11 March 2003

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Government refuses to foot the bill This could topple Bondevik Sharp rise in fisheries fraud Record catches and curses Only 10 asylum seekers granted refugee status by Immigration Appeals Board Today’s comment from Dagsavisen

10 March 2003

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Expansion abroad – job cuts at home Halvorsen warned party of enemies at the door 2004 budget tougher than this year’s Jagland: Budget process needs rethinking Minister calls for relaxation of rules restricting sale of smallholdings Schools failing immigrant children Norwegian aid worker found dead in Liberia Today’s comment from Dagens Næringsliv

7 March 2003

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Christian Democrats threaten to pull out of ruling coalition Conservatives’ tax cuts put on holdPM says Hagen must take responsibilityGovernment reneges on promised tax cutsGovernment considers replacing Myklebust65 per cent pay hike in two yearsMassive increase needed in cash for energy-saving grantsHealth boss asked for more serious diagnoses Pharmaceutical insurance in dangerCommission slams top auditorsToday’s comment from Dagbladet

6 March 2003

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Unemployment forecast to reach 110,000 Mortgage-holders advised not to fix interest rates yet Lessons to be learned for Gjedrem, says Stoltenberg Employers’s organization would have preferred new business development body to incude Norwegian Tourist Board as well Stoltenberg accepts PM’s invitation to cooperate on unemploymentKrekar facing more chargesLabour keen to build more gas-fired power stations Today’s comment from Aftenposten

5 March 2003

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Minister slams pay hike for Norsk Hydro boss Board chairmen could face the sackMinister threatens to sack board membersPM calls for all-party effort to curb unemployment Employers start hunt for women at the topChristian Democrats face crisis without more local government cashSocialist Left Party warned not to oppose EEA Agreement Progress Party forces Christian Democrats to increase emergency aid Today’s comment from Verdens Gang

4 March 2003

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Trouble for Foss after Petroleum Fund lossesPetroleum Fund bleedingLabour supports one referendum on EU membership Labour’s party secretary denies Jagland is being kept out of the loop Aker Kværner with billions in the bankEU fine gave sharp boost to profitsNorsk Hydro boss could get bonus worth half his salaryToday’s comment from Dagsavisen

3 March 2003

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Norwegian aid agencies frustrated over Foreign Ministry Clear majority in favour of EU membership Norway could send occupying forces to Iraq Socialist Left Party leadership warned over EU membershipProposal to secure public access to coastal beauty spots Thumbs down for Church Affairs Minister Voluntary work worth NOK 40 billion Today’s comment from Dagbladet

28 February 2003

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EU fence-sitters come down on side of opposition Left wingers mobilize to campaign for EU membership Krekar case removed from security police Norwegians back French policy on Iraq Socialist Left Party leader doubts effectiveness of ‘human shield’ Doctors charge too much Sacked after dispute over accounts Minister wants more immigration despite rising unemployment Market for illegal spirits has dried up Today’s comment from Aftenposten

27 February 2003

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Krohn Devold breached agreementSupport for coalition partners halved in one year No Foreign Ministry help for those acting as ‘human shields’ in IraqPublic disapproves of Bondevik and Petersen’s handling of Iraq crisisNo support from chief prosecutor for Krekar chargesOil companies flee Norway Hagen wants better monitoring of aid organizations Tougher sorting of asylum seekers42 per cent of recruits sent homeToday’s comment from Verdens Gang

26 February 2003

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Norway buys military equipment from Israel Aid organization sharply criticizedNorwegians would gladly pay more tax Call for Bondevik to resignValla into battle against unemploymentValla admits last year’s wage settlement was too generous Hagen accused of bluffing National Rail Administration to pay insurers NOK 44 millionNOK 1.4 billion lost since start of yearFarmed cod will be a successToday’s comment from Aftenposten