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Language lacking in integration plans

Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug could enjoy some support even among opposition politicians on Thursday after rolling out her 69 proposals for better integration of asylum...

Extra funding granted for integration

Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug announced Friday that the government was earmarking another NOK 320 million (USD 40 million) to help finance settlement and integration of...

Listhaug draws praise, ridicule

NEWS ANALYSIS: She's been called Norway's equivalent of Donald Trump and been bashed for her tough treatment of both Norwegian farmers and, more recently,...

Refugee aid workers arrested in Greece

Three Norwegian aid workers who've been trying to help asylum seekers stuck at the border between Greece and Macedonia were arrested in Greece Wednesday evening,...

Integration high on Høyre’s agenda

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) had dozens of major issues to debate at its annual national meeting this weekend, but among the most pressing and...

Critics bash new asylum proposals

The conservative government's proposals to make asylum and immigration rules in Norway much more strict were meeting harsh criticism on Wednesday, as expected. While...

Peace can force refugee returns

Norway's new immigration minister, Sylvi Listhaug, isn't waiting to toughen asylum and immigration rules pending full consensus on a rash of new proposals. She's keen to...

Fewer refugees expected this year

Norway's Justice Ministry has dramatically cut the numbers of refugees expected to arrive in the country this year, down to "most probably" 25,000 from as...

Fireworks shot at asylum center

Police in Vest-Agder reported that a local asylum center was the target of someone setting off fireworks in its direction over the weekend. Police were summoned to...

Jagland returned to rally for Europe

UPDATED: Three years after overseeing the award of a Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union, Thorbjørn Jagland has been back in Norway this...
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