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Norway Court Upholds Ban on Tobacco Displays in Stores

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Category: Food & Beverage

Norway, which has had a ban on cigarette and alcohol advertising since 1975, in 2010 banned even the display of tobacco products at their point of sale. Shops must keep cigarettes in unmarked cabinets or special vending machines with no visible logos. Customers wishing to buy tobacco must actively ask merchants for it.

Source: The Washington Post

Published: April 25, 2024


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Norway Rejects Oil Industry Pleas to Halt Pay Boom

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Category: Energy

A government-appointed commission on oilrigs and drilling concluded last month Norway must cut labor costs and ease regulations to ensure petroleum isn’t left in the ground. “As a country and as a sector, we should never compete on security, health and environmental standards, or hourly wages for personnel,” Norway Oil Minister Ola Borten Moe, 36, […]

Source: Bloomberg

Published: April 25, 2024


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Changes in Norwegian Government

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Category: Government

In Friday’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik, Member of Parliament, as Minister of Culture. At the same time Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm has been honourably discharged from her office. The Government represents the Labour Party (Lab.), the Socialist Left Party (Soc.) and the Centre Party (Cent.).

Source: Prime Ministers Office

Published: April 25, 2024


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Norwegians Believe Erna Solberg will be Norway’s Next Prime Minister

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Category: Government

The measurement was made by TNS Gallup for TV 2 with personal telephone interviews of 963 eligible voters. According  to the survey, 66 percent of the respondents think Erna Solberg becomes  prime minister after the general election in 2013, while only 30.9  percent believe Jens Stoltenberg (Labour). At the same time a  majority of Labor […]

Source: NorTrade

Published: October 9, 2012


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Norway to Compensate Industry for Energy Costs

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Category: Manufacturing

The proposal will help to keep Norway’s traditional manufacturing industry afloat and discourage companies from fleeing to countries with less strict climate regulation. The government estimates the scheme will cost about 500 million Norwegian kroner ($86.5 million) a year from next July, but that could rise to several billion kroner if the cost of carbon […]

Source: The Wall Street Journal

Published: November 9, 2012


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