Tag: politics

Call goes out for a crisis session

The leader of one of the Norwegian government's two support parties is calling for an extraordinary session of Parliament to tackle the refugee crisis....

Asylum centers hit the bursting point

Nearly all of Norway's transit centers for newly arrived refugees seeking asylum are now full, after the number of asylum seekers arriving in Norway...

Coping with a ‘necessary crisis’

The steep decline in the price of oil has already cost thousands of jobs in Norway and triggered uncertainty in a once-gushing industry, yet even the...

Nobel leader has eyes on the prize

The new leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee readily admits she'll be battling "a lot of butterflies" when, less than six weeks from now, she'll be...

Prisoners sent to jail in Netherlands

Around 20 Norwegian prisoners will already be in place in new Dutch cells when Norwegian authorities ceremoniously take over a key to the Norgerhaven Prison...

Embattled mayor goes back on leave

Trude Drevland, the embattled mayor of Bergen, has opted to take unpaid leave right in the middle of the municipal election campaign, after prosecutors...

Majority welcomes refugees to Norway

A new survey shows that an absolute majority of Norwegians support plans to take in at least 8,000 refugees from Syria, and many think a...

Utøya survivors’ lawyer sues to reverse deportation

The Norwegian lawyer for an immigrant family that lost a son in the 2011 massacre on the island of Utøya is suing the state, to...

Snowden may get prize at border

Officials of a Norwegian academy devoted to literature and freedom of expression are considering handing over their already-announced annual prize to Edward Snowden this year...

Refugee crisis rolls into Norway

Hundreds of refugees, mostly from Syria, have made their way through Europe after hazardous travel and are now overwhelming police in Oslo who are in...

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