71 nations ready for the Youth Olympic Games
Over 70 nations will be represented in the sports program of Lillehammer 2016. These are the countries attending the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games. During…
Articles by Tor Ingar Oesterud
Brende disagrees with Russia on one time-visa
Foreign Minister Brende still hopes that the returns to Russia may be resumed. But Norway and Russia disagree on the return of asylum seekers with…
Prolonged uncertainty for the rejected asylum seekers
UDI assesses whether the asylum seekers the West camp in Kirkenes should be moved to other reception centers while they are waiting for a clarification…
Jensens stimulus package cause disappointment in the Parliament
The Center Party member Geir Pollestad is not impressed by the contents of the Government’s stimulus package against unemployment. He demands more answers from the…
A continued increase in the announced layoffs
The number of announced layoffs from Norwegian employers has tripled in one year. This trend continued throughout December, the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv writes. Recent statistics…
Minister Lien addressed the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø
On Tuesday, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr. Tord Lien, addressed the conference Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø. With its 1400 participants from 30 different…
Norwegian agreement to fly record number of charter passengers this summer
Norwegian signs new £40 million agreement to fly record number of charter passengers this summer – New deal includes Norwegian’s first ever flights from Cardiff…
UN envoy critical of the arrest of asylum seekers
On Monday The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sent his Northern Europe chief Pia Prytz Phiri to the arrival center outside Kirkenes. She believes…
The Government open to new crisis measures
The Government is satisfied with their own policies for coping with increased unemployment and oil crisis, but are considering new crisis measures in the spring….
Social security fraud for NOK 302 million in 2015
Nav last year discovered social security fraud among their clients for a total of NOK 302 million. This is more than ever before. – It…
Syrians in church asylum: – Shocked at Norway
The three Syrians who sought church asylum in Kirkenes to avoid being returned to Russia, say they are shocked by the way they have been…
The police warns of slippery roads in several places in the country
The mild weather leads to very slippery roads in eastern and western Norway Saturday. In South Trondelag, there have been several incidents where cars have…
More 18,000 were granted permanent residence last year
In 2015 a total of 18 431 individuals were granted a permanent residence permit in Norway, according to figures from the Directorate of Immigration (UDI)….
A strong upswing at the the Oslo Stock Exchange
The main index at the Oslo Stock Exchange followed the price of oil and increased by 4.14 percent Friday. The closing index was at 552.62…