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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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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
Norwegian electric
We often talk about the technological challenges of electric cars - like battery life and access to charge points. But while Norway is one of the world's largest producers of oil, it also has more electric cars per capita than any other country.
Kicksled safari in Norway
Join us on a old-school kicksled tour through Geilo in Norway.
Hot topic
The Arctic Frontiers conference has become a key annual event in the polar calendar.
Fire ravages historic village
A large blaze has raged through the historic Norwegian village of Laerdalsoyri, famed for its well-preserved 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses. Dozens of residents have been hospitalized.
South Sudan mediation
International mediators are involved in the search for a solution to the crisis in South Sudan.
Norway: King Crabs save Jobs
Many Norwegians used to leave the villages in the north of the country because there were no jobs. Now they're coming back. Thanks to king crabs, the fishermen, at least, can count on a lucrative business.
Bid for Norway’s Algeta
Norway's cancer drug maker Algeta is in the focus of a preliminary offer by Bayer.
New chess king crowned
Norwegian Magnus Carlsen has secured the chess world championship, beating longstanding champion Viswanathan Anand with two games to spare. The decisive match was a grueling 65-move marathon.
Women prying boardrooms open
Women are to take on more leadership roles in Germany's biggest companies. In coalition talks conservatives and social democrats have agreed a 30% quota for women on Germany's supervisory boards.
Electric car heaven
Generous incentives have helped establish Norway as the world’s leader in electric car usage.
The populist alliance
Can European populist parties work together to bring down the EU from within?
Under control
Norwegians don't share international concerns linking the populist Progress Party to the far right.
Is tragedy being used for political gain in Norway?
This week a failed asylum seeker killed three people on a regional bus in Norway, and all eyes are now on Norway’s fresh government and how it will handle the fallout of the tragedy. The junior coalition partner, the Progress Party, had campaigned hard on closed asylum centres as part of their immigration policy. Our correspondent Lars Bevanger sends us this postcard.
Deadly attack on Norway bus
An attack on a bus in western Norway by a man wielding a knife has left three people dead, including the driver. The motive of the attacker was not immediately clear.
And there was light...
In the Norwegian valley town of Rjukan, giant mirrors have been erected to reflect the sun into the town's main square, which is normally into darkness in October. The idea was first thought up a century ago.
And there was light...
In the Norwegian valley town of Rjukan, giant mirrors have been erected to reflect the sun into the town's main square, which is normally into darkness in October. The idea was first thought up a century ago.
Zip through Norway in an electric car
Norway is one of the world's largest producers of oil - but it also has more electric cars per capita than any other country. So how did a petrol nation become the world's hub for alternative energy transport?
There shall be light - and mirrors
The Norwegian town of Rjukan has launched its sun mirror project to deflect sunrays into the valley.
Norway's 'slow TV'
Norway’s ‘slow TV’ movement’s latest outing: a 12 hour live show about knitting.
Norway coy on Syria
Norway has opted out of a US plan to destroy Syrian chemical weapons components on Norwegian soil, saying the timetable is too tight and it lacks resources. The UN wants Syria's entire arsenal destroyed by next June.
Norwegian link to Kenya gunmen
One of the gunmen who killed dozens of people in a Kenyan mall has been tentatively identified as a man of Norwegian-Somali descent. Bodies that could belong to the gunmen have been recovered from the rubble in Nairobi.
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