Home - Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's royal family headed for the hills above Oslo during the holidays after one of their worst years in memory. There were noticeable absences of the most controversial family members, and King Harald V made a point...
Employers lost sick pay debate - Norway's News in English — www ...
39 minutes ago · Norway has what’s widely viewed as the best sick-pay provisions in the world, along with the highest absentee rate from school and work. Questions have flown over whether Norwegians are really so much sicker than workers in other countries, but employers have so far failed in their efforts to restrict generous sick-leave benefits. National employers […]
Royals hope for a better New Year
Jan 2, 2025 · NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway’s royal family headed for the hills above Oslo during the holidays after one of their worst years in memory. There were noticeable absences of the most controversial family members, and King Harald V made a point of how difficult the past year has been in his annual New Year’s address to the nation
News Archives - Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no
Dec 18, 2024 · NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's royal family headed for the hills above Oslo during the holidays after one of their worst years in memory. There were noticeable absences of the most controversial family members, and King Harald V made a point...
Snowfall breaks records, ice fears rise - Norway's News in English ...
3 days ago · Winter returned with a vengeance in Southern Norway this week, with sudden heavy snowfall setting new records and disrupting road, rail and air traffic. Then it started raining, leading to fears that ice would pose more hazards since temperatures were due to drop again. Many areas were hit by more than half-a-meter of snow during […]
King Harald tidies his ‘Royal House’ - Norway's News in English
Sep 3, 2024 · Norway’s King Harald V finally seems to have made an effort to clarify the lines of royal responsibility within what Norwegians call Kongehuset, literally The Royal House.The move comes after criticism around Princess Martha Louise’s commercial exploitation of her title and the arrest of Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s son, Marius Borg Høiby.
Police officer’s death revives calls for permanent arming
Dec 29, 2024 · A total of 12 Norwegian police officers have been killed on the job since World War II. The latest casualty occurred over weekend, and has renewed debate over whether Norway’s usually unarmed police should be armed at all times. Police were in mourning nationwide after news broke Saturday that one of their young colleagues had […]
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
Feb 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.” The evaluations come from Norway’s foreign- and military intelligence agency ...
Security heightened nationwide - Norway's News in English — …
Oct 8, 2024 · NewsInEnglish.no is a free and independent Oslo-based website offering news from Norway. It’s run on a voluntary basis by veteran journalists keen to share insight into Norwegian politics, economic affairs and culture, in English.
Norway boosts crisis preparedness - Norway's News in English — …
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 payment systems for at least seven days. That’s up …