Norway’s 87-year-old King Harald V will be back at work on Monday, reports the Royal Palace staff in Oslo. He’s been off on sick leave after an ill-fated birthday holiday trip to Malaysia in February. Most would have retired long ago, but the popular Norwegian king is committed to carrying on what he calls a […] The post King Harald heads back to work appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

The Norwegian government plans to extend the current collective protection for refugees from Ukraine from three to five years. The plan will allow more time for both Norwegian authorities and Ukrainian refugees themselves to decide on their future. “The situation in Ukraine is still unclear,” said Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl. She noted that the […] The post Asylum terms extended for Ukrainians appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

A new overview of foreign aid contributions from countries attached to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) places Norway at the top. It confirms how Norway still aims to share its wealth, especially when there’s a war on the European continent. News bureau NTB reports that Norway committed 1.09 percent of its gross […] The post Norway tops in foreign aid appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway should have avoided noisy demonstrations by angry farmers like those seen around Europe this spring, since one of the country’s most farmer-friendly parties shares government power. Sloppy politics and endless demands by farmers already wallowing in subsidy led, however, to more messy protests in Oslo on Thursday, even before annual funding negotiations […] The post Frustrated farmers roared into town appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide started this week not only with an unannounced visit to Ukraine but also to neighbouring Moldova, which has taken in around 100,000 Ukrainian refugees since Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. Norway is also boosting aid to Moldova and opening an embassy office in the country to help distribute it. Eide […] The post Norway boosts aid to Moldova appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide was in Kyiv this week, to assure the beleaguered Ukrainians “of our support … for many years ahead.” It will be funding many sectors now, aimed at meeting the most crucial needs at a time when the US Congress and some other countries have been waffling. Ukraine has come […] The post Norway firm on support for Ukraine appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

Train passengers faced delays nationwide on Tuesday, after all lines were suddenly brought to a halt in Eastern-, Southern- and Western Norway. Officials initially blamed a signal error, then a major power failure, and it was all another example of how unreliable train travel in Norway can be. It was a beautiful day over most […] The post Trains halted all over Norway appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

Anders Besseberg, the Norwegian sports bureaucrat who headed the International Biathlon Union (IBU) for 25 years, has fallen victim to the expensive watches, prostitutes and hunting trips he accepted from foreign officials, mostly Russian. A court in Norway ruled Friday that it all amounted to serious corruption, and both fined and sentenced him to prison. […] The post Disgraced biathlon boss sentenced to prison appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had to demand the resignation of yet another member of his government on Friday, after Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol of his own Labour Party was formally accused of willfully cheating on her master’s thesis three years ago. She’s the latest government minister to get into trouble, and the most defiant. […] The post Another minister forced to resign appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more

The young new leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee isn’t the only fresh face behind the Oslo-based process of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize. Jørgen Watne Frydnes has another new colleague on the committee and now its five members also need to find a new director for the Norwegian Nobel Institute that administers the prize. The […] The post New faces propel Peace Prize process appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no ..read more