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 There will not be any strikes from hotel staff in Norway, after an agreement was reached on Sunday to increase salaries and improve conditions for employees in hotels, restaurants and catering. https://www.thelocal.no/20220424/salary-increase-averts-hotel-staff-strikes-in-norway Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:37:56 +0200 salary-increase-averts-hotel-staff-strikes-in-norway Norway and the United Kingdom have struck an agreement on a free trade deal, the Norwegian government announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210604/breaking-norway-and-uk-strike-post-brexit-trade-deal Fri, 04 Jun 2021 15:51:16 +0200 breaking-norway-and-uk-strike-post-brexit-trade-deal Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.no/20201213/uk-and-eu-enter-final-crisis-talk-to-decide-fate-of-brexit-trade-deal Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:02:39 +0100 uk-and-eu-enter-final-crisis-talk-to-decide-fate-of-brexit-trade-deal The Norwegian parliament will vote for a proposal continuing restrictions against stores trading on Sundays. https://www.thelocal.no/20180131/norways-parliament-puts-block-on-extended-sunday-trading Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:00:17 +0100 norways-parliament-puts-block-on-extended-sunday-trading Just days after US President Donald Trump called for further isolation of Iran, a Norwegian solar company signed a deal Tuesday to invest 2.5 billion euros in the country over the next five years. https://www.thelocal.no/20171018/norway-solar-firm-signs-25-billion-euro-deal-with-iran Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:29:49 +0200 norway-solar-firm-signs-25-billion-euro-deal-with-iran The Chinese Communist newspaper Global Times wrote on Tuesday that “Norway has paid its price” for “intervention in Chinese domestic affairs”. https://www.thelocal.no/20161220/chinese-newspaper-ridiculous-norway-paid-its-price-for-nobel-rift Tue, 20 Dec 2016 16:06:45 +0100 chinese-newspaper-ridiculous-norway-paid-its-price-for-nobel-rift Norway and China announced on Monday the resumption of diplomatic relations, six years after Beijing froze ties with Oslo over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident. https://www.thelocal.no/20161219/norway-and-china-to-normalize-relationship-after-nobel-rift Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:50:13 +0100 norway-and-china-to-normalize-relationship-after-nobel-rift Britain wanted to create a formal task force to work with Norway on a post-Brexit free trade agreement, but the Norwegian rejected the overture according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.no/20161010/norway-rejected-post-brexit-cooperation-with-uk Mon, 10 Oct 2016 14:40:36 +0200 norway-rejected-post-brexit-cooperation-with-uk Norway said on Thursday its trade surplus shrank by two-thirds in August on a yearly basis, hammered by a combination of higher imports and declining exports of natural gas, marking one of its worst results since 1999. https://www.thelocal.no/20160916/norwegian-trade-surplus-shrinks-by-two-thirds-in-august Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:52:31 +0200 norwegian-trade-surplus-shrinks-by-two-thirds-in-august Norway has confirmed that it will contribute €400m a year to boost social and economic equality in Europe in exchange for improved access for Norwegian exports in EU markets, especially fish and seafood. https://www.thelocal.no/20150720/norway-makes-eu-deal-to-extend-fish-exports Mon, 20 Jul 2015 17:54:16 +0200 norway-makes-eu-deal-to-extend-fish-exports The opposition parties Høyre and Fremskrittspartiet (FRP) want Norway to start free-trade talks with the US, to get ahead of the EU. The statement was dubbed ignorant and premature by the trade minister. https://www.thelocal.no/20130718/opposition-wants-us-free-trade-before-eu Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:12:00 +0200 opposition-wants-us-free-trade-before-eu Norwegian Trade and Enterprise Minister Trond Giske is set to bar entry to the ministry for his entire staff of 200 employees, but his intent is educational as he sends them off on one-day field trips into the Norwegian business wilds. https://www.thelocal.no/20130710/norwegian-trade-minister-kicks-his-staff-out Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:30:00 +0200 norwegian-trade-minister-kicks-his-staff-out The town of Kirkenes in northernmost Norway used to be further away from Asia than virtually any other European port, but it suddenly seems a lot closer due to the global warming. https://www.thelocal.no/20130623/melting-ice-pushes-norway-closer-to-asia Sun, 23 Jun 2013 12:15:00 +0200 melting-ice-pushes-norway-closer-to-asia Norway's economy grew by 0.7 percent in the third quarter of the year, Statistics Norway said on Tuesday, announcing stronger than expected data. https://www.thelocal.no/20121123/norwegian-economy-grows-in-third-quarter Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:56:53 +0100 norwegian-economy-grows-in-third-quarter Swedish dairy producers fear that massive hikes in tariffs on the import of cheese and meat into Norway will put an end to exports. https://www.thelocal.no/20121015/swedes-cheesed-off-over-import-tariffs Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:57:00 +0200 swedes-cheesed-off-over-import-tariffs A Norwegian government proposal to increase tariffs on meat and cheese has sparked concern and anger in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.no/20120920/eu-anger-at-new-norway-tariff-plans Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:39:04 +0200 eu-anger-at-new-norway-tariff-plans Eager to save money, Norwegian shoppers are streaming over the border in record numbers to avoid hefty domestic prices by instead stocking up on groceries in Sweden, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.no/20120904/norwegian-bargain-hunters-swarm-to-sweden Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:46:00 +0200 norwegian-bargain-hunters-swarm-to-sweden Norway's June trade surplus jumped 15.1 percent year-on-year, to 29.5 billion kroner ($4.82 billion), despite a fall in oil exports, the national statistics agency said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20120716/norwegian-trade-surplus-grows-despite-oil-strike Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:36:16 +0200 norwegian-trade-surplus-grows-despite-oil-strike Switzerland and Norway are the most expensive countries in Europe, according to new figures from statistics office Eurostat. https://www.thelocal.no/20120625/norway-europes-second-most-expensive-country Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:48:00 +0200 norway-europes-second-most-expensive-country Norway's postal service, Posten, was ordered on Wednesday to pay a fine of €11.112 million (83.87 million kroner, $14.54 million) after the EFTA court found it had abused its dominant market position. https://www.thelocal.no/20120418/norway-post-slapped-with-11-million-euro-fine Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:35:00 +0200 norway-post-slapped-with-11-million-euro-fine