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Plastic bag fee to rise again
The cost of a plastic bag at the grocery store in Norway jumped last year to NOK 4.25 but is now set to rise again. The bag fee is aimed at further reducing their use.
The retailers' own environmental fund...
New city government wants more electric scooter use in Oslo
After years of accidents and complaints sparked tighter regulation of electric scooters, Oslo's new Conservatives-led city government now wants more of them, along with some deregulation. That's bound to spark more angry public debate.
They're called elsparkesyklene in Norwegian, a name...
More stabbings and shootings
Norwegian police continue to face an unusual wave of stabbings and shootings so far this year. The latest involves a man in his 50s, who's been charged with stabbing a 12-year-old boy who was on his way to school...
Air traffic disrupted again
Much of the airspace over Northern Norway was closed down Friday afternoon, reportedly because of a torn fiber cable in Bodø. The air traffic disruption follows another one just the day before, when air space was closed over Southern...
New restart for Norway’s government
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had to replace more of his ministers, after yet another one let him down. He clearly hopes his new line-up can remain intact until next year's national election, which he also...
King Harald heads back to work
Norway's 87-year-old King Harald V will be back at work on Monday, reports the Royal Palace staff in Oslo. He's been off on sick leave after an ill-fated birthday holiday trip to Malaysia in February.
Most would have retired long...
‘Krone’ weakens again but Norway secures its use for cash payments
The value of Norway's historically weak krone sank again heading into the weekend, but Norwegians have at least been assured of legally being able to spend their kroner in cash form. Despite the government's constant push towards digitalization, it's...
Asylum terms extended for Ukrainians
The Norwegian government plans to extend the current collective protection for refugees from Ukraine from three to five years. The plan will allow more time for both Norwegian authorities and Ukrainian refugees themselves to decide on their future.
"The situation...
Norway tops in foreign aid
A new overview of foreign aid contributions from countries attached to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) places Norway at the top. It confirms how Norway still aims to share its wealth, especially when there's a war...
Frustrated farmers roared into town
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway should have avoided noisy demonstrations by angry farmers like those seen around Europe this spring, since one of the country's most farmer-friendly parties shares government power. Sloppy politics and endless demands by farmers already wallowing in...
Norway boosts aid to Moldova
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide started this week not only with an unannounced visit to Ukraine but also to neighbouring Moldova, which has taken in around 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. Norway is also boosting...
Norway firm on support for Ukraine
Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide was in Kyiv this week, to assure the beleaguered Ukrainians "of our support ... for many years ahead." It will be funding many sectors now, aimed at meeting the most crucial needs at...
Trains halted all over Norway
Train passengers faced delays nationwide on Tuesday, after all lines were suddenly brought to a halt in Eastern-, Southern- and Western Norway. Officials initially blamed a signal error, then a major power failure, and it was all another example...
Several strikes averted
It's taken a lot of intense marathon negotiations, but representatives for both labour unions and employers have been able to shake hands over a series of wage and benefit settlements so far this spring. Construction workers, hotel workers and...
Disgraced biathlon boss sentenced to prison
Anders Besseberg, the Norwegian sports bureaucrat who headed the International Biathlon Union (IBU) for 25 years, has fallen victim to the expensive watches, prostitutes and hunting trips he accepted from foreign officials, mostly Russian. A court in Norway ruled...
Another minister forced to resign
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had to demand the resignation of yet another member of his government on Friday, after Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol of his own Labour Party was formally accused of willfully cheating on her master's thesis...
New faces propel Peace Prize process
The young new leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee isn't the only fresh face behind the Oslo-based process of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize. Jørgen Watne Frydnes has another new colleague on the committee and now its five members also...
Man held after defacing Nidaros Cathedral
Police in Trondheim have arrested a man in his 40s after he was caught tagging one of the country's most revered and historic buildings from the Middle Ages: Nidaros Cathedral. His vandalism is being viewed as especially serious, claimed...
Police clear two former ministers
The economic crime unit of the Norwegian police (Økokrim) has closed its cases against two former government ministers. Anette Trettebergstuen of the Labour Party and Ola Borten Moe of the Center Party had both resigned their posts amid a...
Sami demonstrators cleared in court
All of the 18 Sami demonstrators who'd refused to pay fines for ignoring police orders to end their occupation of a government ministry last year were acquitted by the Oslo County Court on Tuesday. One of their lawyers called...
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