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 Audited figures for 2009 show a considerable strengthening of the municipalities’ finances compared to 2008. Net operating surplus for the municipalities is estimated at 2.7 percent in 2009. The municipalities’ gross operating surplus in 2009 was about NOK 3.3 billion. The figures show that the municipalities’ gross operating revenue was [...]  With NAF news, upcoming events, information about Norway.com, and exclusive offers for our newsletter subscribers, it’s great to keep in touch with the Norwegian American Foundation. Click here to sign up for our monthly [...]  Each year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the horrors that confronted the world when the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz was liberated 65 years ago. “This day is important. It reminds us of the atrocities of the past, and of the responsibility we have today to fight genocide, oppression, racism, discrimination and anti-Semitism,” Foreign [...]  With NAF news, upcoming events, information about Norway.com, and exclusive offers for our newsletter subscribers, it’s great to keep in touch with the Norwegian American Foundation. Click here to sign up for our monthly [...]  It’s not too late to sign up for a gift subscription to the Norwegian American Weekly! The Norwegian American Weekly is published every Friday, and covers a wide range of news, including breaking news from Norway, business, sports, op-ed, travel, arts and entertainment, neighborhood stories, and more! As the only Norwegian newspaper in the United [...]  Due to heavy snow fall in western part of the country, Norway’s Public Roads Administration ask drivers to stay home unless absolutely necessary. In the Rogaland region, the recent snowfall has created very difficult driving conditions. “People who can stay home on Sunday definitely should stay up,” advises Lene Westrheim of the Public Roads [...]  The Rogaland county public prosecutor notified Statoil Dec.18 that it has been fined NOK 25 million following the oil leak from the Statfjord A loading buoy on Dec. 12, 2007. “We have noted the public prosecutor’s decision,” says Thorstein Hole, vice president for the operations west cluster in Statoil. “We’ll be taking time to [...]  Statnett has submitted an application to the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) for permission to establish a new interconnector across Skagerrak. Skagerrak 4 (SK4) will be the fourth such cable to Denmark. The interconnector will have a transmission capacity of 700 MW. “It is Statnett’s assessment that this interconnector will both be [...] |
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