A Change for the Better - A Brief Introduction to the Progress Party
The Progress Party is Norway's second largest political party and is represented by 38 out of 169 members in the Storting, Norway's Parliament. The Progress Party holds several important positions within Parliament, including chairmanship of the Health and Social Affairs Committee, the Committee on Scrutiny and the Constitution and the Transport and Communications Committee. Carl I Hagen, the Party's former chairman is also Vice-President of the Storting.
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29.04.09 13:51
A wrong remedy for sustainable farming
Ahead of the annual negotiations on the Agricultural Agreement, Norwegian farmers’ associations have asked for a whopping 2.2. billion Norwegian Kroner in total from the government.
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20.04.09 15:00
70% of Norwegians don't trust the Government Pension Fund
According to a survey conducted by the Norwegian newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, only three out of ten Norwegians have faith in the management of the country's large petroleum revenues.
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More competition needed in the Norwegian health care system
Former Director of Rikshospitalet University Hospital, Åge Danielsen, called for more competition in the Norwegian health care system when he addressed the audience at the Progress Party political conference in Tønsberg this weekend.
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30.03.09 15:13
Visit from the Danish Liberal Party
One of the main attractions at this weekend's conference in the town of Tønsberg, was a visit from the political affairs spokesperson for the Danish Liberal Party, Mrs. Inger Støjberg.
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18.03.09 11:06
Progress Party biggest party in Norway
In a poll by Opinion, the Progress Party is back on top with support from 30.9 % of the electorate. The ruling Labour Party and its coalition partners, the Socialist Left and the Centre Party are all losing popular support.
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16.03.09 15:56
Norway and the Human Rights Council
Morten Høglund, Progress Party Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, is sceptical about the decision by the Norwegian government to apply for membership in the controversial UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
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18.03.09 10:20
Government ignores ECHR ruling
The government has decided to uphold the prohibition of political TV advertisement, despite the recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). “This is nonsense”, says Geir A. Mo, Secretary General of the Progress Party.
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11.03.09 14:45
Vaksdal challenges the foreign minister
In a written question to the foreign minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, Progress Party representative Øyvind Vaksdal asks what is being done to counter the image internationally of Norway as an anti-Semitic country.
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25.02.09 12:59
Progress Party to establish a senior citizens wing
The Progress Party Board decided this weekend to support a proposal to establish a senior citizens wing within the party.
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18.03.09 11:07
Jensen challenges the Prime Minister
In her address to the Progress Party Board this weekend, Siv Jensen promised she would challenge the government and Prime Minister Stoltenberg every single day until the election in September.
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18.02.09 11:48
Opposes hijab in the police force
The debate on whether to allow Muslim women in the police force to wear the islamic veil, hijab, has spread to the Norwegian Courts of Justice.
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12.02.09 12:43
Sandberg presents new party manifesto
The Progress Party Programme Committee has spent a year working on a proposal for a new party manifesto. Yesterday, the leader of the Committee, Per Sandberg, presented the result.
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10.02.09 11:14
Breakfast with Obama
Progress Party Spokesperson on Environmental Issues, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, had breakfast with US President Obama in Washington D.C.
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No new blasphemy law after all
Siv Jensen, President of the Progress Party, says she is relieved the government has come to their senses and decided not to propose a new law against blasphemy after all.
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04.02.09 12:27
Critical to SAS bail out
It was revealed yesterday that the government would give 800 million NOK to the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) as the airline battels a 6 billion NOK budget deficit.
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04.02.09 11:54
Friends of the Earth supports Progress Party proposal
Last week, Progress Party Spokesperson on Environmental Issues, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, proposed to increase Norwegian involvement in solar energy development in Africa.
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18.03.09 11:08
Tax reliefs wanted
President of the Progress Party, Siv Jensen, supports the overall aims of the governenment's economic stimulus package, but asks for more tax reliefs
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Another UN scandal
Last week, while the world’s eyes were on Gaza, Iran was chosen to chair the governing board of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
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18.03.09 11:09
The Progress Party presents alternative economic stimulus package
At a press conference today in Oslo, President of the Progress Party, Siv Jensen and Ulf Leirstein, Spokesperson on Finance, presented the Progress Party’s alternative economic stimulus package.
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