https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It's been promised before, but now the UK government says it will act to ensure that British citizens living abroad do not lose their right to vote in the UK even if they have been abroad for over 15 years. Here's what we know about the proposals. https://www.thelocal.no/20210527/what-does-the-uk-governments-pledge-of-votes-for-life-mean-for-brits-living-abroad Thu, 27 May 2021 18:59:05 +0200 what-does-the-uk-governments-pledge-of-votes-for-life-mean-for-brits-living-abroad Boris Johnson's resounding victory means nothing will stop Brexit now, writes columnist John Lichfield. But it's still the biggest blunder the UK has ever made and will leave the hundreds of thousands of Brits across Europe feeling like foreigners on February 1st. https://www.thelocal.no/20191213/opinion-nothing-can-stop-brexit-now Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:40:22 +0100 opinion-nothing-can-stop-brexit-now Britons in Europe were on Friday having to get used to the idea that "Brexit was happening and nothing was going to stop it now". But they were also urged to look at the positive aspect of the UK election result. https://www.thelocal.no/20191213/brexit-britons-in-europe-urged-to-look-on-bright-side-of-devastating-uk-election-result Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:02:05 +0100 brexit-britons-in-europe-urged-to-look-on-bright-side-of-devastating-uk-election-result A week ahead of Norway’s general election, latest polls show support for the opposition Labour Party slipping even further, while the governing Conservative Party continues to gain. https://www.thelocal.no/20170904/norways-conservatives-cheer-as-opposition-poll-slide-continues Mon, 04 Sep 2017 11:23:52 +0200 norways-conservatives-cheer-as-opposition-poll-slide-continues Confused between Left and the Socialist Left? Unsure whether the Progress Party is progressive? Here is The Local’s easy beginner’s guide to the Norwegian parties who will be battling out when the Scandinavian country goes to the polls on September 11th. https://www.thelocal.no/20170829/election-2017-whos-who-in-norwegian-politics Tue, 29 Aug 2017 12:16:35 +0200 election-2017-whos-who-in-norwegian-politics Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg has rejected calls by coalition partner the Progress Party to detain rejected asylum seekers in secured facilities. https://www.thelocal.no/20170825/norway-pm-solberg-dismisses-controversial-asylum-proposal Fri, 25 Aug 2017 18:34:59 +0200 norway-pm-solberg-dismisses-controversial-asylum-proposal A new poll has rated sitting prime minister Erna Solberg as the choice of 43.4 percent of Norwegians for the job, while opponent Jonas Gahr Støre was the first choice of 40.7 percent. https://www.thelocal.no/20170821/solberg-new-favourite-in-norway-pm-poll Mon, 21 Aug 2017 12:30:33 +0200 solberg-new-favourite-in-norway-pm-poll With just under a month to go until Norway’s general election, the opposition Labour Party has seen its worst opinion poll results for four years, throwing the result into doubt. https://www.thelocal.no/20170817/norways-conservatives-lead-polls-for-first-time-in-nine-months Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:26:04 +0200 norways-conservatives-lead-polls-for-first-time-in-nine-months Norway’s Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Støre said during a debate with Prime Minister Erna Solberg that the government has its priorities wrong on tax policy. https://www.thelocal.no/20170809/your-tax-cuts-dont-work-stre-to-norway-pm-solberg-in-election-debate Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:29:41 +0200 your-tax-cuts-dont-work-stre-to-norway-pm-solberg-in-election-debate Minster for Health Bent Høie of Norway’s governing Høyre (Conservative) party has promised broadened healthcare options should the party continue to govern after the upcoming general election. https://www.thelocal.no/20170807/norways-conservatives-make-new-promises-on-healthcare-in-election-build-up Mon, 07 Aug 2017 18:57:30 +0200 norways-conservatives-make-new-promises-on-healthcare-in-election-build-up Norway’s foreign minister Børge Brende says that opposition leader Jonas Gahr Støre has nothing in common with Emmanuel Macron, other than the ability to speak French. https://www.thelocal.no/20170717/norway-opposition-leader-has-nothing-common-with-macron-brende Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:57:42 +0200 norway-opposition-leader-has-nothing-common-with-macron-brende The Norwegian government’s secrecy over a terror contingency report is a break with the country’s culture of openness, says Jonas Gahr Støre, leader of the opposition Labour Party. https://www.thelocal.no/20170619/norway-opposition-leader-secrecy-over-terror-security-is-shame-for-government Mon, 19 Jun 2017 18:07:50 +0200 norway-opposition-leader-secrecy-over-terror-security-is-shame-for-government Norwegian politicians and commentators foresee an increasingly difficult Brexit after Britain’s governing Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority in last night’s general election. https://www.thelocal.no/20170609/an-earthquake-how-norway-reacted-to-uk-election Fri, 09 Jun 2017 11:49:46 +0200 an-earthquake-how-norway-reacted-to-uk-election Norway’s coalition government has reached agreement with its parliamentary allies for a revised national budget which reallocates 400 million kroner of state funds. https://www.thelocal.no/20170607/norway-to-spend-more-on-teachers-sea-pollution-in-revised-national-budget Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:26:51 +0200 norway-to-spend-more-on-teachers-sea-pollution-in-revised-national-budget Jonas Gahr Støre, leader of Norway’s Labour Party, promised at an International Worker’s Day speech in Oslo improvements in labour conditions should his party win September’s election. https://www.thelocal.no/20170501/norwegian-labour-party-leader-promises-big-changes-in-may-1st-speech Mon, 01 May 2017 17:53:37 +0200 norwegian-labour-party-leader-promises-big-changes-in-may-1st-speech Norway's minority government faced a crisis on Wednesday as the small Christian Democratic Party broke off budget negotiations, putting the right-wing coalition in danger of collapse. https://www.thelocal.no/20161130/norway-government-at-risk-as-budget-talks-break-down Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:45:11 +0100 norway-government-at-risk-as-budget-talks-break-down Prime Minister Erna Solberg took offence to being compared to US presidential candidate Donald Trump in a debate with Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre on Thursday evening. https://www.thelocal.no/20160819/norway-pm-to-rival-dont-compare-me-to-trump Fri, 19 Aug 2016 13:04:59 +0200 norway-pm-to-rival-dont-compare-me-to-trump Norway is at the top of the pile in a new report ranking the standard of elections held worldwide between 2012 and 2015. https://www.thelocal.no/20160317/norways-elections-among-very-best-in-the-world Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:11:03 +0100 norways-elections-among-very-best-in-the-world Norway’s populist Progress Party has seen slumped in the polls ahead of next month’s county and municipal elections, as the realities of coalition government continue to eat into its support. https://www.thelocal.no/20150813/progress-soars-in-the-polls Fri, 14 Aug 2015 01:37:52 +0200 progress-soars-in-the-polls Tact and firmness are qualities often associated with Erna Solberg, the second woman ever called upon to govern Norway, and she will need both to stay in power. https://www.thelocal.no/20130911/how-iron-erna-won-over-norway-with-her-softer-side Wed, 11 Sep 2013 10:02:00 +0200 how-iron-erna-won-over-norway-with-her-softer-side