23 Jan, 2018
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg presented her new cabinet with Progress and Liberal parties The Local Norway’s rightwing coalition was confirmed on Jan. 14, more than four months after September’s general elections. Prime Minister...
3 Oct, 2017
Veronika Brokke Olsen Oslo, Norway The opposition did not get majority votes, leaving Norway’s current government in charge. The government also received fewer votes than previously, leaving it weaker for the upcoming term. Another...
2 Oct, 2017
Norway’s Christian Dems won’t work with Progress Party, quit negotiations The Local The Christian Democrat Party (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF) will no longer participate in multilateral discussions about the new government with Norway’s other conservative...
9 Jan, 2017
The Church of Norway is no longer an agency of the state, but a confusing relationship remains in place The Local On January 1, the Church of Norway and the Norwegian government formally divorced...
22 Dec, 2015
Conservative (H) Prime Minister Erna Solberg shakes up cabinet for the first time since the 2013 General Election Michael Sandelson The Foreigner The post-swapping, approved by HM King Harald V of Norway according to...
15 Sep, 2015
Norway Peace Council organizes demonstration in Oslo as increasing numbers of refugees seek asylum Michael Sandelson & Sarah Bostock The Foreigner “Norway is known for its humanitarian record. It is inappropriate and baffling that...
11 Jan, 2013
Press Release Legatum Institute The Legatum Institute named Norway as the most prosperous country in the world for 2012, followed by Denmark and Sweden respectively. The index is a unique annual assessment of global...
13 Jan, 2010
The Office of the Prime Minister has from Jan. 13 appointed Ms. Kjersti Stenseng (35), manager, Vinstra, as acting political adviser in the Ministry of Culture for the duration of Mr. Roger Solheim’s service...
30 Nov, 2009
The Norwegian Government agreed today to cancel USD 9.4 million of Cote d’Ivoire’s debt to Norway. The agreement is based on a multilateral framework agreement concluded in the Paris Club, a forum for creditor countries,...
16 Oct, 2009
“Nora Sveaass has done an excellent job in the UN Committee Against Torture, and she has demonstrated a high level of integrity and strong personal commitment,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on hearing...
Album composed along Pilgrim’s path
20 Apr, 2018
Notable Norwegians: Waldermar Ager
19 Apr, 2018
19 Apr, 2018
Norway to supply rare earth elements
19 Apr, 2018
Digitalization breaks barriers to market
19 Apr, 2018
Album composed along Pilgrim’s path
20 Apr, 2018
A student’s take on Halden Prison
2 Apr, 2018
2 Apr, 2018
2 Apr, 2018
Ban on face-covering veils proposed
3 Apr, 2018
