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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...
Politicians downplay a coalition crisis
UPDATED: Speculation and scenarios were swirling Wednesday after one of Norway's two government coalition parties threatened to withdraw if forced to accept responsibility for...
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....
Government ‘trying to scare Eritreans’
The Norwegian government's recent efforts to assure the eventual safe return of refugees from Eritrea is little more than "symbolic politics," aimed at appeasing...
Minister survived torrent of critics
Justice Minister Anders Anundsen survived a serious scolding in the Storting (Parliament) on Tuesday after a vote of no-confidence against him failed to muster enough support....
Support fades for 10,000 refugees
With only three communities in Norway so far willing to take in a total of 152 additional refugees from Syria over the next two years, it...
Stoltenberg defends NATO’s bombing of Libya
Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, now the secretary general of NATO, fended off criticism that NATO's bombing of Libya in 2011 led to...
Norway finally ready to help tackle refugee crisis
The Norwegian government has finally settled on a rescue vessel that will be chartered and sent to the Mediterranean, by June 1. The vessel will help...
Christian party makes threats
The Christian Democrats' party is threatening to dump its agreement to support Norway's non-socialist minority government. It became the latest political party over the weekend to defy...
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