Talks on an agreement to reduce sick leave between the government, unions and employer groups have broken down, and workers have been warned that they could be set back 50 years.
Norway chose to adopt a new abortion law for the first time in 46 years when the country’s parliament voted to extend the abortion time limit on Monday.
It’s been a turbulent few years for Norway’s minority government, and several scandals have only piled the pressure on. Now, Labour Party officials and MPs have called on the PM, Jonas Gahr Støre, to resign.
Norway has suspended plans to start giving licences for deep-sea mining next year that had faced opposition from environment groups and international institutions, a party allied with the centre-left government said on Sunday.
The US policy of citizenship-based taxation has long been a bugbear of Americans living overseas, but could Donald Trump's pre-election promise to "end double taxation" mean a change is possible for Americans in Europe?
Norway’s government wants a tourist tax in place by 2025, and several popular destinations in the Nordic country have already expressed an interest in the charge on visitors.
Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, unveiled a proposal for a long-anticipated tourist tax aimed at addressing the challenges posed by mass tourism on Tuesday.
While foreigners in Norway can’t vote in national elections, they can cast their ballot in local ones if they have lived in the country long enough. A new report shows turnout among immigrants is at record low levels.
US President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to introduce higher tariffs. The shockwaves of this policy will be felt in Norway, especially if counter-tariffs are brought in by the EU.
The return of Donald Trump to the White House may be catastrophic for US democracy. It could be even more destructive for Europe, writes John Lichfield.
As countries within the EU reintroduce checks on their Schengen zone borders, columnist John Lichfield looks at why this threat to the 'invisible achievement' of open borders matters to the whole of Europe.
Tax cuts, student loan write-offs, measures to improve the roads and railways, and the continuation of the energy subsidy scheme are among the headline proposals in Norway’s 2025 state budget.
Budget cuts of some 2.3 billion kroner are required by 2028, Oslo City Council said at its budget unveiling, which also included bad news for those hoping for cuts to property tax and public transport tickets.
Norway’s government won’t unveil its budget for another few weeks, but several proposals, such as income tax cuts, have already been made public. Here's how foreign residents in Norway will be affected.
Norway’s two state-owned train companies, Vy and Flytoget, will be merged and travellers will eventually be able to use the same ticket for services offered by both rail firms, the government announced Wednesday.
An additional 2.8 billion kroner will be put towards fighting crime in Norway in 2025, and the government announced Monday that a fast-track court for young offenders will also be introduced.
Norway's disability benefit rules mean that foreigners may be unable to apply or receive the minimum amount. The Norwegian government has told The Local it has no plans to change these rules.
Oslo Municipality will need to cut several billion kroner from its spending over the next few years, the city council said ahead of next month’s budget announcement.
