Tag: immigration

Sylvi’s back, to both cheers and groans

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's scandal-ridden Progress Party needed something to rev up dejected troops at its annual national meeting this weekend, and got it: Prime...

Anonymity can aid job applicants

Government Minister Monica Mæland thinks it's probably much easier for people with names like "Lars" or "Kristin" to get a job in Norway than...

Justice minister decides to resign

UPDATED: Norwegian Justice Minister Tor Mikkel Wara felt compelled to resign his top government post on Thursday, after the country's police intelligence agency PST...

Immigration falls, population stalls

Norway took in the lowest number of immigrants in 12 years last year, as population growth fell as well. The country had a total...

Immigration can limit social mobility

The numbers of unemployed immigrants and refugees have fallen sharply over the past three years in the Oslo area, and around the country as...

Sparks still flying over migration pact

Norway, as expected, formally supported the UN's new international pact to handle migration this week, but Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide still had to...

Au pair case heads for Supreme Court

Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has agreed to hear an appeal filed by a wealthy Oslo businessman and his wife, who've been convicted of violating...

Parliament approves dual citizenship

UPDATED: It was a big day for long-term expatriates in Norway and Norwegians who've moved abroad. After years of debate, a majority in Parliament...

‘No discrimination’ of Muslim teacher

Norway's state anti-discrimination board has ruled that an Oslo school did not discriminate against a Muslim man when it refused to renew his substitute...

Greater Oslo hits the million mark

More than a million people now live in the greater Oslo metropolitan area, marking the first time Norway can lay claim to an urban...
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