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Norway
The Kingdom of Norway lies on the Scandinavian Peninsula and is not part of the European Union.
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Norwegian oil giant Statoil under pressure
The low oil price is putting massive pressure on Norway's giant oil company Statoil. The state-owned firm has reported a loss for the first time in 13 years. That has consequences for Stavanger, Norway's offshore center on the North Sea.
Arctic Frontiers
The 2015 Arctic Frontiers conference is taking place in Tromso, this week. There, scientists, politicians and business people have gathered to discuss key Arctic issues with a special focus on climate and energy. DW's climate correspondent Irene Quaile was at the conference and phoned in to give a rundown.
Arctic oil rush on ice?
In a country rich from the sale of oil and gas, cutting climate-killing emissions is a controversial issue.
Inside Europe
In this seasonal themed special, we'll be looking at German Christmas traditions - how a Spanish woman is facing the possibility of not going home for the holidays after eviction - the Christmas truce of 1914 - Italy's singing nun - Corsican polyphonic singing and heading home for the holidays with Norwegian reporter, Lars Bevanger.
Countries with highest internet freedom: Shift Ranking of December 12
Based on universal access; relevant content; freedom and openness; Empowerment 1. Denmark (Web Index Rank) | 2. Finland | 3. Norway | 4. United Kingdom | 5. Sweden | Source: thewebindex.org
UK shale gas fund
The UK has said it would set up a wealth fund from future proceeds from fracking.
Rune Guneriussen's dream-like art
Artist and photographer Rune Guneriussen places everyday objects in the pristine landscape of his native Norway. He travels out into the country and arranges piles of books, groups of telephones, or lamps in natural locations - making dream-like images.
Chess star Carlsen
The World Chess Championship match between Magnus Carlsen and Vishwanathan Anand is now underway in Sochi. Since his win last year in the same event, Carlsen has transformed himself into the next superstar of chess.
A new Arctic freeze with Russia?
Relations are chilly along the land border between Norway and Russia. Russian warplanes have recently been seen conducting maneuvers on the edges of NATO airspace. In one case they were intercepted by Norwegian and British jets.
Remembering Utoya
Malcolm Brabant meets people worried that politics might be hijacking memory in Utoya.
Touring an Iceberg in Norway
Heidi Zimmermann, Norway's only certified female glacier guide, takes about 10,000 tourists from all over the world onto the ice every year.
Nobel disagreement
Lars Bevanger reports from Oslo on call for greater Nobel Committee independence.
Norway's military conscription becomes gender neutral
Compulsory military service in Norway has now been extended to women, after official parliamentary agreement. Norway wants to improve gender balance within its armed forces.
NATO reassurance for Poland
NATO's new head, Jens Stoltenberg, has reassured Poles during a visit to Warsaw that the Western alliance is ready to defend them. He was responding to Polish concerns over the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Oslo withdraws
The Norwegian capital couldn't secure the full backing of its Conservative-led government for a bid for the 2022 Winter Games. Beijing and Almaty are the two remaining bidders.
Ex-Norway PM succeeds Rasmussen at NATO
NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has handed the reins over to fellow Scandinavian Jens Stoltenberg. The former Norwegian premier faces a steep learning curve as the NATO alliance faces multiple armed conflicts.
New Ukraine-Russia gas talks
The EU has come closer to an interim solution to the gas row between Russia and Ukraine at talks in Berlin. It came up with a plan to avert a gas supply crisis as Russia had threatened cuts in deliveries.
Fighting extremism with love
Malcolm Brabant repots on a new strategy to fight extremism, with love in Copenhagen.
NGOs under attack in Hungary
Hungary's government is stepping up pressure on NGOs which accept funding from foreign sources. Earlier in the year there were raids on three organizations that helped distribute funds provided by Norway. Now Viktor Orban's leadership has crippled the functioning of four NGOs by suspending their tax approvals. DW's Central Europe correspondent Kerry Skyring explains why the government took action.
Russia’s Rosneft to prospect for oil with Norway
Russia's Rosneft has started exploration drilling with Norway’s Statoil in the Norwegian Arctic.
Norway: capital of coffee lovers
Norwegians want to teach the world how to drink coffee, as Lars Bevanger reports.
Norway's coffee obsession
Lars Bevanger reports on why Norwegians are so obsessed with coffee.
'Interconnected extremists'
A survivor of the Utoya massacre talks with DW about its consequences.
Syrian migrants sentenced
Two Syrian refugees have been sentenced for breaking EU regulations on asylum applications. It comes as the UN's refugee agency released a new report calling on Europe to do more to help the Syria refugee crisis.
Norway: Energy storage for Europe
Norway derives almost 100 percent of its energy from hydropower. For Germany's planned transition to renewable energy, a close partnership is crucially important, because Norwegian pumped storage power stations could balance out variations in renewable energy sources.
