Tag: politics

Norway braces for ‘an historic test’

An unusually united Norwegian Parliament strongly supported Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's proposals on Friday to significantly boost Norway' defense forces and its civilian...

State set to fly refugees to Norway

The Norwegian government is responding to calls for help from Moldova, which is struggling to care for the thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian...

Jordan’s king made quick visit to Oslo

Oslo police had sent out a warning on social media that there would be "unusual" helicopter activity over Oslo last weekend, and there sure...

Petrenko not proud of Putin

The former conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Russian-born Vasily Petrenko, has sharply criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He also quickly decided...

35,000 refugees expected in Norway

Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl announced on Tuesday that the Norwegian government expects to take in around 35,000 refugees this year. Fully 30,000 of...

Bomb shelters get overdue attention

It's been decades since Norwegians and their political leaders thought much about the need for bomb shelters. They're thinking about it now, after Russia's...

Electricity bill subsidies to continue

Norwegians stunned by their recent electricity bills got a bit of comfort from the government last week. It announced it will continue to offset...

Stoltenberg urged to continue at NATO

UPDATED: Leaders of several NATO member countries reportedly want NATO's Norwegian secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, to remain at his post beyond October 1, when...

War overshadows tough labour talks

After months of rumbling from both sides, Norwegian trade unions and employer organizations have finally begun what long were expected to be tough negotiations...

Petro-profits raise ‘a moral dilemma’

NEW ANALYSIS: Windfall profits from Norway's oil and gas industry aren't only fueling the country's fortunes. Ordinary Norwegians, like others all over the world,...
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