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Bloomberg: A High-Stakes Fight Is Brewing in Norway Over EU Relations

Category: Business and Investment News

By Sveinung Sleire Kicking off the year in a T-shirt proclaiming that she “loves, loves the EEA,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide hinted at the high-stakes fight that’s brewing in Norway over its relationship with the European Union. Soreide’s show of passion comes 25 years after Norway linked itself to the EU in a free-trade […]

Source: Bloomberg

Published: February 5, 2019

Regjeringen: Norsk forsvarsindustri tildelt oppdrag for F-35-komponentvedlikehold

Category: Business and Investment News

I dag kunngjorde amerikanske myndigheter at norsk industri, i likhet med andre europeiske land som blant andre Danmark og Nederland, har passert nåløyet og blitt tildelt det europeiske ansvaret for komponentvedlikehold for flere teknologigrupper til F-35-partnerskapet. Det er Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace og AIM Norway som har fått hovedansvaret for å bygge opp en kapasitet […]

Source: regjeringen.no

Published: February 12, 2019

Government.no: Expanded Norwegian Government headed by four female leaders

Category: Business and Investment News

Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg expanded her Coalition Government Tuesday, to include the Christian Democratic Party along with coalition partners The Progressive Party and The Liberal Party. All four parties are now headed by women: Prime Minister Erna Solberg (Conservative Party) Minister of Finance Siv Jensen (Progressive Party), Minister of Culture and Equality Trine Skei […]

Source: Government.no

Published: February 17, 2019

Signing of US – Norway Bilateral Maritime Arrangement

Category: Government

January 9th 2019, the United States and Government of Norway signed an Arrangement which advances maritime threat response collaboration between the two nations. At a ceremony, hosted by the White House National Security Council, the Arrangement was signed by the Norwegian Defense Attaché to the US Rear Admiral Ole M. Sandquist and the Director of […]

Source: Regjeringen

US Chamber of Commerce: 2019 State of American Business Address

Category: Government

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue, in his annual State of American Business address today, laid out the business community’s top policy priorities for the coming year, casting the organization’s agenda as a means for preserving, strengthening, and expanding the American dream. Tackling the U.S. economy’s workforce challenges—including through education and […]

Source: US Chamber of Commerce