Tag: politics

Trial uncomfortable for Progress Party

NEWS ANALYSIS: A sensational court trial that began in Oslo this week directly involves top politicians for the conservative Progress Party, and reveals both...

Norway ‘under (Tom) Cruise control’

American actor Tom Cruise and the film crew behind the next Mission: Impossible movie are being accused in Norway of dazzling local politicians and authorities,...

Frigate loss didn’t hurt Navy chief

He led Norway's naval defense when naval officers on board one of the country's five frigates collided with a tanker in 2018 and later...

Norway may get tougher on China

NEWS ANALYSIS: Last week's brief visit by China's foreign minister Wang Yi didn't resolve any of the issues that have given China such a...

PST probes hacking attacks

Norway's police intelligence agency PST has launched an investigation into this week's hacker attacks, which Justice Minister Monica Mæland has branded as "very serious."...

Overdue ‘Metoo’ can ease Labour pains

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's conflict-ridden Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet) wound up a week of historic drama on Sunday, after the international "Metoo" campaign against sexual harassment...

New party leader wants to join EU

UPDATED: Guri Melby, who currently serves as Norway's education minister in the country's non-socialist government, emerged over the weekend as the top candidate to...

Tangen cleared to take over Oil Fund

After months of drama and political uproar, billionaire Norwegian hedge fund founder Nicolai Tangen has decided to sacrifice much of his personal fortune in...

Crisis meeting over top Oil Fund job

Central bank board boss Øystein Olsen has been forced to call in the bank's main board for a crisis meeting on Monday, after the...

NAV scandal leaves no one accountable

NEWS ANALYSIS: Nine months after Norway was clobbered by its biggest welfare scandal of all time, not a single top bureaucrat or politician is...
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