Norway News

The city government in Bergen is to lift local coronavirus restrictions after “turning around” a virus outbreak. National measures will replace the city’s local restrictions on Monday, media including VG and NRK report. Bergen…
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Norway said Friday it would close its waters to fishing boats from both the European Union and Britain if a deal cannot be signed between the three parties by January 1st. Non-EU member Norway has had a fishing deal with the bloc in…
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In the third quarter of this year, Norwegians bought 8,561,000 liters of pure alcohol, 29.3% more than in the third quarter last year, new Statistics Norway (SSB) figures show. A total of 1.93 liters of pure alcohol per capita was sold…
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Four men have been convicted in the Borgarting Court of Appeal for possession or complicity in the storage of 31 kilos of heroin in Oslo. It’s one of the largest seizures of heroin in Norway. According to the verdict, the four men had…
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For the first time since Kantar started doing political opinion polls in Norway in 1964, the Center Party (SP) is larger than the Labor Party (AP) and the Conservatives (H).  The Center Party has 22.1% of voter support, up 2.3% from…
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The Norwegian government is providing NOK 15 million for measures against gambling problems. The money will be distributed through the government’s Action Plan against gambling problems. In a press release, the Ministry of Culture stated…
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The Norwegian government is introducing voluntary school choice throughout the country. The opposition parties call it coercion – and want to stop it. “The government wants students to have a greater opportunity to choose which upper…
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The investigation starts to find out how the fire at Equinor’s plant on Melkøya started on Monday. ..
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On Tuesday, the government announced that Russia was behind the cyber attack against the parliament ..
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Here are the most important changes in the government’s proposal for the state budget for 2021. The..
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