Borders controlled during EU’s party
December 6, 2012
Few dispute the need for the high security that will be in place when around 20 European prime ministers and presidents stream into Oslo on Monday, to celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union (EU). Some are joking over the irony, though, of Norway setting aside EU rules and reinstating border controls, in [...]
New PST boss known for openness
June 11, 2012
The new head of Norway’s anti-terror police intelligence unit PST, best known for its secrecy, is herself known as a popular and open police chief from Vestfold County. Marie Benedicte Bjørnland marks a different sort of leader for a security agency that’s been under harsh criticism. Bjørnland, age 47, says she never would have applied [...]
Police intelligence unit under probe
April 17, 2012
Norway police intelligence unit PST (Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste) is itself under investigation, after Justice Minister Grete Faremo called for an “external evaluation” of how PST sets its priorities. The issue has been a matter of political and media debate since it emerged last year that PST had failed to follow up on a tip about terror [...]
