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 The European Commission authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday, following the European Medicines Agency's approval of administering the jabs to adolescents earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.no/20210529/eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 Sat, 29 May 2021 21:05:57 +0200 eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 Children in Norway are a big deal. In fact in 2018 Prime Minister Erna Solberg urged Norwegians to have more. Here's what you need to know about the Norwegian culture of bringing up kids and the practical and financial help you can receive. https://www.thelocal.no/20210213/what-you-should-know-about-raising-children-in-norway Sat, 13 Feb 2021 11:27:18 +0100 what-you-should-know-about-raising-children-in-norway Although Norway tops a new Unicef list of children's chances of good health, the country fares far worse when it comes to protecting children's rights to a good climate in the future. https://www.thelocal.no/20200219/why-norway-is-at-both-the-top-and-bottom-of-unicef-ranking Wed, 19 Feb 2020 14:31:12 +0100 why-norway-is-at-both-the-top-and-bottom-of-unicef-ranking The Norwegian government will not go along with a protocol that allows children to lodge complaints over violations of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and three other UN conventions. https://www.thelocal.no/20160930/norway-wont-give-children-the-right-to-file-complaints-with-un Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:02:33 +0200 norway-wont-give-children-the-right-to-file-complaints-with-un In a study comparing the fitness levels of children in 50 different nations, Norway was topped by only three countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20160927/norwegian-kids-are-fourth-fittest-in-the-world-study Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:55:42 +0200 norwegian-kids-are-fourth-fittest-in-the-world-study Norway came out near the top of a new Unicef report on childhood inequality, in which children themselves rated their own health and life satisfcation. https://www.thelocal.no/20160414/norway-top-nation-for-childhood-income-equality Thu, 14 Apr 2016 12:01:35 +0200 norway-top-nation-for-childhood-income-equality Six out of ten Norwegians would use GPS tracking devices to keep tabs on children under the age of 12, according to a new poll by Gallup. https://www.thelocal.no/20150915/most-norwegians-want-electronic-tags-for-children Tue, 15 Sep 2015 16:39:12 +0200 most-norwegians-want-electronic-tags-for-children US comedian Stephen Colbert force has unleashed a Twitter storm at Prime Minister Erna Solberg in a bid to force Norway to increase funding for girls' education. https://www.thelocal.no/20150818/stephen-colbert-lets-invade-norway Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:57:31 +0200 stephen-colbert-lets-invade-norway Norway's controversial Child Welfare Service submitted false evidence in order to keep a child in foster care against the wishes of the mother, a court in Norway has ruled. https://www.thelocal.no/20150528/norways-child-protection-service-fabricated-court-evidence Thu, 28 May 2015 18:36:49 +0200 norways-child-protection-service-fabricated-court-evidence A senior figure in Norway’s anti-immigrant Progress Party has warned that a no-confidence motion against Justice Minister Anders Anundsen over refugee children, if carried out, would “automatically” cause the ruling right-wing coalition to collapse. https://www.thelocal.no/20150209/refugee-children-criticism-risks Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:37:00 +0100 refugee-children-criticism-risks The Norwegian government has shelved its proposal to cut child financial support to people on disability benefits, it was announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141114/norway-scraps-controversial-disability-benefits-plan Fri, 14 Nov 2014 11:05:00 +0100 norway-scraps-controversial-disability-benefits-plan An Eritrean woman and her eight children have been trapped at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport for more than a week after being deported by the Norwegian government. https://www.thelocal.no/20140321/asylum-mum-stranded-in-paris-with-8-kids Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:01:00 +0100 asylum-mum-stranded-in-paris-with-8-kids Norwegian medical ethics experts think it is time to open a registry to help children conceived with the help of a sperm donor to find their biological father and any half-siblings. https://www.thelocal.no/20130717/norway-ponders-sperm-donor-registry Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:06:00 +0200 norway-ponders-sperm-donor-registry With more than a hundred children gone missing without a trace from asylum seekers' residences across Norway, Save the Children has sounded the alarm and expressed fears the minors have fallen victim to human trafficking. https://www.thelocal.no/20130708/a-hundred-children-missing-in-norway-asylum-migrants-migration Mon, 08 Jul 2013 11:51:00 +0200 a-hundred-children-missing-in-norway-asylum-migrants-migration Norway is to extend the amount of parental leave reserved for dads to 14 weeks, bringing the period that can be claimed by both parents on full pay to 49 weeks, a coalition member party said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20121005/norwegian-dads-to-get-14-weeks-of-parental-leave Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:13:00 +0200 norwegian-dads-to-get-14-weeks-of-parental-leave Two Indian children at the centre of an international custody row returned to New Delhi on Tuesday to be cared for by an uncle one year after authorities in Norway removed them from their parents. https://www.thelocal.no/20120424/norway-custody-row-kids-arrive-home-in-india Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:48:46 +0200 norway-custody-row-kids-arrive-home-in-india Two Indian children at the centre of an international row after authorities in Norway removed them from their parents' care can be placed with their uncle in India, a Norwegian court ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20120423/uncle-gets-custody-in-indian-kids-case Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:34:24 +0200 uncle-gets-custody-in-indian-kids-case Norwegian social workers, embroiled in an international row after removing two Indian children from their parents, said on Friday they had decided to place the children with their uncle in India. https://www.thelocal.no/20120330/norway-to-hand-over-indian-children-to-uncle Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:49:00 +0200 norway-to-hand-over-indian-children-to-uncle Norwegian social workers, who sparked a diplomatic row by removing two Indian children from their parents, said on Wednesday they were calling off a deal to place the kids with their uncle in India due to a spat inside the family. https://www.thelocal.no/20120322/norway-wont-place-indian-kids-with-uncle Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:25:02 +0100 norway-wont-place-indian-kids-with-uncle The Indian father of two children who were taken into care by Norwegian social services, sparking a diplomatic row with New Delhi, told a newspaper on Tuesday his wife had a "psychological problem". https://www.thelocal.no/20120320/father-lifts-lid-on-india-norway-child-custody-row Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:41:45 +0100 father-lifts-lid-on-india-norway-child-custody-row