Tag: beggars
Stolen bikes found in Roma camp
Police and city employees found 36 stolen bicycles when they were called in to clear out another illegal camp of Roma folk in the...
Norwegians giving less to beggars
Beggars in Norway claim they haven't been getting as much in their cups lately as they did last year. That's leading to more aggressive...
Begging spreads beyond the cities
Oslo braced for a wave of beggars expected to arrive from eastern Europe, but fewer have actually been seen in Norway's capital so far...
Parliament refused to ban begging
A majority in the Norwegian Parliament have voted to restrict but not ban begging, leaving local governments and the police to decide how to...
Diplomat caught in Roma debate
"I'm cautious," says Romania's ambassador to Norway, Daniel Ionita, before agreeing to share his thoughts on the presence of thousands of beggars in Norwegian...
Begging on streets OK, not sleeping
Police were voicing approval on Thursday after city politicians in Oslo, quarreling over how to deal with thousands of migrant poor on the streets...
Cities reject state government’s plan to help and control beggars
City governments in Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and Bodø are among those turning down new funding offered by the left-center state government to both accommodate...
Majority backs a ban on begging
Six out of 10 Norwegians now want a nationwide ban on begging, according to the results of a new public opinion poll. The poll...
Beggar debate heats up
Police in Norway are bracing for another influx of beggars expected to arrive in Norway this summer from various countries around Europe. A state...
New begging restrictions loom
State officials from various political parties are once again mounting efforts to limit begging on the streets of Oslo and elsewhere in Norway. While...
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