Norway

Green News

Deep-sea mining: Norway halts controversial practice until 2029

Norway’s newly elected government has delayed issuing deep-sea mining licenses in the Arctic.

04/12/2025

Ocean

Europe’s Arctic communities fight to stay alive

In partnership with the European Commission

449 people live on Træna, a tiny archipelago forty kilometres from Norway's mainland. This remote Arctic community faces a crisis shared across the region — people are leaving, the climate is changing and centuries-old ways of life are disappearing.

25/11/2025

Ocean

Norwegian researcher: big city solutions won’t work in the Arctic

In partnership with the European Commission

Small communities across Europe’s Arctic are facing a crisis: remote locations like Norway’s Træna archipelago are losing residents faster than they can replace them.

25/11/2025

Norway

Joint Expeditionary Force launches enhanced partnership with Ukraine

Defence ministers of the UK-led coalition met with their Ukrainian counterparts in Bodø in Norway to deepen their collaboration and strengthen security in the Nordic-Baltic region.

06/11/2025

Green News

Norway oil projects face stricter climate scrutiny after court ruling

The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling.

30/10/2025

Travel News

Why are Europeans desperate to see the Northern Lights this winter?

A solar phenomenon has led to ‘extraordinarily high’ demand for a quadfecta of prime-positioned destinations.

26/10/2025

Norway

Former guard at US embassy in Norway convicted of spying for Russia

Prosecutors said the 28-year-old man handed over details about the embassy's diplomats, its floor plans and security routines, Norwegian state broadcaster NRK reported.

16/10/2025

Culture news

European Heritage Awards: Conservation champions receive top honours

Dozens of cultural heritage workers have been hailed as heroes in Brussels this week for their work preserving a broad range of projects, from a glacier archaeology programme in Norway to the restoration of Antwerp City Hall in Belgium and the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid.

16/10/2025

Venezuela

Venezuela to shut Norway embassy after Nobel win for opposition leader

The development comes just days after Maria Corina Machado was announced the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

14/10/2025

USA

White House slams Nobel committee for not giving Peace Prize to Trump

Trump has long coveted the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize and aggressively lobbied for the award, citing his role in brokering a number of international ceasefire deals.

10/10/2025

World News

At least three people dead as Storm Amy batters Europe

Authorities in Ireland reported a man died in Letterkenny, northwest Ireland in what police called a weather-related incident, while in France, at least two people were reportedly killed by the storm, local officials said on Saturday.

05/10/2025

Norway

Norway's Labour Party claims victory in general election

The country's centre-left bloc retained power despite a strong showing from the anti-immigration Progress Party.

09/09/2025

Norway

Norway votes in closely fought election with wealth tax in focus

Weeks of coalition negotiations are expected after the announcement of official results on Tuesday.

08/09/2025

Norway

Polls will show if Norway will continue to be a social welfare state or not?

The ruling centre-left bloc wants to keep it to fight inequality, while the right-wing opposition wants it scrapped. General elections will define the new system.

07/09/2025

Travel News

Norwegian cruise line to run world’s longest climate-neutral cruise

Havila Voyages is the latest cruise line to work on a more sustainable cruise, as calls for greener cruising increase worldwide.

28/08/2025

EuroVerify

Video shows church being relocated in Sweden, not Norway

The transportation of the church was highly publicised in Sweden and beyond.

27/08/2025

Ukraine

Norway’s support for Kyiv will continue into 2026, Gahr Støre says

On Sunday, Norway pledged around 7 billion kroner (€593 million) toward air defence systems for Ukraine.

25/08/2025

Norway

Son of Norway's crown princess indicted on 32 counts, including rape

The eldest son of Norway’s crown princess was charged with 32 counts, including at least four counts of rape, following a lengthy investigation which could see him behind bars for up to a decade.

19/08/2025

Climate

Climate change made Nordic heatwave at least 10 times more likely

The period of persistent heat across the region brought overcrowded and overheated hospitals, wildfires, toxic algal blooms and a surge in drownings.

14/08/2025

Economy

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund sells its shares in 11 Israeli firms

The fund held stock in 61 Israeli companies at the end of June this year, although public pressure to terminate the contracts has been mounting.

12/08/2025