Norway
WESTERN EUROPE: Scandinavian welfare model shifts
The political commitment to many of the key tenets of the Scandinavian model remains strong. ...
WESTERN EUROPE: Scandinavian model
While the survival of the 'Scandinavian model' of welfare provision in its current form is...
INTERNATIONAL: Iraq, high price fuel oil investment
The Norwegian government stepped in Friday to end a strike which threatened to close oil and gas...
InternationalNORWAY: Pension reform poses political challenge
The recommendations of a pension reform commission, published earlier this month, represent the...
NorwayNORWAY: Pension reform poses political challenge
With mounting pressure on the Norwegian welfare state, pension reform is becoming an increasingly...
NorwayRUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN: Baikonur lease extended to 2050
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded agreements with Kazakh counterpart Nursultan...
RussiaSRI LANKA: Rebels await political crisis resolution
Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen today said that peace talks between the Sri...
Sri LankaINTERNATIONAL/IRAQ: Polish-led force enters the fray
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on September 6 described the deployment of a Polish-led...
Iraq
