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Compromise ends state budget battle

After weeks of arguments complicated by the rapidly rising costs of the refugee crisis, Norway's government has finally struck a compromise with its two small...

State budget talks extend into overtime

Negotiations between the government and its two support parties continued on Wednesday, well past the deadline set last Friday and forcing postponement of any...

Oil workers rally for more support

Norway's Oil Museum in Stavanger was chosen as the site on Wednesday for a major politial demonstration mounted by nine labour organizations and their...

Budget battle turns tougher than ever

It's been called the most "explosive political drama" to play out in Prime Minister Erna Solberg's government yet. A series of unsuccessful meetings this...

Courts may cut jobs, too

The state agency running Norway's courts (Domstoladministrasjonen) reports that it may need to impose a hiring freeze and reduce staffing in order to save...

Norges Bank: ‘No interest rate cut’

The executive board of Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, has decided against another cut in its key lending rate, at least for now. Despite...

Foreign aid funds tapped for refugees

Prime Minister Erna Solberg confirmed on Friday that her government wants to use NOK 4.2 billion from its foreign aid budget to help meet the...

Government tackles rising jobless rate

Another 9,000 people were registered as out of work in Norway by the end of September, prompting state statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway) to...

Solberg warns of high refugee cost

UPDATED: Prime Minister Erna Solberg was warning the Norwegian Parliament on Tuesday that the influx of refugees arriving in Norway will be a drain...

Minister optimistic about climate talks

Tine Sundtoft, Norway's often-criticized minister for the environment, insists she'll be heading to the UN's climate talks in Paris with plenty of funding and measures...
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