Norwegian politics, Politics | This is what the newspaper writes about the policy on Monday 25 July
The Prime Minister’s July 22 speech: − Make Muslim religious communities scapegoats (VG)
Jonas Gahr Støre asks “moderate Muslims” to speak out against attitudes and actions in the wake of the shooting during Pride in Oslo. Muslim organizations react to this. Read more
Moxnes: Norway is facing the biggest explosion of diversity in modern times (Dagbladet paper edition)
– It will happen now, on Støre’s watch, he says. (page 9)
Abid Raja after the legalization move: − Could have had a cannabis monopoly (VG)
The Liberal deputy leader believes in decriminalization over the next five years. He believes the reaction to his own cannabis statements has been surprisingly positive. – I expected shouting and flushing buckets. Read more
Missing Norwegian billionaires: Witzøe: – Trist og lei, Sissener: – Luta lei (Dagbladet paper edition)
Gustav Witzøe senior and Jan Petter Sissener are very provoked by the plan from SV and Rødt to take the rich. (pages 10-11)
Listhaug: Vedum has failed the wells (VG)
FRP leader Sylvi Listhaug says Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) has himself to blame for disaster assessments. They are on a car holiday this summer, but not in an electric car. It is sold. Read more
Embassy employees go to court to get a collective agreement (The class struggle)
For ten years, local employees at Norway’s embassies have fought in vain to get a tariff agreement. Take them to court with their claim. Read more
Sørsamisk Ap-lag demands that wind turbines on Fosen be demolished (NTB)
Sørsamisk Arbeiderparti asks the government to follow up the verdict in the Høyesterett and demolish the wind turbines on Fosen. Read more
Huitfeldt: Norway condemns Russian attack on grain port in Odesa (NRK)
Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt reacted to the Russian rocket attack against the port of Odesa on Saturday. Norway condemns the attack. Read more
SV and Liberal will stop fish feed imports from Russia (Evening post)
Despite sanctions against Russia, we imported goods worth around 1 billion from the country in June, including fish feed and smolt. The SV and Venstre will have concluded that. Read more
Oslo will not become a city of millions (post by Geir Pollestad, fiscal spokesperson and parliamentary deputy leader (Sp) (Dagbladet)
The capital will not get any better from approaching one million inhabitants, but Norway will be a bad country if that happens. Read more
The government thinks it can scoop the boat with a sieve (Norwegian debate. By columnist Kjell Erik Eilertsen) (Nettavisen)
Expanding more power generation in the belief that it will lower power prices is like filling a leaky boat with strainers and believing it will float. Read more
Chief economist launches radical move: Cash support to stop evictions (Online newspaper)
Chief economist Jan Ludvig Andreassen will give large sums of cash support to residents of relocation municipalities. Read more
The climate crisis requires handling (manager, VG)
The extreme weather this summer makes us less aware of the violent man-made changes. The crisis is overwhelming, but it is possible to mitigate it. Read more
The energy crisis: – The government is afraid of the EU (Online newspaper)
Former LO leader Gerd Liv Valla believes that fear of the EU is stopping the government from taking action on the energy market to secure Norwegian interests. Read more
Listhaug reacts to the threat of bankruptcy: – It is painful (Online newspaper)
The FRP leader believes the government is responsible for companies struggling with the record high electricity prices and calls for action once again. Read more
That is why Norway ended up in a child welfare crisis (Daily newspaper)
At first, the authorities made it more difficult for parents to get their children back. Then came a Supreme Court decision which was misinterpreted for a year. Read more
Truss: – We cannot trust a word Putin says (NTB)
British Foreign Minister Liz Truss calls the attack against a port in Odesa on Saturday “horrific”, and it proves that Putin cannot be trusted. Read more
Lavrov confirms in Russia will control the government of Ukraine (NTB)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says, contrary to previous reports, that Russia is trying to talk out the Ukrainian government. Read more
Putin’s headache: If Navalny dies, he will become a martyr (comment by Ole Kristian Strøm) (VG)
Navalny has been moved to a prison that was recently called a torture chamber. Read more
Political earthquake in Ukraine (comment by Morten Strand) (Dagbladet)
An earthquake might be trifles in a war. Just as it was an earthquake when Ukraine’s president fired his childhood friend as spy chief, writes Morten Strand. Read more
Lavrov: The grain agreement with Ukraine remains (NTB)
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the international agreement on repatriation from Ukraine through the Black Sea, which still exists after the Odesa attack. Read more
Denmark added to Russian blacklist (NTB)
Russia has added Denmark to the list of “unfriendly countries and territories” after the Danish authorities expelled 15 Russian diplomats. Read more
Orban with harsh criticism of the EU: – Trying to impose values on us (NTB)
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban claims the EU is trying to impose its values, and hit out at the alliance’s Ukraine strategy during a forum in Romania on Saturday. Read more
The Democrats are helping Trump get re-elected (Norwegian debate. By columnist Simen Goffeng) (Nettavisen)
Strong opposition is now being experienced against the activist, progressive wing. From within, not from the enemy of the Republicans. Read more
Democracy activist executed in Myanmar (NTB)
The military junta in Myanmar has carried out four executions, including a former politician and a democracy activist. Read more
Trade unions ask the EU Commission to set temperature limits for working outdoors (NTB)
Several trade unions on Monday the European Commission introduced a limit on how hot it can be to carry out work outdoors. Read more
Peasant revolt against the elite (commentary by Kari Aarstad Aase) (VG)
Dutch farmers recently provided empty store shelves, blocked roads with their tractors and sprayed cow dung on public buildings. When they were discovered by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, it all took off. Read more
The election campaign in Brazil – Bolsonaro bets on family and the military (NTB)
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro promises a monthly payment to the poor if he is re-elected. For now, the opponent Lula is leading in the polls. Read more
– Civilization is at stake (Daily newspaper)
Thousands of people have been evacuated from the fires that are spreading rapidly in and around Yosemite National Park in California. Former Vice President Al Gore believes it is time to take action. Read more