https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Norway announced on Wednesday that it would close its borders to almost all non-residents in a bid to avoid highly transmissible new strains of the coronavirus spreading. https://www.thelocal.no/20210127/breaking-norway-to-close-borders-to-nearly-all-non-residents-over-virus Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:11:11 +0100 breaking-norway-to-close-borders-to-nearly-all-non-residents-over-virus The European Commission has proposed creating new "dark red zones" which would be subject to tight travel restrictions whilst Europeans have been "strongly discouraged" from all but essential travel within the EU as Covid-19 infections rise. https://www.thelocal.no/20210122/europeans-urged-not-to-travel-as-eu-agency-demands-tighter-measures Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:24:12 +0100 europeans-urged-not-to-travel-as-eu-agency-demands-tighter-measures The UK government has announced that it is introducing new rules stating that all arrivals into the country will need to present a negative Covid test. https://www.thelocal.no/20210108/all-arrivals-into-the-uk-will-soon-need-a-negative-covid-test-government-announced Fri, 08 Jan 2021 11:22:26 +0100 all-arrivals-into-the-uk-will-soon-need-a-negative-covid-test-government-announced Here's a reminder to Britons living around Europe of some of the rules they will have to abide by when travelling after January 1st 2021. https://www.thelocal.no/20201209/brexit-reminder-what-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-about-travel-after-december-31st Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:36:05 +0100 brexit-reminder-what-brits-in-europe-need-to-know-about-travel-after-december-31st The UK government's decision to end freedom of movement does not just hit Brits in the UK, but also those living around the EU who may need or simply want to move to another EU country in future. Please tell us if you are affected. https://www.thelocal.no/20201214/landlocked-in-the-eu-are-you-affected-by-loss-of-onward-freedom-of-movement Mon, 14 Dec 2020 15:49:03 +0100 landlocked-in-the-eu-are-you-affected-by-loss-of-onward-freedom-of-movement Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has told her Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven that Norway will not fully open its border with its Scandinavian neighbour. https://www.thelocal.no/20200929/norway-pm-solberg-rules-out-swedish-exemption-to-coronavirus-border-rules Tue, 29 Sep 2020 12:19:28 +0200 norway-pm-solberg-rules-out-swedish-exemption-to-coronavirus-border-rules People living in Denmark and Norway are more opposed to receiving tourists from neighbouring Sweden than they are to those from any other country in Europe -- underlining the blow Covid-19 has dealt to Scandinavian solidarity. https://www.thelocal.no/20200709/swedish-tourists-unwelcome-in-denmark-and-norway-poll Thu, 09 Jul 2020 14:29:37 +0200 swedish-tourists-unwelcome-in-denmark-and-norway-poll EU countries have finally agreed to reopen their external borders on July 1st to visitors from 15 countries but American tourists will still not be allowed to travel to Europe because the US is still considered a risk due to the high number of Covid-19 cases. https://www.thelocal.no/20200629/eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:17:02 +0200 eu-to-allow-visitors-from-14-safe-countries-but-not-the-us Norway's government is to make a new announcement on coronavirus travel restrictions today. Could it open up for the wives and girlfriends of Norwegian citizen or relax tourism rules? https://www.thelocal.no/20200625/is-norway-about-to-relax-its-strict-coronavirus-travel-rules Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:45:04 +0200 is-norway-about-to-relax-its-strict-coronavirus-travel-rules On Friday Lorelou Desjardins, the Frenchwoman who writes the Frog in the Fjord blog, will get married. But even with the worst coronavirus restrictions now gone in Norway, it will be very different from expected. https://www.thelocal.no/20200618/getting-married-in-norway-in-the-age-of-coronavirus Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:59:32 +0200 getting-married-in-norway-in-the-age-of-coronavirus A group of Norwegian cross-border couples has accused the government of falsely claiming that Monday's changes to border rules make reunion possible, when only 11 of the 272 members who responded to a survey have been https://www.thelocal.no/20200616/norway-cross-border-couples-they-say-this-is-fixed-now-when-its-not Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:40:30 +0200 norway-cross-border-couples-they-say-this-is-fixed-now-when-its-not As European countries emerge from their coronavirus lockdowns and lift travel restrictions to revive their tourist industries, the EU has been aiming to coordinate the border reopening among its 27 members. But it hasn't quite worked out like that. https://www.thelocal.no/20200615/open-borders-europes-haphazard-route-to-ending-travel-restrictions Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:02:25 +0200 open-borders-europes-haphazard-route-to-ending-travel-restrictions Finland's government has announced that it will open its borders to residents of Norway and Denmark from Monday next week, as part of a wider reopening to Nordic and Baltic nations. https://www.thelocal.no/20200611/finland-to-open-border-to-norway-and-denmarkbut-not-sweden Thu, 11 Jun 2020 18:39:37 +0200 finland-to-open-border-to-norway-and-denmarkbut-not-sweden The EU's external borders have been effectively closed since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic but the European Commission is set to announce a plan for a "progressive and partial" reopening of them from July 1st. https://www.thelocal.no/20200610/eu-proposes-progressive-and-partial-reopening-of-borders-in-july Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:11:04 +0200 eu-proposes-progressive-and-partial-reopening-of-borders-in-july Norway's justice ministry is able and ready to extend border controls until at least August 15 when the current controls expire on May 15, a spokesman has told VG, but a decision has yet to be taken. We look at what restrictions are in place. https://www.thelocal.no/20200430/when-will-norway-lift-its-travel-ban-and-what-will-go-first Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:39:12 +0200 when-will-norway-lift-its-travel-ban-and-what-will-go-first The European Union will impose an entry ban on travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days to battle the spread of the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20200317/eu-imposes-entry-ban-for-30-days-in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-pandemic Tue, 17 Mar 2020 21:43:30 +0100 eu-imposes-entry-ban-for-30-days-in-bid-to-slow-coronavirus-pandemic The situation around the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly, which in many cases may lead to confusion or worry. We asked you what questions you had about the outbreak and reactive measures in Norway, and we're working to answer them in this article. https://www.thelocal.no/20200316/the-answers-to-your-most-asked-questions-about-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-norway Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:30:05 +0100 the-answers-to-your-most-asked-questions-about-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-norway 149 people have been rejected at the border in southern Jutland since the borders closed on Saturday, according to South Jutland Police. https://www.thelocal.no/20200313/breaking-denmark Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:38:11 +0100 breaking-denmark Norway urged its own residents to return home on Saturday on the same day Russia announced separately that it was closing its land border to Norway and Poland in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.no/20200314/russia-shuts-land-border-to-norway-to-foreigners-over-coronavirus Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:09:19 +0100 russia-shuts-land-border-to-norway-to-foreigners-over-coronavirus The Norwegian government said on Friday that it will extend its temporary border controls for another three months. https://www.thelocal.no/20161111/norway-extends-border-controls-through-february-2017 Fri, 11 Nov 2016 16:48:21 +0100 norway-extends-border-controls-through-february-2017