Tag: politics

Oslo allows retailers to reopen stores

Declining infection levels and hospitalizations, along with a steady rise in vaccinations, have prompted Oslo's city government to finally allow stores and shopping centers...

State finally cracks down on scooters

A majority in Parliament is ready to agree on a new law that will give local governments more power to regulate both the rental...

Norway on track for gradual reopening

State health officials had some good news Monday: New registered cases of the Corona virus fell 11 percent last week and everyone fully vaccinated...

Earnings boost a sagging Equinor

Twenty years after Norway partially privatized its biggest state-owned firm Statoil, the company now known as Equinor could once again deliver strong first-quarter earnings...

Farmers demand billions in support

Norwegian farmers' two major lobbying organizations have handed over demands for NOK 2.1 billion in taxpayer support for the year ahead, spread over cost...

SV hurls abortion law back into play

NEWS ANALYSIS: Backed by his party's best public opinion polls in years, Audun Lysbakken strutted self-confidence when he opened the Socialist Left (SV)'s annual...

Officers want some chiefs to resign

Norway's defense establishment has suffered a string of accidents and embarrassment in recent years. Now a group of naval officers are calling for the...

Erna: ‘No plans to change oil policy’

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has been taking part in this week's virtual "Leaders Summit on Climate" at the invitation of new US President Joe...

Intelligence agency not so intelligent

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's military intelligence agency known as E-tjenesten has reportedly been rebuked by the Parliamentary commission (EOS) that oversees its activities. The government...

Labour bashed over drug reform rejection

Left-wing parties in Parliament along with those in government were disappointed after the Labour Party rejected the government's proposal to decriminalize use and possession...
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