Protestors in Norway, including indigenous Sami and Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, have been demonstrating against the Fosen wind farms deemed illegal by the country's Supreme Court since last week, with no end to the protests in sight.
Hundreds of protestors, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg among them, blocked the entrances to the Norwegian energy ministry in Oslo on Monday over the government's failure to act on a Supreme Court ruling on the Fosen wind farm.
Norway's 29-year-old justice minister has narrowly escaped a grilling by parliament after it emerged that she had downloaded the Chinese app TikTok onto her ministerial phone.
Norway's government said Monday it was planning a five-year aid package to Ukraine worth 75 billion kroner ($7.3 billion), as well as additional aid to other countries affected by the conflict.
Norway on Tuesday said it plans to offer a record number of gas and oil exploration blocks in the Arctic, with environmental NGOs condemning an "aggressive" promotion of fossil fuels.
Whether you loathe them or loathe them, politics affect everyday life in one way or another. Here's what you need to know about Norway's political leaning.
In her annual speech on the hospitals in Norway, Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol stated that hospitals should tighten up their finances and cut the use of temporary workers.
The Norwegian government has announced measures to investigate why food prices are so high and whether supermarket chains are hiking the prices of groceries more than they need to.
Renouncing American citizenship could become less costly, after the US department of state announced that it intends to reduce the citizenship renunciation fee from the current eye-watering $2,350.
In his New Year's speech, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said that the turmoil from 2022 would accompany society into 2023 and encouraged Norwegians to stick together.
After a record level of support for Norwegian European Union membership earlier this year, EU scepticism seems to be rising again. Why is that the case?
A trio from the three nations at the centre of the war in Ukraine accepted their Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Saturday, calling for the fight to continue unabated against Russian leader Vladimir Putin's "insane and criminal" invasion.
Norway’s political system, with its many parties and proportional representation voting system, can be a little confusing for international residents to get their heads around. Here’s a quick guide to help you understand how it works.
The Norwegian government has agreed on a budget for 2023 and plans to introduce tuition fees for foreign students from next year remain unchanged, The Labour Party has confirmed to The Local.
Saunas and free electric car charging are two benefits that have recently been axed for MPs in Norway. So, what other perks come with the job? The Local reached out to the Norwegian parliament's administration to find out.
The budget negotiations between the governing parties and the Socialist Left Party (SV) are being moved to the Prime Minister's Office (SMK), TV 2 reports.
The wife of jailed Belarusian activist Ales Bialiatski, one of this year's Nobel Peace Prize winners, will accept the award on his behalf at the upcoming ceremony, organisers said Friday.
While the Norwegian government's plan to introduce tuition for some international students in Norway has attracted a lot of criticism, as things now stand, the proposal is likely to be passed by parliament.
Norway, which halted Amazon protection subsidies to Brazil in 2019 under Jair Bolsonaro's presidency, will resume its collaboration with Brasilia following the victory of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's victory in presidential elections, the Scandinavian country's environment minister told AFP.
Norway's government and trade unions have welcomed an assessment from the European Commission that an EU directive on minimum wages wouldn't be relevant for the country. Here's why Norway is unlikely to introduce a minimum wage.
The Norwegian government and the oppositional Socialist Left Party reached an agreement on the new electricity subsidy scheme aimed primarily at businesses. The agreement also secures extra funding for a number of other crisis measures.
