Norway

Green News

Norwegian wind farms violate rights of reindeer herders, says court

Norway's Supreme Court has ruled that two western wind farms have illegally encroached on the grazing land of Sámi reindeer herders.

11/10/2021

Norway

Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government

Norway's Labour and Centre parties say they have agreed to form a minority coalition government after weeks of talks following September's election.

08/10/2021

Norway

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The pair were given the award "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression".

08/10/2021

Green News

Europe is now home to the world’s longest undersea electricity cable

This is a chance for the two countries to share renewable energy for the first time.

05/10/2021

Green News

Why do green parties struggle in climate-conscious Scandinavia?

The latest example was in Norway, where the greens got under 4 per cent of the vote in recent parliamentary elections.

04/10/2021

Sport

Nordic nations want handball chiefs to review 'obsolete' bikini rule

Norway's women's team was fined in July for refusing to wear bikini bottoms at a European match.

30/09/2021

Norway

Norway's Labour party holds coalition talks in bid to form government

The leaders of the Labour, Centre and Socialist Left parties have met in Oslo for coalition talks for the first time since this month's election.

23/09/2021

Green News

Will Norway's oil industry topple under the new left-wing government?

Despite left-wing success, the absence of the Green party in the new coalition could mean oil production is still firmly on Norway’s economic agenda.

14/09/2021

Norway

Norway's left-wing opposition wins general election, PM concedes

The left-wing opposition in Norway has won the country's general election, according to projections released as polls closed on Monday.

13/09/2021

Norway

Is Norway ready for a crude awakening over its oil industry?

Norway's two biggest parties have not committed to ending the country's lucrative oil industry and help save the planet. But some of their potential coalition partners have.

13/09/2021

Norway

'Don't urinate towards Russia' sign appears at border with Norway

Written in English, the new sign orders people "no peeing towards Russia" or they will face a hefty fine.

27/08/2021

Health news

Which European country has the world's best healthcare system?

A new report comparing 11 national healthcare systems found the wealthiest country had the sickest citizens.

13/08/2021

Sport

Pink will pay fines for handball players who refused bikini bottoms

Pink has said she would be "happy" to pay a €1,500 fine given to Norway's beach handball team for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.

26/07/2021

Norway

'Norway owes us', says Hungary, after Oslo suspends aid in NGO row

Norway said Hungary refused to appoint "the best-qualified candidate" to manage the funds allocated to civil society.

23/07/2021

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Norway cathedral service marks attack anniversary

Norway cathedral service marks attack anniversary

22/07/2021

Norway

Norway marks a decade since Utoya massacre killed 77 people

On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital, Oslo, killing eight people, before heading to tiny Utoya island where he stalked and shot dead 69 mostly teen members of the Labor Party’s youth wing.

22/07/2021

Norway

Norway prepares to mark 10th anniversary of Utoya massacre

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and Astrid Hoem, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party's youth wing, laid flowers on Wednesday at a memorial to the 69 mostly teenaged victims of the terror attack.

21/07/2021

Norway

Racist murder memorial defaced as Norway remembers far-right massacre

Norway's PM said she was "sad and furious" about the vandalism.

21/07/2021

My Europe Series

Breivik attack: 10 years on, has Norway tackled its far-right problem?

Survivors and experts say that hate speech and the far-right ideology that inspired the massacre of 77 people still prosper.

21/07/2021

Sport

Norway fined for not wearing bikini bottoms at beach handball match

Regulations require players to wear "fitted, low-cut bikini bottoms".

20/07/2021

Norway

Norwegian court gives Syrian teen 5-year jail term for planning terror

The court ruled that juvenile punishment was not applicable in the case and that “there is a risk of recurrence and that imprisonment is required and imperative."

30/06/2021

Norway

Body found on Norway coast was missing Kurdish-Iranian toddler

Artin was 18-months-old when he and four family members died crossing the English Channel, police say.

07/06/2021

Norway

Norway summons US embassy over spying allegations

The Norwegian government summoned the US embassy over a bombshell report accusing America of having spied on allies with Denmark's assistance.

03/06/2021

Norway

Two Israeli groups excluded from Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund

The world's largest sovereign wealth fund has excluded two Israeli groups involved in developing settlements in the West Bank.

20/05/2021

Norway

Norway loans all 216,000 AstraZeneca doses to Sweden and Iceland

Norway's Health Ministry said the doses would be returned if the country resumed use of the AstraZeneca jab.

22/04/2021

Norway

Norway's public health institute recommends axing AstraZeneca jab

It comes a day after Denmark became the first country in Europe to abandon the jab over links with very rare blood clots.

15/04/2021