Tag: immigration

Norway sends more aid to refugee camps, now in Greece

As refugees continue to stream into Southern Europe, and make their way north to countries including Norway, the Norwegian government made another effort this...

Police quell riot at asylum center

At least 20 young asylum seekers were arrested after they rioted at the asylum center where they've been living in Lunner, about an hour's drive...

New airline route brought new refugees

Nearly 60 passengers arriving in Norway on a new low-fare airline route between Macedonia and Sandefjord's Torp Airport sought asylum earlier this summer. All...

Liberals support dual citizenship

Norway's Liberal Party (Venstre), one of the government's two support parties in Parliament, wants to make it easier for foreigners who have settled in Norway...

Three convicted of human trafficking

Three members of a family charged in what's been called Norway's most extensive human trafficking case ever were sentenced to jail terms on Thursday that...

Employers prefer Norwegian speakers

Foreigners applying for jobs in Norway are often overlooked, no matter how qualified or highly educated they may be, if they can't communicate in...

Call for refugee referendum turns nasty

The Progress Party's call for a referendum on whether Norway should accept an extra 8,000 refugees over the next three years set off a...

Majority supports 8,000 refugees

A compromise hammered out and backed by a majority in parliament calls for Norway to accept another 8,000 refugees from Syria over the next...

Government could fall over refugees

The deputy leader of one of the two parties forming Norway's government coalition declared on national radio Wednesday morning that his party may withdraw from the coalition,...

Refugee patrol ship arrives in Mediterranean

The Norwegian-owned supply ship Siem Pilot is now in place in the Mediterranean, in an area where many refugees risk their lives to flee to Europe....
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