Listhaug warns parliament against citizenship proposal
In two letters to Parliament, minister of immigration and integration, Sylvi Listhaug (FRP) warns against the proposal to only allow the courts the right to…
Articles by Pieter Wijnen
Government with green light for new airport in Bodø
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will secure financing for the Project “New City, New Airport” in Bodø NOK 2.2 billion has been allocated in new National…
Ryanair to the heavens after moving from Rygge
Ryanair has become one of the biggest airlines at Oslo Airport Gardermoen after the company moved from Moss Airport Rygge. It took Ryanair two months…
Dramatic rise in unemployment rates for young people
The proportion of young people outside the labour market is at its highest since the mid-1990s. Scientists warn that the situation could continue due to…
The Conservatives ‘super Minister’ with frontal attack on Labour
Minister for Modernisation, Jan Tore Sanner (Conservatives) fear Labour wants to reverse so many of his reforms that the he must be replaced with a…
Foreign Minister Brende to visit USA
Foreign Minister Brende visits Washington D.C. from February 28th to March 2nd. – There are long-standing and strong ties between Norway and the USA. The…
“Game of Thrones” Giant is dead
The actor Neil Fingleton, which height of 2.33 meters was declared as Britain‘s tallest man is dead, according to several British media. Fingleton is perhaps…
Sharp upswing in stomach flu cases
This year’s winter has resulted in far more outbreaks of stomach flu than last year, according to The Institute of Public Health. Most cases are…
Number of burn victims on the rise
More and more people need treatment for burns every ear. The number is steadily rising and around 15,000 than are affected every year. In 2009,…
Airport needs 7.5 million by Wednesday
Rygge Airport must raise NOK 7.5 million kroner by Wednesday in order to reopen the airport near Moss, according to its CEO. The CEO of…
Bøkko shattered two Norwegian records
In a matter of hours the Norwegian skaters shattered four national records. Before the World Championships started, it was predicted that the ice in Calgary…
Harsh criticism of Kvitfjell
Kvitfjell gets flak as World Cup organizer from race director Markus Waldner, according to the Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung. Race boss of The International Ski…
Magnus Moan historical after silver medal in the Relay
Magnus Moan is a man for the history books after he, as part of the Norwegian Nordic Combined Team (ski-jumping and cross-country), took the World…
Falla secured Norwegian World Champs sprint gold
Maiken Caspersen Falla distanced Natalya Matveyeva and together with Heidi Weng secured a Norwegian gold in the women’s team sprint event of the Lahti Skiing…
At service to the world
They work at the world’s northernmost hospital, on an island in the Norwegian Sea, with the Barents Sea and the Arctic as its nearest neighbours….
Doubling of the property tax in Oslo for 2017
Homeowners in Oslo paid a total of NOK 266 million in property taxes for 2016. This year this will be increased to a total of…
Several injured when car drove into the crowd in New Orleans
28 people were injured after a car drove into a crowd during a parade in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Police suspect drunk driving. Altogether 28…
Victim of Violence in Oslo now conscious
The Police have arrested three people in connection with a case where a man in his 20s was beaten unconscious in Oslo on Saturday night….
Autonomous Cars – Norway in high level EU group
– European cooperation is important both to retrieve experiences and information from other countries. Norway participates in the establishment of a new high level-group for…
Conservatives propose to change rules for Norwegian citizenship
Children and grandchildren should not automatically be affected if parents and grandparents are deprived Norwegian citizenship, according to the Conservative Party and want to amend…