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Back to homepageNorway: Prime Minister Erna Solberg met head of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen
NordenBladet — Green transformation and the COVID-19 pandemic was the key topics at the meeting between Prime Minister Erna Solberg and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, today. – European cooperation is essential to our efforts to
Read MoreNorway: King Harald returns to work following heart surgery
NordenBladet – King Harald has been back at work for the first time following successful heart surgery last month. King Harald was declared healthy enough to be able to resume duties from 1 November, Oslo’s Royal Palace said in a
Read MoreNorway: Notification of changes in banks’ capital requirements from year-end 2020
NordenBladet – Today, the Ministry of Finance has notified relevant EU/EEA authorities of changes in the systemic risk buffer requirement, temporary risk weight floors for real estate exposures, and the identification of domestic systemically important banks. The changes in capital
Read MoreNorway’s Royal Guard Camp infected by Covid-19
NordenBladet – The main camp of Norway’s Royal Guard in Oslo has been infected by Covid-19. A total of six people have been diagnosed with coronavirus. On October 26th the Armed Forces wrote that three employees and two soldiers in
Read MoreNorway: Corona infection rates skyrocket
NordenBladet – Norwegian health authorities were sounding new alarms on Monday, after another weekend with record-high increases in new cases of Corona infection. They describe the situation as “serious” and warn that it’s critical to keep the spread of the
Read MoreNorway: Old firing range returned to the wild
NordenBladet – A huge portion of Norway’s scenic and iconic Dovre Mountain plateau has been returned to its natural state, more than 20 years after the Norwegian Parliament decided to shut down a military firing range at the site. Hikers
Read MoreNorway: Oil price decline threatens jobs
NordenBladet – A sudden decline in oil prices has raised new fears of more job losses in Norway. The value of Norway’s currency also sank after oil prices fell around 13 percent in the past week, and the Oslo Stock
Read MoreNorway: More family members may come to Norway
NordenBladet – The Government has decided to allow more family members from outside the EU/EEA to visit relatives in Norway. Grandparents are among those who will now be able to visit. The rules on entry quarantine remain unchanged. ‘I hope
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Norway: King Harald speaks out on the future of the Norwegian monarch
NordenBladet – In a new book about King Harald which will be published in Norway this autumn, the King talks about his views on the future of the Norwegian monarchy and the relationship he has with his own son, the
Read MoreNorway: King Harald reveals pandemic made one royal tradition even more important to him
NordenBladet – This year, the Royal families of Europe have faced, along with all of us, a new type of crisis, a global pandemic. In a new book about King Harald which will be published in Norway this autumn, the
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