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Norway slips from tops for mothers

Norway is still one of the best countries in the world in which to be a mother, but it lost its first-place spot this...

UDI weighs in on deported parents

The head of the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (Utlendingsdirektoratet, UDI), Frode Forfang, said the practice of deporting foreign mothers while their children remain in...

Retirees face losing their discounts

Thousands of Norwegian seniors are starting to lose their traditional discounts on everything from cinema tickets to public transportation, or at least see them...

Alarming numbers of youth on welfare

Nearly 10 percent of Norwegian youth, many of them from relatively affluent middle-class families, have registered themselves in the state welfare system known as...

Welfare client resorts to self-immolation

UPDATED: A woman described as a client of the Norwegian state welfare agency NAV set her clothes on fire while inside a NAV office...

More immigrants on welfare

Almost one in three social welfare recipients in Norway are immigrants, and the proportion is increasing. Figures from Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, SSB) showed...

OECD: too many on welfare

Too many young Norwegians drop out of school, lack basic reading and mathematics skills, and become dependent on state welfare organization NAV, criticized the...

Norwegian longevity slips in world rankings

Norwegians still live a relatively long time, with most expected to reach the age of 81. They're losing ground, though, compared to other countries,...

Historically proud to be Norwegian

Nearly three decades after Norway's oil wealth started visibly changing everyday life and attitudes in the country, researchers can claim that Norwegians have never...

Cut in ‘pappa perm’ draws flak

The new conservative government's decision to reduce paternity leave has set off criticism in Parliament, from politicians who call it a setback for gender...
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