Tag: politics

New chief’s been in battles before

For the first time since World War II, Norway is getting a defense chief with battle experience. Now General Major Eirik Johan Kristoffersen will...

New chief inherits battle over defense

NEWS ANALYSIS: General Major Eirik Johan Kristoffersen won't take over as Norway's new defense chief until August, but he already faces intense political conflicts...

Oil minister scolds a shamed Equinor

Norway's state oil company Equinor continued to be dragged through the mud this week, as its "scandalous" losses on US operations grew and it...

Equinor gives in to massive criticism

Norway's state-controlled oil company Equinor gave in on Thursday to demands for more detailed reporting of its troubled division in the US. Equinor's board...

Government drops ‘salmon tax’ plan

Profitable salmon producers and other fish-farming operations won't have to share more of their wealth with other Norwegians after all. A proposal to raise...

Parliament reacts to Equinor losses

NEWS ANALYSIS: Opposition politicians in the Norwegian Parliament are demanding answers from the Conservatives' Oil Minister Tina Bru over how much (or how little)...

Hungary lashes out at the Nordics

Norway's ambassador to Hungary was called in for a rebuke on Monday, along with his diplomatic colleagues from all the other Nordic countries. Hungary's...

‘Scandal’ losses in US haunt Equinor

It's being called Norway's "largest industrial scandal ever:" a documented combination of big spending, management chaos, executive greed and a lack of internal control...

Preparedness was ‘not a real priority’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Does it take a crisis to get political leaders to respond to looming threats? Yes, according to two Norwegian academics who have...

Labour caves in to taking in refugees

The leadership of Norway's Labour Party has finally been pressured into reversing its stance against evacuation of children from the notorious Moria refugee camp...
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