Asylum

In the final four months of 2015, a record number of asylum seekers came to Norway. During the first four months of this year, the numbers plummeted by 95 percent …

The Norwegian parliament has adopted a number of legislative amendments to ensure a more sustainable asylum policy and strengthen border control. These were approved by the King in Council today. …

Britain would have to accept more migrants if it forged a Norwegian-style trade treaty with the EU after Brexit . MPs are privately threatening to force a Commons vote so …

On 26 April, Norway signed a readmission agreement with Turkey. Under the agreement, Turkish citizens, third-country nationals and stateless persons who have a valid visa or a residence permit in …

The Directorate of Immigration (UDI) cancels the creation of 8,000 places in reception centers for asylum seekers, reports the newspaper VG. The reason is that the need for reception centers …

With crime declining in the Netherlands, the country is looking at new ways to fill its prisons. The government has let Belgium and Norway put prisoners in empty cells and …

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has drawn up a range of measures to tighten the immigration rules and make it less attractive for people to seek asylum in …

Norwegian police arrested a former Syrian Al Qaeda fighter who sought asylum in Norway, the UK’s Daily Express reports. Police arrested the 26-year-old man Friday at an asylum center after …

On Tuesday, Norway began sending refugees and migrants who battled temperatures approaching 30 degrees below zero to cross the country’s Arctic border. The UN criticized Norway’s treatment toward migrants stating …

The European Commission on Wednesday (5 May) backed extending internal border checks for six months in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Brussels executive says the move is triggered …

The European Commission considered that the extraordinary circumstances for limiting the Schengen Agreement of free movement in those countries still persist, because Greece, where are nearly 66.400 migrants, presents deficiencies …