Raymond Johansen blames Conservatives for water shortage in Oslo
Oslo City Council chief Raymond Johansen believes that his predecessors – the Conservative-led City Council – delayed the process of putting a new water supply…
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City Council chief Raymond Johansen gives up fight to get new prisons built in Oslo Municipality
City Council chief Raymond Johansen (AP) gives up the fight to keep the Oslo prison in the Municipality. There is no majority in favor of…
Is Norway set for a new debate on EU membership?
It has been almost three years since the last opinion poll saw only 28% of Norwegians in favor of joining the European Union. Since the…
Raymond Johansen wants Norway to have a new debate on EU membership
Oslo City Council chief Raymond Johansen (AP) believes it is time for a new EU debate in Norway. His party colleague and parliamentary representative, Kari…
Johansen: Oslo school facilities ready for Ukrainian refugees
The school and health facilities needed to take in Ukrainian refugees in Oslo are ready, City Council leader Johansen stated. “From day one, we are…
Oslo Municipality to give 10 million kroner to support humanitarian support efforts in Ukraine
Oslo Municipality is giving NOK 10 million to the Norwegian Refugee Council (Flyktninghjelpen) in connection with the war in Ukraine. “The war in Ukraine is…
Oslo City Council chief Raymond Johansen wants to lower electricity prices for residents. This is his plan
Oslo Municipality is open to lowering the electricity bills of its residents via its power company – but is dependent on the Minister of Finance…
Raymond Johansen: Oslo is ready to reopen
Sick leave is now a bigger problem than the pandemic, Oslo City Council chief Raymond Johansen (AP) said on Wednesday. He is ready to remove…
Raymond Johansen has recovered from omicron: “I had a pretty high fever”
Oslo City Council chief Raymond Johansen tested positive for the omicron variant of the coronavirus last week. “I am very happy that I was vaccinated…
Oslo City Council chief Raymond Johansen has tested positive for COVID-19
Raymond Johansen has been diagnosed with coronavirus. Still, he is in pretty good shape, according to his post on Facebook. “Wednesday night, I got cold…
Oslo recommends wearing face masks
“We now ask everyone in Oslo to use face masks in public transport, in shopping centers, in shops, and in taxis,” City Council chief Raymond…
Johansen comments on shootings in Oslo: “It’s something we do not accept in our city”
City Council chief Raymond Johansen met Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl on Monday to discuss the shooting episodes in Oslo. Johansen asked for more…
The opposition in Oslo is demanding an independent investigation into the corona crisis
According to the capital’s united political opposition, there is an urgent need to establish an independent corona commission in Oslo. The opposition fears that the…
Oslo City Council leader comments on the reopening “party” weekend in the capital: “Well deserved”
City Council chief Raymond Johansen is not worried about crowded nightclubs after the reopening weekend in Oslo. “I don’t want to provoke anyone by saying…
Raymond Johansen: Real estate developers do not want lower housing prices in Oslo
“The developers are bluffing when they claim that they want lower housing prices,” Oslo’s City Council chief Raymond Johansen (AP) believes. He told the newspaper…
Raymond Johansen not particularly worried about increasing infection rates in Oslo
In the last 24 hours, 140 new corona infection cases have been registered in Oslo, 39 above the daily average of the previous seven days….
Raymond Johansen wants to stop the process of approving new taxi licenses in Oslo
In August, there may be a record number of taxi licenses in Oslo. Now, Raymond Johansen (AP) is asking the government to stop the issuing…
Raymond Johansen wants to move several thousand state employees out of central Oslo
Raymond Johansen believes that state-owned enterprises do not need expensive premises in central Oslo. Now he wants to move many of them to Groruddalen and…
It’s official: Oslo to revoke alcohol-serving stop at midnight and mandatory home office on Monday
Oslo Municipality’s regulations on mandatory home office and alcohol-serving stop at midnight will be lifted on Monday, July 5. Due to the infection situation in…
Raymond Johansen tasked with forming new city council in Oslo
Mayor Marianne Borgen (SV) has given Labor Party’s (AP) Raymond Johansen the task of forming a new city council in Oslo. Johansen has previously announced…
