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WEBTighter asylum rules for Ukrainians spark both praise and criticism. The Norwegian government's decision to tighten asylum and immigration rules for Ukrainian refugees is drawing both praise and criticism from opposition parties. Some were "shocked," while others think Ukrainians from "safer" areas of the country can travel home. Norway's ...
Defense wins big in state budget, but the chief still needs to cut ...
WEB4 hours ago · Norwegian Defense Chief Eirik Kristoffersen emerged as one of the biggest winners in state budget allocations on Monday, securing a hefty 21 percent increase over last year. He met the news with characteristic calm and concern, though, stressing instead the needs to “fix the current structure,” cut costs while developing more efficient new programs and, […]
Threat levels highest in decades - Norway's News in English
WEBFebruary 12, 2024. Norway’s national security- and intelligence agencies released their evaluations of threats against Norway on Monday, and they’re the highest and most serious in decades. China and Norway’s neighbouring Russia still pose the biggest threats, they claim, while the threat of terrorist attacks is “moderate.”.
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WEBSep 29, 2024 · Tighter asylum rules for Ukrainians spark both praise and criticism. September 30, 2024. The Norwegian government's decision to tighten asylum and immigration rules for Ukrainian refugees is drawing both praise and criticism from opposition parties. Some were "shocked," while others think Ukrainians from "safer" areas of the country can travel ...
New storm cuts Norway in two - Norway's News in English
WEBJanuary 31, 2024. Northern- and Southern Norway were cut off from each other Wednesday evening, after yet another extreme storm slammed into the central portions of the country. The E6 highway that runs from the border to Sweden in the south to the border to Russia in the far north was closed over the mountains of Saltfjellet in Nordland, and ...
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WEBAug 23, 2024 · Grocery stores drop ‘price hunters’. September 24, 2024. Two of Norway's largest grocery store companies, NorgesGruppen and REMA1000, have stopped sending prisjegere (literally, price-hunters) into each other's stores to check and record shelf prices on a wide range of items. One researcher called the move "an implicit...
Norway waking up to security needs - Norway's News in English
WEBMay 27, 2023 · NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: New security controls at Oslo’s City Hall, armed police on the 17th of May, planned installation of upgraded radar defense and the world’s largest warship anchored off Oslo just before NATO gathers its foreign ministers in Oslo: It all shows how Norway, often accused of being naive, is waking up after decades of post-Cold War peace and prosperity to the threats it ...
Americans settle in on Norwegian bases
WEBJune 7, 2022. NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway’s Parliament has cleared the way for US military forces to set up their own operations on four Norwegian bases. They’re not entirely welcome, but a solid majority has backed the government’s new “defense agreement” with the US, marking the biggest change in Norwegian base policy since Norway joined ...
Norway boosts crisis preparedness - Norway's News in English — …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Norway boosts crisis preparedness. May 29, 2024. War in Europe, digital threats and climate change have prompted Norwegian officials to expand their crisis preparedness guidelines and even cooperate more closely with the EU. Everyone in the country should now be able to get along without water, electricity, digital communications and electronic ...
Remaining Corona rules extended - Norway's News in English
WEBOct 28, 2021 · Remaining Corona rules extended. October 28, 2021. Norway’s new health minister held her first Corona press conference on Thursday, amidst a sudden and ongoing rise in Covid-19 infection in Norway. Ingvild Kjerkol of the Labour Party called the situation “manageable,” but announced that the government has …