Study: Nordic prisons less crowded, less punitive, better staffed
The author of this article is Sunanda Creagh, Editor at The Conversation. This article was originally published in 2013. Prisons in Sweden, Norway and Finland…
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The farmers in Norway and the Nordic countries are getting together to save the bumblebees
“Measures are needed to save the bumblebees,” says the Norwegian association La Humla Suse, which has invited Nordic farmers to a new bumblebee cooperation. “In…
Toys ’R’ Us may well be history
Unlikely that Toys ’R’ Us can go on after bankruptcy Toys ‘R’ Us Norway claims that the parent company’s bankruptcy filing does not affect them,…
Join forces to reach UN sustainability goals
Nordic leaders join forces to reach UN sustainability goals On Wednesday, eleven Nordic business leaders launched an initiative to speed up efforts to reach the…
Great interest in Hyperloop collaboration
Great interest in Hyperloop collaboration Can Norway and the Nordic Region become a pioneer in Hyperloop? How close are we to «the fifth form of…
TUI will shut down its base in Norway
TUI will shut down its Norwegian airbase The travel operator TUI proposes to shut down its bases in Oslo, Helsinki and Malmö. 150 employees will…
Nordic and Baltic countries stand together in the fight against terrorism
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende met his seven Nordic and Baltic colleagues in Oslo today. ‘The recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Turku…
Solberg’s Trump imitation goes around the globe
Solberg’s Trump imitation goes around the globe The image of Prime Minister Erna Solberg and the other Nordic Prime Ministers, who resemble United States President…
Nordic prime ministers will strengthen cooperation
Nordic prime ministers wants to strengthen cooperation Prime Minister Erna Solberg emphasized the importance of both Nordic and Atlantic cooperation when she met her Nordic…
20,000 volunteers to fight against marine litter
Nordic Beach Cleaning Day 2017 The launch of the Nordic region’s first collective voluntary cleaning day will take place at the Norwegian Naval Museum on…
Neo-Nazi organization to march in Fredrikstad
Neo-Nazi organization march against gay’s The Neo-Nazi organization The Nordic Resistance Movement (Den Nordiske Motstandsbevegelsen) has applied for an anti-gay demonstration in Fredrikstad this summer….
A desire for Nordic ‘nationality’
It is time for Nordic cooperation to develop from being a messy and paperless relationship, into an orderly marriage and cohabitation, according to a group…
Almost no green growth in Norway
There is hardly any green growth in Norway and it is the worst of the Nordic countries in faciliating green growth, according to a recent study….
Nordic border controls
What impact border controls will have on Nordic co-operation is one of the items on the agenda when the Nordic Council’s spring theme session takes…
Considering Nordic care center in Afghanistan
Norwegian plans for a care center in Afghanistan that will accept returned unaccompanied asylum children, may become a Nordic cooperation project. On Wednesday Minister of…
