Tag: politics

Political quarrels stall highway project

Officials from the state, the city of Oslo and the huge new county of Viken have given up on any agreement over expansion and...

High court to hear Arctic oil complaint

Norway's Supreme Court (Høyesterett) has agreed to evaluate whether the state has violated Norway's constitution by choosing to issue oil exploration licenses in the...

Support soars for Erna during crisis

NEWS ANALYSIS: Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her Conservative Party are riding a huge wave of public support, as she guides Norway through the...

Norway slow to cut its oil production

Norwegian officials including new Oil & Energy Minister Tina Bru were still "evaluating" on Tuesday whether they'll cut the country's offshore oil production, even...

PST scolded for registering MPs

Norway's police intelligence agency PST has been officially criticized for registering Members of Parliament (MPs) simply because they also were members of various parliamentary...

Large parties jump during virus crisis

Norway's Labour and Conservative parties have both attracted many more voters during the Corona crisis, according to a new public opinion poll. Their gains...

Greens politician subject to probe

Hanna Marcussen, Oslo's top politician in charge of city planning and development, is caught up in a probe of her involvement with 252 decisions...

More billions roll into crisis funding

NEWS ANALYSIS: It took years of debate before Norwegian politicians agreed to spend a few billion kroner on projects like a new gateway airport...

Corona pits region against region

Norwegians have been pulling together in recent weeks to limit the spread of the Corona virus, with one new survey showing that 90 percent...

Parliament reined in the government

The Norwegian Parliament refused to entirely go along with the government's request for emergency powers during the Corona virus crisis. In an unusual session...
1...939495...507Page 94 of 507

FOR THE RECORD

MOST READ THIS WEEK

CURRENCY RATES
For up-to-date info on exchange rates and currency news, Newsinenglish.no recommends ExchangeRates.org.uk - Exchange Rates UK
For more news on Arctic developments.