Tag: politics

Labour minister resigns her post

Hadia Tajik has become the first casualty of Norway's still-new Labour-Center government. She announced her resignation as the government's minister in charge of labour...

Labour leaders challenge Tajik

The leaders of three major labour unions are demanding answers from Labour Minister Hadia Tajik of the Labour Party, after a string of media...

Ukraine crisis can raise new EU debate

NEWS ANALYSIS: Rarely do the Norwegian government and opposition parties in Parliament mount such a united front as they have since Russia invaded Ukraine...

Telenor executives held in Myanmar

The military junta that overthrew Myanmar's democratically elected government a year ago hasn't allowed several leaders of Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor to leave the...

Norway is disgusted by Putin’s war

Oslo police felt obliged to offer the Russian Embassy some protection on Thursday. Demonstrations are expected through the weekend, after Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Norway boosts its cyber defense

Norwegian gas installations, universities, government websites and banking systems are among those urged to boost their cyber defense, for fear of potential Russian attacks....

‘We condemn Putin, not the Russians’

In a case of remarkable timing, an annual conference devoted to cooperation in the High North got underway Wednesday in the Norwegian city closest...

Russia tested weapons in the Barents

Just before sending troops into eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, other Russian military forces were busy testing weapons systems northeast of Norway in the Barents...

Norway condemns Russia’s decision

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and the Norwegian government condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision Monday evening to recognize the self-declared "people's republics" of...

NATO’s ‘eyes and ears’ halt turbines

Norway's easternmost Arctic community of Vardø has long been home to surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations so important to the US and NATO, especially now...
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