Tag: preparedness
PST expelled terror suspect
Norway's police intelligence unit PST has revealed that it expelled a suspected terrorist from Norway last year, believing the suspect intended to carry out an attack...
Anti-terror exercise pointed up trouble
Another anti-terror exercise aimed at testing Norway's preparedness has revealed ongoing coordination problems between the military and the police. One terror researcher at the...
Solberg to name new security chief
Prime Minister Erna Solberg aims to improve Norway's security and preparedness by setting up an entirely new national security entity within her office, staffed by experts...
Parties agree to reorganize police
The government parties, their support parties and Labour agreed on Sunday to a major reorganization of Norway's state police force. The number of police...
Solberg stands by embattled minister
Justice Minister Anders Anundsen was back in the news at the end of what already had been a tough week for the Progress Party...
Tourist hub lacks an ambulance
An expatriate couple who fell in love with scenic Balestrand and bought a home there on the Sognefjord has painfully discovered a major disadvantage...
Few prepared for extreme weather
As scores of households woke up to flooded cellars on Thursday following more heavy rain during the night, both the Norwegian Red Cross and...
Norway a target for more terror
The former security chief for Norwegian oil company Statoil is the latest anti-terror expert to warn that Norway is vulnerable to another terrorist attack,...
Government gets historic scolding
Members of Parliament wrote history in Norway on Tuesday when they collectively criticized Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's government coalition for failing to head off...
Jens takes charge at historic hearing
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg became the first prime minister in Norwegian history to submit to questioning by the parliament's disciplinary committee at an historic...
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