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Battle over asylum budget begins

The Norwegian government allocated NOK 9.5 billion (USD 1.1 billion) late last year to handle another influx of asylum seekers this year that so far...

Government keen to cut refugee benefits

Norway's conservative government is proposing major cuts in welfare benefits for refugees in Norway. It cites the record influx of refugees into Norway last year...

Listhaug lists her triumphs and goals

Smiling and ready to take off on another summer vacation in the United States, Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug spent part of her last day...

‘Most important points’ in asylum and immigration reform

Responsibility for immigration and integration issues in Norway was moved to the Norwegian government's justice ministry late last year, with its own minister (Sylvi...

Russia cleared of a ‘war’ on Norway

It's much quieter now at the border between Norway and Russia, and two senior researchers at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway are dismissing...

Soldiers of Odin team up with refugee supporters

In an unusual alliance, the controversial Soldiers of Odin anti-immigration group is joining forces with a volunteer group formed last year to help newly arrived...

Listhaug taps Labour veteran to lead integration

Norway's tough-talking Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug of the conservative Progress Party has made an unusual choice in naming Labour Party veteran Libe Rieber-Mohn as...

Parliament softens asylum reform

Norway won't be making its new immigration and asylum rules as strict as the tough-talking Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug wanted them to be. She didn't manage...

Refugees joined in 17th of May celebrations

Not only did many refugees from Afghanistan and Syria join in Tuesday's 17th of May celebrations for the first time, they also helped in...

Kirkenes still eager to shout ‘hurra’

KIRKENES: Few cities in Norway have faced as many challenges over the past year as this far northern enclave close to the Russian border....
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