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has cleared his schedule for a sudden trip to Murmansk next week, to seal Norway's deal with Russia on their...

Emigrant returns to support others

Fred Kavli emigrated from Norway as a young man, made a fortune as an engineer and entrepreneur in California, and now is sharing his...

Hagen mounts a political comeback

Carl I Hagen, the outspoken, longtime leader of Norway's most conservative party, missed politics too much after taking a stab at retirement last year....

‘Welfare system worth higher taxes’

A vast majority of Norwegians support paying even higher taxes than they already do, if it will preserve their country's social welfare state. Fully...

Critics bash ministers’ gifts

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has suddenly found himself at the center of controversy, after reports emerged that he and government colleagues have accepted...
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