The Norwegian security agency PST has highlighted the fact that the perceived terrorist threat level has risen from moderate to high, the second-highest risk level on a five-tier scale. Increase in random border checks due to fears of terrorism Due to this, the Government is following an earlier decision byContinue Reading
Norway’s plan to allow deep-sea mining in Arctic waters has raised concerns about its potential harm to marine life, including whales and other species that rely on the seafloor ecosystem. In short: Key quote: “You can’t break up the seafloor without risking everything, including species not even yet discovered orContinue Reading
Norway will boost its civilian aid to Ukraine by five billion kroner ($475 million) this year and extend its aid package through 2030, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced on Friday. This extension raises the total aid commitment to 135 billion kroner, up from a previous total of 75 billionContinue Reading
Greenpeace on Friday warned Norway that its plans to open up its Arctic seabed to mining would cause “irreversible” damage to the entire marine ecosystem. The Scandinavian country is expected to award the first exploration licences in 2025, and could become one of the first nations in the world toContinue Reading
It was recently announced that the Norwegian government had appointed a panel to assess the expediency of developing nuclear power in the country. The report with conclusions is expected by April 1, 2026. It is very likely that the conclusion will be positive. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and theContinue Reading
A third vessel of the Jan Mayen class is taken over by the Norwegian Coast Guard. “It is a milestone for our ocean nation,” Navy Chief Oliver Berdal says. The 136,4 meter long KV Hopen is the third vessel of the new class of Norwegian Coast Guard ships. It hasContinue Reading
Norway’s government held onto its stance on limiting executive pay in state-owned companies after some key firms refused caps. The effort is intended to minimize the growing income gap in the traditionally egalitarian nation, as outlined in a report on state ownership that was presented in Oslo Tuesday. At theContinue Reading
Prices jumped Monday as jittery traders responded to an unexpected cutoff in supply. Europe’s gas market has been jolted out of its slumber. An outage in key supplier Norway sent prices up Monday by the most this year, and uncertainty over the duration of repairs has traders on edge. AContinue Reading
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Norwegian center-left government said Thursday that it wants to add 7 billion kroner ($630 million) to the Scandinavian country’s armed forces over the next 12 years amid increased tensions in the region. The announcement came on top of plans announced last month of a “historic increase”Continue Reading
A Lieutenant General with the Finnish Defence Forces told the British business daily that Finland is stepping up its already high level of preparedness in the face of an “increasingly aggressive Russia”. Finland has started storing military equipment in neighbouring Norway and will soon begin doing the same in Sweden,Continue Reading