Politics

A spat over the re-appointment of a judge to a European court has given rise to accusations of politicians meddling with the judiciary. The country in question? Norway. The controversy …

Government’s believes in ‘dialogue and cooperation to create mutual trust’ as solution to ending conflict Norway announced on Monday that it would limit its funding to Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …