Tag: politics

Probe continues into Stoltenberg’s hiring

Opposition politicians in the Norwegian Parliament are not satisfied with answers they've received to their questions about how Jens Stoltenberg won the job to...

OSCE observers remain in Ukraine

Many countries including Norway have urged all their citizens to leave Ukraine, because of the threat of a Russian invasion that also could spark...

Støre won’t save Ullevål Hospital in Oslo

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre shows no signs of giving in to all the opposition in Oslo over the state's plans to shut down...

Russia’s threats bound to persist

Norway's foreign- and defense ministers joined US and NATO allies on Tuesday in warning of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, and announced that...

Corona restrictions remain for Svalbard

Even though the Norwegian government lifted most of its Corona-related restrictions on Saturday, some will still apply for Svalbard. That's because the Arctic archipelago controlled...

Infection prevention is now ‘up to us’

The Norwegian government shifted responsibility for Corona infection prevention back over to individual Norwegians on Saturday. Nearly all Corona-related restrictions were removed, with Norwegians...

Norwegians urged to leave Ukraine now

It's not often that Norway's foreign minister suddenly holds a press conference on a Friday evening, or that the prime minister sits down for...

Critics blow off new wind power plans

Criticism is flying once again after the Norwegian government finally launched development plans this week for two offshore wind energy fields in the southern...

The trouble behind Equinor’s profits

Norway's state oil company Equinor is almost drowning in cash after reporting its highest profits ever this week. Top management, though, is anguishing over...

Hospital battle pits Oslo against state

Hostile allegations of back-room dealing, broken campaign promises and overly powerful health care bureaucrats drew demonstrators out in force this week. Their mission: to...
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