Tag: politics

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...

State extends electricity subsidies

Norwegians reeling from the highest monthly electricity bills ever will continue to get financial assistance from the state government, some of it even sweetened....

Norwegian leaders feeling dismayed and betrayed

NEWS ANALYSIS: Former Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg unleashed a torrent of criticism against Russian President Vladimir Putin during her Conservative Party's national meeting...

Støre urged Putin to end war on Ukraine

Stressing that "Russia is our neighbour,"  Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spent "around an hour" on the phone Thursday with Russian President Vladimir...

Zelensky made history in Parliament

They were on their feet even before he started speaking, and especially when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky finished his short and straightforward address to...

Jonas & Co fall in the polls again

Crises often bring people together and boost support for their government, but that's not happening in Norway. Both the Labour and Center parties have...

Norway lost Oscars but won attention

Norway's state-subsidized film industry players have to travel home from Hollywood without Oscars this week: The highly acclaimed Norwegian film Verdens verste menneske (The...

Norway gears up for more refugees

The Norwegian government announced plans on Friday for record high investment in reception centers for refugees. The goal is to ensure that local communities...

Labour talks drag on, conflicts loom

State mediation is continuing between one of Norway's largest industrial trade union federations and the employers' organization Norsk Industri, after initial negotiations between the...
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