The Norwegian government is on alert for the result of Brexit
The Norwegian government is on alert in case a majority of the British vote to leave the EU. – This is an emergency situation and…
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Horne launches plan for sexual minorities
Minister of Children and Equality Solveig Horne is launching a plan with 40 measures to ensure the rights and improve living conditions of sexual minorities….
Cameron asks voters to think about the children’s future
The Prime Minister David Cameron directed his artillery against the oldest voters and asked them to think of their children and grandchildren when he again…
Upgrade provides summer trouble for NSB customers
Upgrading works at the Oslo railway station this summer will lead to problems for rail traffic for a fortnight . The aim of the work…
Six years in prison for violence in Vestfold
A 27-year-old man from Lithuania in Tonsberg District Court has been sentenced to six years in prison for aggravated assault leading to negligent death of…
Driver died after car was hit by truck
The driver of a timber truck lost his life Tuesday after the car he was driving was hit by a trailer that came loose from…
Norwegians’ life expectancy is expected to be increased
Norwegians’ life expectancy is expected to be increased from the current 80 years to around 87 years in 2060 for men and from 84 to…
Airports will take some actions against contraband!
Customs and Patent Office has initiated joint venture action on Norwegian airports against counterfeit products. From Tuesday when the travelers coming back from their vacation…
The number of elderly and immigrants in Norway increases
More residents in Norway in total, more elderly, more immigrants and more people lving in urban areas. These will be the trends in population growth the…
More participants in introduction programme
In 2015, 17 900 persons participated in the introduction programme for new immigrants. This is an increase of 22 per cent from the previous year. Nearly…
Overall satisfactory water quality
In 2015, around 99 per cent of inhabitants connected to municipal waterworks were provided with acceptable drinking water in terms of content of thermo-tolerant intestinal…
Friendly match of kickabout in Skaugum
On Skaugum on Monday Vålerenga United and Team Skaugum met in cooperation with the Norwegian Football for a friendly match of kickabout. For the third…
Stoltenberg praises the defense plan of the government
Jens Stoltenberg called the government’s new defense plan a step in the right direction. He believes that sticking to the plan to buy 52 new…
Listhaug got the highest ranking she could achieve!
Sylvi Listhaug (Progress Party) got almost top ranks in a survey that the polititians asked about which ministers they believe had the most impact. The…
Norway organizes conference against the death penalty
Participants from over 90 countries will be present when Norway is hosting the World Congress against the death penalty this week. Foreign Minister Brende will…
Man died after falling from the sixth floor
The man who fell out of a window in sixth floor during a party at Majorstuen in Oslo on Friday night died Monday morning from…
Norway increased the sale of equipment to war players in Yemen
In one year, Norway has increased its sales of civilian and military equipment to countries participating in the Saudi-led coalition in the civil war in…
New record: 65 million people displaced
Recent figures show that the number of displaced people has increased by 10 percent only during 2015 – The refugees are affected by the global…
Young girls smuggled to Norway as skaters
Young girls have been smuggled from Mongolia to forced labor in Norway, with a visa where they were stated to be speed skaters, newspaper Dagbladet….
Norwegian authorities critical of their own ID-work
The Immigration authorities ‘ internal evaluation shows that there are major shortcomings in efforts to determine the identity of asylum seekers and immigrants, writing newspaper…