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UDI cuts back as refugee wave ebbs

Norway's immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) has been closing empty asylum centers and reducing staff lately, after last year's tidal wave of asylum seekers arriving in...

Huge new county is born out west

Three large counties located along Norway's west coast have decided to merge to form one new "super county" called Vestlandsregionen from 2020. It will replace...

New border fence riles local officials

Criticism is building over the Norwegian government's decision to build a new fence along the country's border with Russia. A retired Norwegian border inspector calls...

DAB critics slam radio revolution

Static is rising over Norway's plans to literally turn off its FM radio network next year and replace it with Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)....

Senior citizens mount an uproar

The ranks of Norway's elderly are rising rapidly, and now they're planning some uprisings as well. Angry over inadequate nursing home care and cuts...

Rain and floods now ‘the new normal’

After a wet and wild summer, Norway is heading into a season where autumn storms are typically even more common. The West Coast continues to be...

Segways flop in Norway

Political hype and approval didn't assure the future in Norway of the self-balancing battery-powered vehicles known as Segways. Two years after Norway's then-new conservative coalition...

Pressure grows on scenic Lofoten

One of Norway's most scenic tourist magnets, the Lofoten peninsula, and the spectacular neighbouring areas of Vesterålen and Senja are once again under pressure....

US defense chief heading for Norway

Ashton "Ash" Carter, the US Secretary of Defense, was due to visit Norway's large military air station in Bodø this week. It will mark the first time...

Progress Party says ‘no’ to joining EU

Norway's Progress Party, which is part of the country's Conservatives-led minority coalition government, has for the first time come out publicly against joining the European...
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