2000+ Refugees Aim for Norway
2000+ refugees from Syria, The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Libya will soon be standing upon Norwegian soil. The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and…
Refugees
NHO and Nav will be involved in integration
The leaders at NHO and Nav consider it urgent to help refugees into work. They are asking Norwegian companies for integration. 27,000 refugees will…
Bergen Labor Party (AP) wants Norway to receive 5,000 quota refugees annually
The Ap in Bergen believes Norway should receive 5,000 quota refugees from the UN every year for the next five years. At the same…
Almost half of the refugees in Norway found a job by the end of 2016
By the end of 2016, 89,195 refugees in Norway had found a job, which is 47.4 percent among refugees aged 15 to 66. Out of…
The Pope compares today’s refugees to Joseph and Mary
Today’s refugees escape from their homes just as Joseph and Mary had to before Jesus was born, Pope Francis said in his midnight mass in…
The EU opens a corridor for 10,000 refugees from Libya
The EU opens a corridor for 10,000 refugees from Libya About 10,000 people stranded in Libya and refugee camps can for humanitarian reasons be allowed…
Significant increase in aid to Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and refugees in neighbouring areas
According to new figures, refugee-related costs in Norway for 2017 are NOK 1,36 billion lower than projected. The Government has proposed that most of…
Norwegian municipalities will settle 4,400 refugees next year
The Directorate of Integration and Diversity has asked Norwegian municipalities to take in a total of 4,400 refugees in 2018. This is far fewer than…
Refugees may be denied travel documents
Refugees with insecure identity may be denied travel documents The Supreme Court has ruled that it is not unfair to refuse refugees travel documents if…
The government will suspend contributing to Mediterranean rescue operations
The budget proposals show that the government are in favour of stopping contributions to Triton rescue operations in the Mediterranean, reported VG newspaper. According…
Listhaug says it’s not acceptable to receive a higher quota of refugees now
Immigration Minister, Sylvi Listhaug of Fremskrittsparti (Frp), has strongly rejected the call from the opposition, that Norway accepts more quota refugees than the state budget…
Two Refugees died in the boat accident in Seljordsvatne
The two schoolmates who died in the boat accident in Seljordsvatnet were both refugees. The boat was found, but a teacher is still missing after…
Listhaug believes many refugees are not getting what they need
What the municipalities are offering to the refugees fall short of their intended goals, says Minister of Integration, Sylvi Listhaug (Frp). Refugees undergo an…
Skepticism towards immigrants and refugees
Survey shows large scale skepticism towards immigrants and refugees According to a survey by the Norwegian Foreign Policy Institute (NUPI),every fourth Norwegian believes that refugees…
Four out of ten say no to more refugees
22 percent of respondents in a surveybelieve Norway should receive more refugees this year than last year, while 39 percent believe we should receive fewer….
Many leaders will not give refugees practice jobs
Many leaders will not give refugees practice jobs Nearly half of 600 business executives say that it’s not possible to offer training jobs for refugees,…
Listhaug encourages refugees who shall travel to their home countries to report it
Sylvi Listhaug is urging ordinary people – especially those traveling with children – to report to the Immigration Dictoriate (UDI) that they are about to…
Syrian war refugees ask why they are not wanted
Syrian war refugees ask why Norway doesn’t want them ‘Why does affluent Norway oppose entry for so few of us’, Syrian war refugees are asking…
Younger refugees finds it easier to find work
Refugees who were at the end of their teens when they arrived in Norway, are more often in employment than those who were older when…
Special benefit arrangements for refugees continues
End of special benefit arrangements for refugees did not get majority vote in Parliament Only Fremskrittspartiet (Frp), and Høyre (H), politicians voted yes to the…