20% of Norwegian municipalities have never had a female mayor
A new survey has revealed that 1 in 5 municipalities in Norway has never had a female mayor. 73 municipalities throughout the country have never…
A new survey has revealed that 1 in 5 municipalities in Norway has never had a female mayor. 73 municipalities throughout the country have never…
The Norwegian Directorate of Health has approved close to 80 municipalities for compulsory isolation for patients of dementia and the mentally handicapped who have been…
Bergen and Trondheim have the opportunity to test anyone who wants to be tested for corona infection. In Oslo, on the other hand, there is…
Northern Norway municipalities defy Justice Minister Monica Mæland’s (H) request to drop closed municipal boundaries and quarantine for the people coming from the south. Several…
The Environment Directorate has received 587 applications from municipalities wanting ‘Climate Rate Support’ in 2020. In total, the municipalities have applied for more than NOK…
For the first time since the limit value for emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) came into force in 2002, all Norwegian municipalities kept within the…
Municipalities requested to settle over 5,000 refugees The Integration and Diversity Directorate (IMDi) has asked Norwegian municipalities to settle 5,350 refugees next year, the same…
Several municipalities consider introducing a tourist tax Municipalities housing some of Norway’s most visited tourist destinations are considering introducing tourist tax. How the tax is…
The new, large municipality of Sandnes risks losing the tourist attraction of Preikestolen to Strand municipality. In June, a referendum will be held on the…
Researcher Einar Vetvik fears that various Norwegian municipalities haven’t planned well enough for Norway’s rising population of elderly people. ‘Now it’s serious, the wave…
Real growth in the municipalities’ free income has, on average, been higher under the blue-blue coalition than under the previous red-green partnership. And 2017 will…
Never before have so few municipalities been subject to administration In December 2016, 47 municipalities were registered in Robek. Today, there are only 27. This…
Høie wants to prevent suicide with a guide for the municipalities The Norwegian Directorate of Health, for the first time, publishes a guide to municipalities…
In 2016, the municipalities spent NOK 5.6 billion on fire and accident protection, and this is mainly related to preparedness. The 5.6 billion spent…
Every fifth Norwegian municipality has imposed restrictions on begging. On the 15th of May, the municipality of Sola became the second municipality to impose a begging…
‘Language municipalities’ doubles from 27 to 55. – The municipalities will be important examples for working with languages in kindergartens, schools and higher education, according…
3,324 refugees were settled in Norwegian municipalities in the first three months. The aim to settle 12,500 refugees this year is thus within reach. …
The government wants new legislation to require that all Norwegian municipalities to have a psychologist from 2020. Quicker and better aid is the goal. –…
Building Issues in local government may in the future be handled automatically by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Municipalities Kongsberg and Bodø are the first out;…
72 complaints are submitted from municipalities after the Police Directorate suggested reducing the number of service locations from 340 to 221. However, only 51 of…