Euromaxx City: Bergen in Norway
In the Norwegian city of Bergen it rains more than 200 days a year. The city has even come to be known as "the capital of rain" and residents are supposed to be able to name 27 different types of rain. But water wasn't on our minds when we visited, as it was nice and sunny and that made for an easy trip around Bergen's many cultural hotspots.
Norway's cave girl simplifies her life
A Norwegian woman is taking the back to nature movement seriously and decided to live in a cave.
Travel adventure
We travel to the western Norwegian city of Bergen to check out the country's fjords.
Going to the grave on Norwegian TV
Norwegian TV has got a new show, all about planning your own funeral. Gabriel Borrud reports.
The Coolest Bar in Norway
Welcome to the Magic Ice Bar in Oslo - where the temperature hovers around -5 Grad Celsius and everything is made of ice, including the glasses. It's a popular tourist attraction, especially in summer.
WorldLink - Generation gap
Relatives of the Soma mine victims are angry with the authorities, Vietnamese protesters stand up against China, and taking stock ahead of Ukraine's elections. Plus a controversial project to start a human zoo in Norway.
The 'human zoo' returns
A new art project in Oslo is meant to provoke a deeper discussion on colonialism and racism.
Inside Europe produced 01.05.2014
On this week's show: The militias fanning the flames in eastern Ukraine - Will Latvia reveal who spied for the KGB? - Secular Norway grapples with circumcision - High drama at Austria's national theater - A deal over disused pipeline - The countdown's on for Eurovision - Can a helmet solve clinical depression? - Climate change provides boost for English wine - Europe's most prolific sperm donor
Norway grapples with circumcision
Lars Bevanger reports on Norway's proposal to offer male circumcision on the public health service.
Circumcision row
A Norwegian proposal to offer male circumcision in public hospitals has met with fierce oppositon.
Penguins need protection
On World Penguin Day, campaigners called on Antarctic nations to save the global penguin population.
How to remember a massacre?
Anders Behring Breivik’s attacks nearly three years ago caused both a very public, national trauma and untold stories of personal grief in Norway. Now plans for a national memorial for the 69 who died on the Utoya island are being met with protests from people who say they don’t want a daily reminder of what they witnessed on 22 July 2011. Lars Bevanger reports.
Norwegian memorial divides
A national memorial to victims of a 2011 mass shooting in Norway has met severe opposition.
Shift Ranking of April 4: Countries in which people feel most secure at night
1. Indonesia (89,7 %)/ 2. Norway (88,9 %)/ 3. Slowenia (85,8 %)/ 4. Austria (85,2 %)/ 5. Island (84,6 %)/ Source: OECD
Stoltenberg named NATO chief
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been named the new secretary general of NATO, the military alliance confirmed. He replaces the outgoing Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Norwegian Skrei with Risotto and Mushroom Crème (serves 4)
This recipe comes to us courtesy of Esteban Villapando, Head Chef at the Lofoten Fish Restaurant, Oslo
Russia still alive on ice
Russia's push for gold in the men's ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics remains alive, despite another uncomfortable match. The host nation's under-pressure side overcame a slow start to eliminate Norway 4-0.
Dog Sledding in Norway
Dog Sledding in Norway Silvia Furtwängler and her family emigrated from Germany to Norway five years ago. Her passion is sled dog racíng and she has become one of the world's top mushers. In January 2013, she took part in the "Grande Odyssée" around Mont Blanc, one of the toughest and most spectacular sled dog races in the world.
Tragedy - and controversy - grips the Norwegian team
The Norwegian women's cross country ski team was criticized by the IOC this week after they wore black ribbons to commemorate the death of the brother of one of their teammates. The Norwegian ski federation has pretty much blown off the criticism, but the IOC is sticking to its guns. Lars Bevanger reports.
Dog Sledding in Norway
Silvia Furtwängler and her family emigrated from Germany to Norway five years ago. Her passion is sled dog racíng and she has become one of the world's top mushers. In January 2013, she took part in the "Grande Odyssée" around Mont Blanc, one of the toughest and most spectacular sled dog races in the world.
Olympic medals record tied
The first official day of competition at the Winter Games in Sochi has seen several big performances. This included Ole Einar Bjoerndalen equaling the record for the most Olympic medals in a career.
First medals in Sochi
Sage Kotsenburg has won the Sochi Winter Olympics' first gold medal in the individual slopestyle snowboarding event. Norwegian Staale Sandbech bagged silver while Canada's Mark McMorris rounded out the podium.
The truth about the Nordic countries
Is there a 'Scandi-utopia' and should we all be following this model? Inside Europe explores
Norway's national dish
The search is on for a new national dish for Norway. Lars Bevanger reports.
Inside Europe
We go behind the barricades in Kyiv - The true cost of Sochi - The price of being an EU outsider - Norway seeks to spice up its national dish - Is Italy's unemployment problem all to do with age? - Will France phase out the First Lady? - The Turkish prime minister sends his avatar to a political rally - And the project that gives something back to Berlin
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