Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Tuesday reshuffled her three-year-old government, replacing three ministers, ahead of next year’s general elections. Two of the new ministers were from the populist Progress …
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Torkel Rasmussen, a professor at the Sámi University College in Kautokeino, Norway says the Sámi Parliament of Finland, the representative body for indigenous Sámi in the country, has not worked …
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Norway’s right-wing minority coalition has secured backing in parliament from two centrist parties for its 2017 fiscal budget, preventing a government collapse, Euronews reported. Following weeks of difficult talks, the …
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Switzerland and Norway are considering boosting cooperation in development aid, human rights, security and peace promotion. Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter says both countries share a strong commitment to humanitarian policy …
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Norewgian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Wednesday she has no regrets over attempting to play the popular mobile phone game Pokemon Go during a parliament session. Photos taken Tuesday showed …
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The first lesbian MP in Norway has passed away at the age of 90. Wenche Lowzow was a pioneer in gay rights in the country and has passed away after …
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Violent conflicts are increasing in number and in complexity. Their humanitarian consequences are devastating, and a record number of people have been forced to flee their homes. ‘Preventing conflicts is …
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President Gjorge Ivanov met with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg on Monday, in the frameworks of the 71th United Nations General Assembly in New York. The interlocutors voiced readiness for …
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A stellar line up of Croatian wines in Oslo, as Swedish importer Armano’s presents some of the best of Croatian wine at the Croatian Embassy in Norway on September 7, …
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Social media firm deleted famous image of a naked girl running from a napalm attack because it broke nudity rules. Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg said in a Facebook post …
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The leader of Norway’s Liberal Party is facing criticism from colleagues after she was seen playing Pokemon Go during a Parliamentary hearing. Trine Skei Grande, a member of Parliament and …
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‘Today, on World Humanitarian Day 2016, I want to draw attention to the crises that often overlooked and underfunded. The Government is therefore increasing Norway’s humanitarian funding for the crises …
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President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende in Tehran on Wednesday reiterated that Iran and Norway have age-old friendly relations, and called for mutual cooperation …
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In an interview with Norwegian daily Aftenposten, Elisabeth Vik Aspaker, Norway’s Minister for European Economic Area (EEA) and EU Affairs said that: “It’s not certain that it would be a …
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The British Embassy in Norway has published fresh guidance for the friends and relatives of UK nationals who have died in the Scandinavian country. The online document contains advice about …
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Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s mother, Inger Wenche Solberg, died on Monday when she was 90 years old. It mentioned by the prime minister on her Facebook page. – In life …
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Norway is planning to donate a mount to the neighboring Finland . The Telegraph reports that the Norwegian government is considering a proposal of presenting the Halti hill to Finland …
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Britain has joined Poland and Germany in the small group of EU member states with a female parliamentary leader. Norway, whose relationship with the EU new UK prime minister Theresa …
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Italy favours a Norwegian-type model for the U.K.’s future relationship with the European Union, allowing the British to keep access to the bloc’s single market, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s junior …
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin said that the Kingdom of Norway had increased assistance to Ukraine by seven times since the beginning of the Russian aggression in …
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For the first time in history we can succeed in providing education for all children and young people. If we put education first, we will gain multiple benefits in terms …
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Norway’s ratification of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention will strengthen our cooperation with other states when parental conflicts and child welfare cases arise that involve more than one country. …
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The Norwegian prime minister has said the open border between her country and Sweden has worked for more than 50 years, but she can’t offer advice on how it could …
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Embassy of Ireland and Oslo Pride are hosting an event on corporate engagement in LGBT rights
The Embassy of Ireland is hosting in conjunction with Oslo Pride a free event on Thursday 23 June at Eldorado Bokhandel from 2 pm until 3.30 pm. The event will …
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Breivik’s massacre began on July 22, 2011, with a car bomb in Oslo that killed eight people. Later that day, using a semi-automatic rifle, he went on a shooting rampage …