Tag: immigration

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...

‘Hurra’ for all on the 17th of May

New research that has surprised even those conducting it reveals that Norway's Constitution Day on the 17th of May has emerged not as a...

17th of May leader defied critics

Shoaib Sultan was born in Pakistan but grew up in Oslo and then, from the age of 10, in a small village northeast of...

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...

Townships reject more refugees

Many local municipalities in Norway are refusing to accept more refugees, and struggling with what they say are the "skyrocketing" costs of integration. Only...

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...

Flag conflict waves in Ålesund

Norway's west coast city of Ålesund was caught in conflict this week after the local committee in charge of planning Constitution Day festivities on...

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...

Pressure grows on ‘au pair’ program

UPDATED: A television documentary on the exploitation that often faces foreigners arriving in Norway on "au pair" contracts was setting off more alarms this...

New book traces rise of ‘Fjordman’

A new book released on Wednesday attempts to explain how the quiet son of left-wing radicals on Norway's west coast turned into the anti-Islamist...
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