Tag: politics

Government re-evaluates alternatives to disputed Hardanger power lines

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg met opponents of overhead power lines in Hardanger face-to-face in his office on Tuesday, and later said his government would...

Coalition leaders not smiling now

They all seemed a lot happier at the beginning of the summer, but with their government coalition under constant criticism, tensions keep rising among...

Conflicts of interest foil day care debate

A debate over day care centers has broken out in Norway but it's been overshadowed by an even louder debate over related conflicts of...

More static over power line plans

Norway's long-dominant Labour Party has not been having a good summer. After being trounced in public opinion polls, it's now being assailed by both...

Solberg bigger than Stoltenberg

Erna Solberg's Conservative Party (Høyre) is now more popular with voters than Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party, according to a new public opinion...

Labour fails to mobilize supporters

Norway's Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap) doesn't seem to be getting much voter gratitude for its success at keeping unemployment low and mostly avoiding the...

Wealthy willing to pay more tax

Even Norwegians on the conservative side of the political spectrum appear willing to pay more taxes, in order to maintain the current level of...

Poll confirms new political majority

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) has boosted its popularity among voters once again, according to a recent public opinion poll. It has surpassed Norway's other...

Stoltenberg congratulates Cameron

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was quick to congratulate his new British counterpart David Cameron Tuesday evening, after Cameron was asked to form a new...

Majority backs free birth control pills

A key committee in the Norwegian Parliament supports a measure to either make birth control pills free or much cheaper, as a means of...
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