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More people should have taken the 1 May train (Henrik Asheim, 1st deputy leader of the Conservative Party) (E24)
Norwegian working life is largely safe and orderly. But on Workers’ Day, a record number are still completely out of work. The reality is that record numbers are now completely out of work. Over 600,000 people. And the number is growing. The increase in young disabled people in particular is worrying. In other words, the development is exactly at odds with what a strengthening of the work line would imply.
The work line is the foundation of the welfare society we live in. People must be in work to finance welfare, and there must be more of them. So far, the government has spent all its waking hours closing doors to working life, while at the same time increasing social security benefits. It goes against everything the work line stands for. And everything we should fight for on 1 May. After all, the most important thing we can do is to give more people the opportunity to go on the trains. read more
The young Conservative leader wants hash at Vinmonopolet (VG)
Young Conservative leader Ola Svenneby wants hashish to be sold at Vinmonopolet or pharmacies, instead of it being sold by criminals on the street. – We have to realize that more police officers are not the solution to breaking gang crime, says Unge Høyre leader Ola Svenneby to VG. He says that if it were true that more police is the way to go, all countries would do it. – But it has not worked anywhere. We have to remove the market instead, says Svenneby. read more
The Conservative Party promises to scrap exit tax austerity (DN)
Angry entrepreneurs warn foreigners against moving to Norway. Tina Bru (H) and Linda Hofstad Helleland (H) ask Vedum to reject the new tightening of the exit tax. – It’s completely nonsense, says Bru.
– Even before the proposal has been adopted, we hear about entrepreneurs who move abroad and do not want to come to Norway or establish themselves in Norway. We force people with good solutions out of the country. We cannot live with that, says Helleland.
The promise from the Conservative Party is therefore resoundingly clear: – If we win the election, there will be no entrepreneurs’ tax like this. We are not supporters of reversal, but we cannot afford not to reverse this. This is more important than dissolving a county council, says Bru. read more
Egg shortage before 17 May: The Conservatives and Liberals want imports (E24)
Rema 1000 is expecting egg trouble in the run-up to National Day. – With the Center Party in government, a very large proportion of Norwegian consumers will still not have the opportunity to eat eggs, perhaps not even make scrambled eggs on May 17 itself, says Lene Westgaard-Halle, spokesperson for agricultural policy in the Conservative Party.
She and Alfred Bjørlo, spokesperson for agricultural policy in the Liberal Party, are now going out and asking Nortura to import eggs by 17 May. – Nortura is the market regulator and controls the entire egg market. Now they must ensure that safe eggs are imported from our neighboring countries until 17 May. read more
After Mehl refs: – Much confusion (The day bath)
The Minister of Justice was silenced, and the Storting and the government introduced a ban. But the some-giant’s European top thinks there is no cause for concern. – We think the concerns about security are misunderstood. We have never shared data with the Chinese authorities, nor will we do so if we are asked to, says James Lyons to Dagbladet.
He is head of policy comms in Europe for the very popular – and controversial – social media Tiktok. – We are completely open about which data we share with which authorities and regularly publish this on our websites, Lyons continues. read more
Finnmark fishermen blocked the Kystruten in Øksfjord and Kjøllefjord: – This will be a long battle (NRK)
Politician dissatisfaction is great along the Finnmark coast after the Storting adopted the quota report. On board a barge, Jon-Atle Bjørnø and 14 other fishing boats blocked the Havila Kystruten in Øksfjord in Loppa municipality this afternoon.
