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 Norwegian Justice Minister Anders Anundsen on Wednesday ruled out holding a referendum on immigration, rejecting a request by a fellow member of his populist party to follow in the footsteps of Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.no/20140213/norway-minister-rules-out-swiss-style-migrant-vote Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:17:00 +0100 norway-minister-rules-out-swiss-style-migrant-vote One of Norway's two government parties has called for a Swiss-style referendum on measures to restrict immigration, in a further sign that Switzerland's shock decision will have knock-on effects elsewhere in Europe. https://www.thelocal.no/20140211/norway-ruling-party-calls-for-swiss-style-referendum Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:12:00 +0100 norway-ruling-party-calls-for-swiss-style-referendum Police have launched an investigation into the death of a 48-year-old Norwegian who died while base jumping this week in the Lauterbrunnen area of the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.no/20130508/norwegian-base-jumper-dies-in-switzerland-cliff-crash Wed, 08 May 2013 17:43:00 +0200 norwegian-base-jumper-dies-in-switzerland-cliff-crash A burgeoning Swiss franc has helped the Alpine nation dislodge Norway from the top of The Economist's Big Mac index, a study comparing the price of McDonald’s most famous burger with the cost of living in 100 countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20120113/swiss-knock-norway-off-big-mac-perch Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:55:15 +0100 swiss-knock-norway-off-big-mac-perch