Tag: politics

Norway will welcome Sweden and Finland into NATO

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is ready to welcome Sweden and Finland into NATO, after both countries indicated interest in applying to join the...

Government apologizes for how gays were treated

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre begged the pardon on Wednesday of thousands of skeive Norwegians (all those not heterosexual) who've been badly treated and...

More weapons sent to Ukraine

Norway has gone along with pleas from the Ukrainian government to send more weapons to help fend off Russia's latest attacks. This time Norway...

Metro line to Fornebu stalled

It took more than 20 years for Oslo-area politicians to finally agree on building a long-awaited metro line to the rapidly redeveloping Fornebu area...

Corona cancels visit from Finland

The Corona virus has spoiled an official visit from the president of Finland this week. Sauli Niinistö was due to arrive in Oslo on...

Refugees face poor conditions

The numbers of Ukrainian refugees arriving in Norway has declined, allowing police to catch up on refugee registration and shorten long waiting times. Many...

New defense minister already under fire

NEWS ANALYSIS: A former small town mayor with little international experience was appointed as Norway's new defense minister on Tuesday. Bjørn Arild Gram of...

Defense minister resigns in shame

Norwegian Defense Minister Odd Roger Enoksen has had to resign his post, right in the middle of war in Europe and the biggest security...

Putin’s ‘ruthlessness’ fires up Norwegian defense

Norway's Andøya Air Base, located at the tip of a stratregically important island in the north, is due to reopen as a permanent base...

Norway expels Russian diplomats

The Norwegian government joined others all over Europe in expelling three Russian diplomats on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said they were conducting themselves...
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