Tag: immigration

Police find human smuggling route

Norwegian and British police have uncovered what they believe is an organized human smuggling route between Brevik on Norway's southern coast and Immingham in...

Broke immigrants told to go home

Labour Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm had a message over the weekend for hopeful immigrants from southern Europe who've been arriving in Norway in search of...

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...
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