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WEBNATO chief visits on farewell tour. It will be nearly another month before Norway's former prime minister, Jens Stoltenberg, can finally move home again. He was back in Oslo this week, though, on his last official visit as secretary general of NATO. Stoltenberg was making courtesy...
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WEBWeak krone sparks debate. August 19, 2024. Norway's unusually weak currency, the krone, strengthened a bit on Monday but remains a problem that's made many Norwegians feel poorer. The government refuses, though, to set up a so-called "krone commission" that could bind the krone to the euro,...
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
WEBFebruary 12, 2024. Norway’s national security- and intelligence agencies released their evaluations of threats against Norway on Monday, and they’re the highest and most serious in decades. China and Norway’s neighbouring Russia still pose the biggest threats, they claim, while the threat of terrorist attacks is “moderate.”.
President elected amidst more drama - Norway's News in English
WEBNov 25, 2021 · President elected amidst more drama. November 25, 2021. Drama continued to engulf Norway’s Parliament (Stortinget) even as its 169 members settled on and elected a new president from the also-troubled Labour Party. Masud Gharahkhani, a 39-year-old son of refugees from Iran, said he was “humbled and proud” to win confidence at a time when ...
Norway waking up to security needs - Norway's News in English
WEBMay 27, 2023 · NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: New security controls at Oslo’s City Hall, armed police on the 17th of May, planned installation of upgraded radar defense and the world’s largest warship anchored off Oslo just before NATO gathers its foreign ministers in Oslo: It all shows how Norway, often accused of being naive, is waking up after decades of post-Cold War peace and prosperity to the threats it ...
Record heat sets off flood warnings - Norway's News in English
WEBJune 30, 2022. Northern Norway sweated through sudden and record-high temperatures this week and now they’ve set off rapid melting of snow that was still lying at high elevations. Local officials braced for flooding, while weather experts linked it all to climate change. There’s still snow at high elevations in Norway, like here in southern ...
Norway boosts crisis preparedness - Norway's News in English — …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Norway boosts crisis preparedness. May 29, 2024. War in Europe, digital threats and climate change have prompted Norwegian officials to expand their crisis preparedness guidelines and even cooperate more closely with the EU. Everyone in the country should now be able to get along without water, electricity, digital communications and electronic ...
Norway relieved over ‘historic’ NATO agreements - Norway's …
WEBJun 29, 2022 · Norway relieved over ‘historic’ NATO agreements. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was among those feeling relieved and optimistic at a unifying NATO summit in Madrid this week, not least after Sweden and Finland were cleared for NATO membership. He’s already invited leaders of all the Nordic countries to …
Norway is getting ‘back to normal’ - newsinenglish.no
WEBSep 23, 2021 · Norway is getting ‘back to normal’. NEWS ANALYSIS: Interest rates have started to rise, oil and gas exports have more than doubled and Norway will soon even have a Labour Party-led government again, just as most of the country’s Corona virus-related restrictions are likely to be lifted. Post-pandemic “normalization” is clearly underway.
Rain cuts electricity rates - Norway's News in English — www ...
WEBNov 9, 2022 · It’s enough to help take the seasonal gloom out of November, known for much shorter and darker days. Average prices were down at around 42.6 øre per kilowatt hour in southern and western Norway. Wednesday’s average is forecast to be 8.6 øre lower than Tuesday and 40.2 øre lower than on the same …
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