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 US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.no/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Norway on Monday, April 13th, reopened its renovated government headquarters in central Oslo, almost 15 years after the buildings there were severely damaged when mass killer Anders Behring Breivik detonated a bomb. https://www.thelocal.no/20260413/norway-reopenes-renovated-government-headquarters-after-2011-bombing Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:47:51 +0200 norway-reopenes-renovated-government-headquarters-after-2011-bombing Morten Wold, Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget), has announced his immediate resignation after being stopped for driving under the influence during the Easter break. https://www.thelocal.no/20260410/norwegian-parliaments-vice-president-resigns-after-drunk-driving-incident Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:45:40 +0200 norwegian-parliaments-vice-president-resigns-after-drunk-driving-incident Canadian, German and Norwegian leaders will meet in the Norwegian Arctic on Friday to discuss the region's fragile security situation, against the backdrop of a large NATO exercise. https://www.thelocal.no/20260313/norwegian-canadian-and-german-leaders-hold-arctic-security-talks Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:14 +0100 norwegian-canadian-and-german-leaders-hold-arctic-security-talks There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal despite speculation that this Norwegian archipelago could be the next Arctic territory coveted by the United States or Russia. https://www.thelocal.no/20260219/norways-svalbad-island-wary-of-global-powers-after-greenland-dispute Thu, 19 Feb 2026 09:45:45 +0100 norways-svalbad-island-wary-of-global-powers-after-greenland-dispute Although Norway consistently ranks among the world's least corrupt nations, a series of high-profile scandals is challenging the country's clean image. Is the "trust system" working? https://www.thelocal.no/20260218/explained-is-norway-really-as-free-from-corruption-as-we-think Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:40:58 +0100 explained-is-norway-really-as-free-from-corruption-as-we-think Russia, which has invaded Ukraine and is accused of trying to destabilise Europe and the Baltic Sea, has instead taken a more cautious approach in the Arctic, the head of Norwegian intelligence told AFP on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20260215/russia-avoids-confrontation-in-arctic-norwegian-official-says Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:31:33 +0100 russia-avoids-confrontation-in-arctic-norwegian-official-says Ten years after the referendum that led to Brexit, Britain and the European Union must close ranks in an increasingly unstable world, their leaders said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20260214/europe-uk-seek-closer-ties-a-decade-after-brexit Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:33:53 +0100 europe-uk-seek-closer-ties-a-decade-after-brexit Norway's parliament on Tuesday agreed to set up an independent commission to investigate the ties between convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and several prominent Norwegians, media reported. https://www.thelocal.no/20260210/norway-to-set-up-independent-commission-over-epstein-revelations Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:02:28 +0100 norway-to-set-up-independent-commission-over-epstein-revelations From the crown princess to a former prime minister, the Epstein affair has implicated some of Norway's most prominent personalities, triggering a crisis of confidence in a society that prizes trust. https://www.thelocal.no/20260209/something-is-rotten-norway-hit-by-crisis-of-trust-over-epstein-files Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:50:44 +0100 something-is-rotten-norway-hit-by-crisis-of-trust-over-epstein-files Growing political polarisation means that debate about immigration is boiled down to 'pro' or 'anti'-immigration positions, but new surveys reveal that European public opinion is a little more nuanced than that. https://www.thelocal.no/20260207/what-do-europeans-really-think-about-immigration Sat, 07 Feb 2026 14:46:38 +0100 what-do-europeans-really-think-about-immigration While global tensions have focused on Greenland, Norway's military intelligence service said on Friday, 6th February, that Russia and China were looking to increase their presence on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. https://www.thelocal.no/20260206/norway-says-russia-china-seek-to-up-presence-on-svalbard Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:16:20 +0100 norway-says-russia-china-seek-to-up-presence-on-svalbard Norwegian police have opened an "aggravated corruption" investigation into former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.thelocal.no/20260206/norway-police-investigate-ex-pm-jagland-over-epstein-links Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:49:25 +0100 norway-police-investigate-ex-pm-jagland-over-epstein-links European leaders sending their troops to Greenland has - writes political columnist John Lichfield - called Donald Trump's bluff when it comes to military conflict. Instead the continent faces the prospect of a long and brutal trade war. https://www.thelocal.no/20260120/opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:46:19 +0100 opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Younger voters across Europe are increasingly tempted by hard-right and anti-migrant parties, but experts say this can't be explained by anti-immigration politics alone. https://www.thelocal.no/20260117/why-are-young-europeans-increasingly-supporting-anti-immigration-parties Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:06:08 +0100 why-are-young-europeans-increasingly-supporting-anti-immigration-parties Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Monday launched the ‘Plan for Norway’, a major new political platform for implementation from 2026. https://www.thelocal.no/20251215/plan-for-norway-what-are-norwegian-pm-stores-new-headline-policies Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:23:07 +0100 plan-for-norway-what-are-norwegian-pm-stores-new-headline-policies The European Union reacted sharply on Wednesday to US visa sanctions imposed on five European figures involved in regulating tech companies, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton. https://www.thelocal.no/20251224/eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:36:22 +0100 eu-strongly-condemns-us-visa-bans-against-five-europeans After the European Union significantly tightened its immigration policy earlier this month, 19 EU countries on Wednesday urged the European Commission to finance "return hubs" outside the bloc for failed asylum-seekers. https://www.thelocal.no/20251217/19-eu-countries-call-on-eu-to-fund-return-hubs Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:47:54 +0100 19-eu-countries-call-on-eu-to-fund-return-hubs Residency and citizenship crackdowns, repatriation grants, caps on foreign population, elections and all amid an expected and continued rise in the polls for the right... how will immigration trends change around Europe in 2026? https://www.thelocal.no/20251206/how-immigration-trends-will-change-around-europe-in-2026 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:18:49 +0100 how-immigration-trends-will-change-around-europe-in-2026 With just days left until the final vote, Norway’s government is scrambling to secure a majority for the 2026 state budget after negotiations with key allies collapsed over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.no/20251201/explainer-what-is-going-on-with-norways-2026-budget-negotiations Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:42:12 +0100 explainer-what-is-going-on-with-norways-2026-budget-negotiations