16/07/2008 :: Interview with Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in New York Times + More

The Storting (Norwegian national assembly) has served as the highest political body in Norway since the introduction of Parliamentarianism in 1884. Elections to the Storting are held every fourth year, and mandates are distributed ... + More

Traditionally, the Judiciary is known as the third branch of government. The ordinary courts of law in Norway consist of the Supreme Court of Justice (Høyesterett), the Interlocutory Appeals Committee of the Supreme Court (Høyesteretts ... + More

The Government serves as the executive power. Its most important functions are to submit bills and budget proposals to the Storting (Norwegian national assembly) and implement decisions through the Ministries. The Government is derived ... + More

Since the close of WWII, Norwegian politicians have worked to strike a balance between considerations relating to economic growth and efforts to achieve social equality. A phase of rapid expansion of the public sector lasting from 1945-71 ... + More