Muslim schools in Norway?
Is there a need for Muslim schools in Norway? In April 2018, the Muslim foundation Den Muslimske Grunnskole (The Muslim Primary School), filed a request…
Integration
«Ghettofication» of Oslo in progress
Listhaug: “We are witnessing a «ghettofication» of Oslo” Figures from Statistics Norway show that ethnic Norwegians move from districts in Oslo with many immigrants. City…
Frp with its own immigration committee
Fremskrittsparti (Frp) creates its own immigration committee Ex-Justice Minister, Sylvi Listhaug, will lead Frp’s new integration and immigration committee, which will look at new tightening of…
Integration through outdoor life
New action plan for integration through outdoor life The government wants more people from minority backgrounds to get out in Norwegian nature. New initiatives have…
Strict conditions for family immigration prevent integration
A strict policy on family immigration is a barrier to good integration. “It helps to inhibit the integration process,” said senior researcher,Helga Eggebø at…
Labour to change its asylum policy
Labour informs about stricter asylum policy The recently appointed immigration spokesperson for the Labour Party, Masud Gharahkhani, announces that the party will tighten up its…
Oslo school rector believes housing market prevents integration
The rector at Tøyen School, Terje Andersen believes housing hinders integration. He is supported in this opinion by researcher Terje Wessel. While 75% of…
Countryside most positive to integration
People in rural villages think to a greater degree than urban residents that immigrants are well integrated, a new survey shows. About half of those…
The municipality of Trondheim drove off price for integration
Integration and Diversity Directorate (IMDi) believes Trondheim was the best to settle and integrate refugees in 2016 and rewards the municipality with the Residence Price….
Integration heading in the wrong direction
The integration of refugees is heading in the wrong direction, and the difference between immigrants and Norwegians increase, according to a study. The study shows…
Fafo says that a long stay in a reception center is not detrimental to integration
Long stays at asylum centers do not destroy possibilities for integration of refugees in the long term, according to a recent report from Fafo. ‘We…
Over 500 applicants will have a new place as part of quick integration program
541 residents in Norwegian asylum centers have applied for space on the new integration centers. That’s more than triple from December. The new figures are…
Solberg wants to have a Nordic brainstorm on integration
Nordic countries must learn from each other in order to succeed in turning tens of thousands of refugees into compatriots, says Prime Minister Erna Solberg….
Amal Aden threatened by mail about integration
There have been lots of quick reactions after columnist Amal Aden wrote about immigrants who do not want to work because of their faith. Aden…
The government wants to spend 500 million more on integration
The government proposes to spend an additional 484.9 million kroner on integration and settling of asylum seekers next year. The greatly reduced “asylum influx” to…
Listhaug: – Elite reception will ensure better integration
500 new citizens will have the opportunity to learn Norwegian and get quickly to work. Now the government has started the trial with so-called integration…
Report: Norway best in Scandinavia on integration
Norway is better than Denmark and Sweden in incorporating immigrants into the society, shows research from IMDi. The new report from Inclusion and Diversity (IMDi)…
Red Cross: Listhaug needs to play her part in creating enthusiasm for everyday integration
Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug has to put the resources of both corporations and non-governmental agencies to good use in order to achieve a good everyday…