Cookie Consent by Free Privacy Policy Generator
20.9 C
Oslo
Sunday, June 21, 2026

Tag: immigration

New immigration rules may be eased

Justice Ministry officials are promising to at least "adjust" tough new immigration rules that have made it increasingly difficult for foreign spouses of Norwegian...

Momentum grows for global talent

Norway's fast-growing population of foreign and globally oriented residents are making their presence known and their voices heard, as they try to break into...

Music prize show ended in scandal

Norway's annual music industry awards show called Spellemannsprisen started off with complaints from top classical artists like pianist Leif Ove Andsnes, and ended in scandal...

People from Poland ‘will be heard’

Immigrants and guest workers from Poland make up the largest group of foreign residents in Norway, and now they're expected to start making their...

Revised constitution to boost equality

Norway is in the process of revising its constitution (grunnlov) in advance of its bicentennial in 2014. The goal is to strengthen constitutional provisions...

Minister admits: ‘We have a serious discrimination problem’

A new study has proven what many people in Norway already knew: Your chances of landing a good job in the country are dramatically...

Government tightens au pair rules

Norway has more long-term visitors on au pair contracts than ever before, and now the government is cracking down on abuse of the program,...

Population approaches 5 million

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg mentioned it in his New Year's speech over the weekend, and state statistics bureau SSB has the numbers to confirm...

Violence declines, but not for all

Police are crediting a decline in random street violence in Oslo this month on a concerted effort by themselves and the public to battle...

Immigrants over-qualified at work

A professor at the University of Bergen says she's not surprised by a new study showing that 26 percent of workers in Norway with...
1...575859...67Page 58 of 67

FOR THE RECORD

MOST READ THIS WEEK

CURRENCY RATES
For up-to-date info on exchange rates and currency news, Newsinenglish.no recommends ExchangeRates.org.uk - Exchange Rates UK
For more news on Arctic developments.

NewsInEnglish.no is a free and independent Oslo-based website offering news from Norway.  It’s run on a voluntary basis by veteran journalists keen to share insight into Norwegian politics, economic affairs and culture, in English.

© 2026 News In English | Produced by Robby.no | Update cookies preferences