The Sofie Prize 2013 is awarded to US journalist Bill McKibben for building a social movement, fighting to preserve a sustainable planet.
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The Progress Party (FrP) held their National Congress this weekend, and discussed the party's main positions before this fall's election. They want to redefine "the Norwegian model". ..Read more...
Several economy professors think the government should consider selling their shares in Statoil.
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The largest party according to the latest polls, the Conservative Party (Høyre) held their annual National Congress in Oslo this past weekend. Here are some of the assembly's key issues:
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's Labour Party has the support of 24.6 per cent of the voters in a poll made by Norstat for the newspaper Vårt Land, a drop by 2.9 points from the previous poll.
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is less popular among the Norwegian voters, NRK reports. The support has dropped by more than 10 per cent over the past year.
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The Agrarian Party suggests that youth should be able to choose between serving in the Norwegian Defense or do civil service in the health sector while in compulsory military training.
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Myanmar President Thei Sein will Tuesday begin his three-day visit to Norway, where he will have talks with Norwegian government representatives.
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German chancellor Angela Merkel arrived on a brief visit to Norway Wednesday afternoon, for talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) is being critised by many for its infiltration of radical left-wing groups in Norway.
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The leader of the Conservative Party (Høyre), Erna Solberg has presented the party's arguments for a reduction of the Capital Tx. Approximately 684,000 Norwegian taxpayers pay capital tax on their net worth today, acording to Solberg,
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, on his visit to Norway, and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg have signed an agreement on strategic partnership between Norway and Afghanistan.
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The Conservative Party (Høyre) now has the support of 36.1 per cent of the electorate, up 3.9 percentage points from January, according to TNS Gallup's lates poll, made for TV2.(Photo: Høyre leader Erna Solberg)
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The Conservative Party (Høyre) is Norway's largest political party, according to Norstat's latest poll, made for NRK. The party is now supported by 33.2 per cent of the electorate, up 2.6 per cent from December.
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Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is disappointed by the breach of trust in the so-called Øygard-case, in which a former Labor Party mayor was charged with sexual abuse.
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