Tag: politics

Norway eases its border restrictions

The Norwegian government relaxed a wide range of border restrictions within Europe and beyond on Friday. It was welcome news for Norway's troubled tourism...

Sandefjord mayor target of arson

Police in the coastal city of Sandefjord were quick to confirm that someone tried to set fire to the home of the city's long-time...

Corona crisis unity dissolves into chaos

NEWS ANALYSIS: National crises often bring people and political rivals together. Less than four months after uniting during the Corona crisis, however, the gloves...

Au pair abusers can be banned

Among new laws and regulations taking effect in Norway from July 1st is a measure aimed at protecting au pair from exploitation and abuse. Families...

Solberg squashes new EU debate

Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservative Party still wishes Norway would join the EU, but she's not keen on launching a new debate on EU...

Norwegians losing confidence in USA

Increasing numbers of Norwegians want to cooperate less with the United States of America and more with Europe, according to a new survey conducted...

Norway comes to grips with racism

NEWS ANALYSIS: After weeks of demonstrations, news stories, and personal accounts of discrimination, Norwegians are coming to grips with racism in their otherwise egalitarian...

Scolded ex-Statoil boss finally speaks

Helge Lund, the former long-time chief executive of Norway's state oil company Statoil (now Equinor), is finally speaking out about the huge losses the...

Troms and Finnmark file for divorce

The unhappy forced merger of Norway's two most northerly counties, Troms and Finnmark, has already resulted in an attempted split. Neither county wanted to...

Labour mayor faces corruption charges

Another Norwegian politician is in legal trouble, after the Mayor of Nittedal north of Oslo was charged with serious corruption after several months of...
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