Europe Norway Norwegian government officials are back in court, trying to fend off another legal challenge to their refusal to stop oil and gas exploration, sued by local environmental organisations demanding an immediate halt to the development of more oil fields
Europe Norway Health workers, hospital administrators and residents in northern Norway are raising the alarm about staff and funding shortages, which may even force some hospitals to close altogether
Europe Norway After 11 years of political wrangling and opposition from sheep farmers fearing wolves, state officials established a new national park in southern portion of the hills and forests on Oslo's east side, which aims to protect wildlife and nature
Europe Norway After climate activists once again protested against the government's oil policy, oil advocates urged the industry to 'take more pride in the work they are doing' and stop 'greenwashing' their business amid growing calls for emissions reductions
Europe Norway Storm Babet left at least 20.000 homes in Norway without electricity and flooded the ground floor of houses, after causing flooding and property damage in Denmark and hitting the UK causing three casualties
Europe Norway Indigenous Sami people recently protested against the government's decision to allow the construction of wind turbines on Sami grazing land, blocking the entrances to 11 ministries in Oslo last Friday morning and demanding to be heard by King Harald
Europe Norway The ban on cars with Russian license plate will come into effect at midnight on Monday; the provision taken by Norway has been shared with a number of European countries
Europe Norway Two opposition parties, the national-conservative and centre-right parties, won the local elections, defeating the centre-left Labour for the first time in 99 years
Europe Norway Sales of plastic bags in grocery stores have dropped by up to 40% since stores increased their price from NOK 3 (0,26€) to NOK 4,25 (0,37€), in line with EU and country guidelines to reduce plastic bag consumption
Europe Norway Electricity was said to be free in Norway's two largest cities on Monday, as power is produced almost exclusively from hydroelectric sources and a summer storm filled the dams
Europe Norway In Oslo - long been considered a safe city - youth crime is rising and becoming more violent, increasing by 18% since the end of the pandemic according to police reports
Europe Norway 30.000 young footballers from all over the world gathered in Oslo for the annual Norway Cup football tournament, the largest tournament of its kind in the world, with 2.350 teams from 35 countries
Europe Norway Northern regions of Finnmark and Troms are battling the largest bird flu outbreak the country has ever seen, after more than 10.000 dead birds were found in the Vadsø area alone