Tag: politics

‘Broken promises’ fuel Russian tension

Norway and Russia have long managed to remain "good neighbours" along their border in the far north, also in Arctic waters. Now, however, several...

Sanner gives up Høyre leadership

Jan Tore Sanner has spent the past 18 years as one of two deputy leaders for Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre). Now he's decided against...

Norway leading the UN Security Council

NEWS ANALYSIS: Some might say she's walking into a hornet's nest: Norway's new Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt is in New York this week to...

Government suffers ‘dramatic’ downturn

Relaxing Corona restrictions may boost their support, but Norway's new government suffered yet another disastrous dive in voter satisfaction this week. The two government...

Regulations eased as infection soars

Norway's hard-pressed government is easing some of the anti-infection measures it imposed in December, even as infection levels set new records every day. No fewer...

Stoltenberg also in battle at home

As NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg struggles to fend off a new war in Europe, he's also caught in an entirely different battle back home...

Critics lash out at health minister

Ingvild Kjerkol of the Labour Party had some big shoes to fill when she took over as health minister from the Conservatives' Bent Høie...

‘The risk of a conflict with Russia is real’

The foreign ministers of NATO member countries including Norway have rejected Russia's demands that Ukraine forever be denied membership in the defense alliance. NATO...

Electricity demand puts rivers at risk

Rising demand for electricity and its record-high rates this winter are suddenly prompting Norwegian politicians to consider sacrificing even protected rivers and waterfalls for...

Government loses its voters’ support

The first public opinion poll of the New Year shows how tens of thousands of Norwegian voters are unhappy with their government. Both the...
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