Tag: welfare
Talks continued in child welfare case
Norwegian authorities confirmed that negotiations were continuing to find a solution in a child welfare case that's sparked international media attention, but said no...
Salvation Army received record-high donations
It paid off for members of Frelsesarmeen (the Salvation Army) to stand for hours on cold winter streets, ringing their bells and hoping for...
Støre involved in child welfare case
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has taken the unusual move of involving himself in a child welfare case involving a family from India, after...
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...
State auditor scolds ministries
State Auditor Jørgen Kosmo was chiding several ministries, including the Finance Ministry, on Tuesday for what he and his team of inspectors called some...
No warm welcome for tax collectors
Norwegian specialists in tax collection can't expect a warm welcome if and when they arrive in Greece as part of an EU-backed reform program....
Sparks fly again over at-home day care
Norway's controversial at-home alternative to state-subsidized day care centers, called kontantstøtte (literally, cash support), has sparked more debate after the country's left-center government announced...
Concerns rise over poverty in Norway
Norway is widely praised and even envied for its solid economy and social affluence, but new numbers from state statistics bureau SSB show more...
Day care ‘not harmful’ for infants
The vast majority of Norwegian parents place their children in state-supported day care centers as soon as their maternity and paternity leave runs out,...
Compensation for LSD treatment
A 67-year-old woman is believed to have become the first Norwegian to receive compensation for the ongoing ill effects she has suffered for nearly...
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