Tag: politics

Infection concerns delay Corona relief

Norwegians will probably have to keep living with strict Corona containment measures through the spring. The government decided this week to keep borders mostly...

Liberals prevail in drug law reform

Education minister Guri Melby could grin from ear to ear as mostly positive reaction rolled in over the weekend to the government's plan to...

Sylvi poised to take over Progress

NEWS ANALYSIS: Just three years after being forced to resign as justice minister over some typically inflammatory remarks, Sylvi Listhaug has been tapped to...

Government drops Corona curfew plan

Justice Minister Monica Mæland confirmed on Wednesday that the government is dropping its highly unpopular proposal to impose curfews in Norway, as a means...

Norway blasts EU fishing off Svalbard

Norway launched an unusually strong protest against the EU on Tuesday, calling its decision to grant fishing rights in a protected zone off Svalbard...

Defense attorney leads new party

Geir Lippestad is best-known as the defense attorney for some highly controversial clients. He's also been active in the Labour Party in Oslo, though,...

Lots more vaccine doses on the way

Health Minister Bent Høie finally had some good news to report heading into the weekend: Norway is due to get more than 2 million...

More drama for Telenor in Myanmar

UPDATED: Norwegian telecoms firm Telenor is caught squarely in the middle of this week's military coup in Myanmar, where it's one of the the...

‘Arrogant’ oil chiefs face more grilling

Some of Norway's most powerful oil chiefs, both past and present, have been called in to a new disciplinary hearing in Parliament this month....

Thumbs down for curfew in Norway

Justice Minister Monica Mæland confirmed on Wednesday that the government won't resort to curfews to control Corona virus infection, at least not now. She...
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