Flood Forecast in Troms and Finnmark
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has issued flood warnings for Tromsø and Finnmark. Tuesday and Wednesday there is a danger of flooding in…
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NSB season tickets will be cheaper- but not everywhere
Monthly and yearly passes on NSB from October 14th are to be 20 per cent cheaper. The discount scheme will not apply in areas with…
Served over 850 million on refugees
Hero Norway, which operates a number of reception centers, served whole NOK 852 million on refugees last year and thereby secured record profits, writes Manager….
Sales fall – only 15 of 100 new cars are electric cars
About 15 percent of all new cars sold in the first half of this year were electric vehicles. This is a decline from just over…
One in four do not know how much they save
Eight out of ten are saving or planning to save money. In addition, there are several that save without knowing it themselves. A quarter of…
Trump and Brexit gets the most attention in the news
Although the media is writing mostly of the municipal merger, the EU referendum in Britain and Trump in the United States are issues that make…
Norwegian will not promise compensation to all
Sunday’s cancellations will probably cost Norwegian several million, but the airline will not promise that everyone gets compensation. Based on EU rates of compensation in…
Solberg thinks there will be rhetoric from Putin
Norway must deal with a Russia with a totally different military force than before. As Vladimir Putin flexes the muscles mostly for the home crowd,…
1 out of 3 reception center spaces not in use
One-third of the spots in the country’s asylum centers – a total of nearly 12,000 spots – are empty. Its costing several million every day….
The government will cut sharply on insurance for refugees
The government will tighten a variety of welfare benefits for refugees. Instead of the minimum pension and disability insurance refugees will be put on state…
Foreign Minister travelling to Eastern Europe
When Foreign Minister Brende travels to several countries in eastern Europe this week, the security policy is on the agenda. The upcoming NATO summit, relations…
Jessheim – Motorcyclist charged after riding 186 km / h
A Swedish motorcyclist was charged by police on the weekend after being caught by radar at 186 km / h on the E6 at Romerike….
Record number of young will learn about farming
88 youth will use the summer holidays to learn about farming on farms throughout the country. – After registration more and more youth will make…
Norwegian Forest Company Saugbrugs gets millions in financial support from Innovation Norway
Innovation Norway will contribute 6.5 million kroner to the crisis-stricken Norwegian forest factory in Halden. The management of the Norwegian Forest papermill Saugbrugs says to…
Norwegian offers four times pay for pilots
Norwegian pilots have been offered four times their pay to come back and work on holidays, so the company may wind up the summer travel…
Refugees-Oslo has bought homes for over half a billion
Oslo has bought housing to a value of 514 million kroner so far this year. The municipality has purchased 154 properties, mainly west of Oslo, …
Teacher sentenced for assaulting a student
A teacher in Haugaland District Court was sentenced to five years in prison for having sexually molested children under sixteen. Between 2007 and 2011 the…
Solberg leads international summit in Oslo
Oslo will host when 25 heads of state and political leaders gather to discuss new ideas on how to ensure schooling for children of the…
Tropical night in Finnmark
Early Sunday morning, for the first time this year there was a tropical night in Finnmark, and the heat continued throughout the day. According to…
Solheim: – Trumps rumblings can be dangerous
Donald Trump has made political statements about the climate and environment that will be dangerous if put into practice, warns Erik Solheim, head of the…