They did this in solidarity with their professional brothers further east in Finnmark who campaigned yesterday. But also to highlight the dissatisfaction with the quota report that was adopted at the Storting yesterday. – We fishermen have had plenty of time to campaign, now that we are no longer allowed to fish, says Bjørnø. read more
Students camp for peace at the University of Oslo (NRK)
At the University of Oslo, students have so far set up a total of 16 tents. One of the demands is an academic boycott of Israel. On Wednesday, Universitas wrote that students at several Norwegian universities are planning support actions in light of the pro-Palestinian demonstrations at American universities. read more
The Methodist Church lifts the ban on same-sex marriage (NTB)
The Methodist Church on Wednesday lifted its ban on gay priests and same-sex marriage. The United Methodist Church has around 10 million members around the world, and the Norwegian Methodist Church is subordinate to it. read more
Shaken after NRK revelations: – We have failed the child welfare children (NRK)
The politicians acknowledge that they have not done enough for “instukidsa”. Now they want change – fast. read more
The Liberal Party asks the new health minister to come to the fore in the drug field: – At least it can’t get worse (NRK)
The Liberals are impatient after almost three years without “seeing the beginning” of a drug reform. The government “fervently hopes” they will be completed during the year. read more
Attacks the LO leader: – She is failing her members (NRK)
1 May is the labor movement’s International Day of Struggle. But Frps’ Sylvi Listhaug believes LO is not fighting enough. – I think she is letting her members down, because it seems she is more concerned with protecting the Labor Party than standing up for the workers, she says to NRK.
Listhaug believes that LO’s efforts for Norwegian wage earners deserve a failing grade. – In recent years, people have received worse advice. What was supposed to be ordinary people’s trip has become a continuous decline. read more
The state outbid two competitors by one billion in a secret battle for Meraker Brug (DN)
The government assured the Storting that the price of NOK 2.65 billion was within what “other bidders would be able to value” Meraker Brug for. Now the lawyer for one of the bidders is coming forward – to correct the story.
– In this bidding process, we considered it unthinkable and pointless that anyone could or would bid such an amount, and that was also the case for our clients, says business and property lawyer in Thommessen for 37 years, Gerhard Holm. He adds: – When our clients reached 1.655 billion, the annual return was already in the single digits in our calculations. 2.65 billion it was completely pointless to bid. It is not possible to calculate home – and far above what is proportionately paid for other comparable properties, says Holm. read more
Healthcare organizations spend 120 million on new premises: – Startling, says the professor (NRK)
Helse Vest will spend NOK 120 million over 15 years to rent brand new premises in the center of Stavanger. At the same time, hospital doctors sit in older barrack rigs. – Helse Vest is provoking the employees, says the company’s chief medical officer. read more
Will challenge China’s dominance with Norwegian minerals (Finansavisen)
Politicians from the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party and the Christian People have come together on a proposal that will provide more land-based mineral extraction in Norwegian hills and rocks.
– There is a lot of geopolitics in this. China has made it very clear that it is not interested in letting go of the control it has over the microchip value chain. I think it is also important that we get European and Western cooperation on this, says Bård Ludvig Thorheim, representative of the Conservative Party in the Storting’s energy and environment committee. read more
Challenges the Minister of Labour: Amund (17) is not allowed to start his own business (NRK)
The musician Amund Posti Møller is one year too young to start his own business. The Minister of Labor promises to look at the regulations. read more
The United States accuses Russia of violating the ban on chemical weapons in Ukraine (NTB)
The United States accuses Russia of having violated the international ban on the use of chemical weapons in its warfare in Ukraine, reports Reuters. According to the Americans, Russia has used the chloropicrin gas, which causes people to suffocate, and also chemicals for riot control as “methods of war” in Ukraine. read more
The United States with new sanctions against Russians and companies in China (NTB)
The US is imposing new Russia-related sanctions on hundreds of people and companies on Wednesday. The sanctions aim to punish companies and others that help Vladimir Putin’s regime procure weapons to use in the war in Ukraine, and to sabotage Russia’s military and industrial capacity. read more
Israeli defense summit: – We are preparing an offensive in the north of the Gaza Strip (NTB)
Israeli forces are preparing for a military offensive in northern Gaza, says defense chief Herzi Halevi. read more
The Philippines accuses China of harassment in the South China Sea (NTB)
The Philippines accuses China of using water cannons and other forms of aggressive behavior against Philippine boats in the South China Sea. read more
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