#SWEDEN: Former Norway Minister Warns Of "Out Of Control" Sweden; Spike In Migrant Violence

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The previous migration minister of Norway has warned that the situation in Sweden is out of control after hundreds of car fires and bombings.

Sylvi Listhaug talks about the problems in Sweden, while warning that trying to avoid talking about it will not do any good.

Statistics show that young Somalians in the capital Oslo have 419 indictments per 1 000 inhabitants for violence and assault.

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#NORWAY: New Health Minister Says Gov't Shouldn't Tell Citizens Not To Smoke, Drink Alcohol, Eat Red Meat

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Norway's new cabinet minister for Public Health, Sylvi Listhaug, is causing controversy for saying that there's nothing wrong with eating red meat, smoking and drinking alcohol. At least her office won't be lecturing citizens to avoid such things.

An admitted "occasional" smoker herself, Listhaug hails from the Norwegian Progress Party, which is focused on civil liberties, individualism, and limited government. Which makes her "hands off" approach unsurprising.

In an interview, Listhaug said: "I think many smokers feel repressed. They almost feel they have to hide away, and I think that’s stupid. Although smoking is not good and it is harmful, adults have to decide for themselves what they do. The only thing we as governments are to do is to provide information."

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#NORWAY: Deputy Progress Party Leader Per Sandberg Will Resign After Controversial Iran Visits With Young Iranian Girlfriend

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Fisheries Minister and as the Progress Party deputy leader Per Sandberg, 58, is resigning after weeks of attacks, from the media, opposition politicians and even from within his own party, after he visited Iran in July with his new Iranian girlfriend. He alerted neither his own ministry nor the Prime Minister’s office before the trip, and he brought his official cell phone.

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#NORWAY: Progress Party To Consider Nationwide Ban Of The Muslim Call To Prayer

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Norway’s Progress Party, part of the ruling two-party coalition, is set to vote on banning the Muslim call to prayer in Norway when it meets for its national convention this weekend. The proposal is aimed to counter plans by some mosques in Norway to begin issuing the Islamic call to worship, as has been allowed at two mosques in neighboring Sweden.

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#NORWAY: Christians Democrats Withdraw From Coalition Talks With Solberg Gov't

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Christian Democratic Party withdrew from coalition talks with the government yesterday and has left the right wing- conservative cabinet as a minority government. The decision will surely make it more difficult for Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her partner party to get support on both financial and social policy proposals. Even lack of the majority in this scenario can end up with early ending of the coalition.

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#NORWAY: Journalist Accuses Immigration Min. Of "Xenophobia" For Wearing Crucifix During Speech

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Immigration Minister Sylvi Listhaug has slammed a journalist for spreading "fake news" to make her looking "evil and cynical" after a he accused her of using a crucifix necklace as a "prop" to promote xenophobia. Former newspaper editor Sven Egil Omdal wrote that he searched a database of over 630 news photos and only found her wearing the cross only twice. Listhaug, a member of the tough-on-immigration Progress Party, countered on Facebook that the cross, a gift from her elderly grandmother meant a lot to her, and showed three photos of her wearing it in 2007 alone.

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#NORWAY: Muslims Demand Resignation of Gov't Min. Who Called For Them To Eat Pork

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Norwegian Muslims have called on the country’s integration minister to step down after she said that immigrants should adapt to a culture of pork, alcohol and no face-veils. Sylvi Listhaug, a minister appointed by the anti-immigrant Progress Party, caused outrage on Monday when she made an incendiary post on the eve of an national integration conference.

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#NORWAY: Integration Min. Says Further Asylum Restrictions May Be Needed

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Integration Minister Sylvi Listhaug of the anti-immigration Progress Party warned that further immigration and asylum restrictions may be on the way. Just months after a number of immigration reforms aimed at making Norway a less attractive destination for refugees and migrants were pushed through parliament, Listhaug says further restrictions may be needed.

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#NORWAY: Integration Min. Opposes Immigrant Ghettos & "Parallel Societies" Criticizes Swedish, French, Belgian Models

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Integration Minister Sylvi Listhaug is criticizing the models for integrating Muslim immigrants into European nations like Sweden, France and Belgium following recent terror attacks, and says a tight immigration policy and tougher requirements for those who come to Norway are important tools for avoiding radicalization and "parallel societies."

#NORWAY: Cabinet Member Says Educating Immigrant Girls Is Waste Of Time

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Fisheries Minister Per Sandberg believes it's wasteful to educate women with immigrant backgrounds, because they almost always leave their jobs after getting married, often in arranged marriages. He made the comments in his book "Against My Will," and they've attracted a firestorm of criticism. In 2003, he called Al Gore and his Global Warming agenda a "big fraud."

#NORWAY: All Parties Agree To Tougher Refugee Policy As Record Numbers Arrive

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The ruling Conservative and populist Progress Party reached an agreement with allies and the Labour opposition, giving them a broad parliamentary majority to tighten Norway's asylum policy and reduce asylum-seeker benefits to dissuade migrants from coming, the country's political parties agreed, amid a record number of asylum applications. In 2015, 29,000 people have sought asylum in the country of 5.2 million.

#NORWAY: Progress Party Ldr. Calls On Cities To Reject Syrian Refugees

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Progress Party leader and Finance Minister Siv Jensen has called on municipalities under her party’s governance to refuse Syrian refugees. At the start of the national municipal election campaign, she asked them to ignore the agreement which the majority of parliamentary parties agreed in June - to accept 8,000 quota refugees from Syria.

#NORWAY: Legislation Would Penalize Those Who Rent to Illegal Immigrants; Allow Private Evictions

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Norwegian Progress Party politician Erlend Wiborg plans to introduce harsh penalties for citizens who provides housing to illegal immigrants. The legislation would allow land owners to remove illegal immigrants residing in their property without a court order. Those who do not remove immigrants could risk up to five years in prison.

#NORWAY: Progress Party Rejects Increased Syrian Immigration, Demands Referendum

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The Progress Party has rejected an agreement to accept 8,000 Syrian refugees to Norway in the next three years. That number is an increase of 3,500 over the government’s plans. It called the agreement "irresponsible," threatened to leave the coalition government, and has called for a referrendum on the issue of immigration in the fall.

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Museum Director Warned After Calling Ruling Coalition Partner Pty "Dangerous" [world politics news]

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Outspoken Progress Party Dep. Ldr. #Sandberg Not Likely to be Included in Gov't [world politics news]

Per Sandberg, the controversial Deputy Leader of the populist Progress Party of Norway, is likely to be denied a position in the new coalition government, in part because of his outspoken views on immigration and Islam. He will instead lead the party in parliament.

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Conservatives and Progress Party Form New Government [world politics news]

FrP Leader Siv Jensen and Høyre Leader Erna Solberg (Photo : Eirik Helland Urke)

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Only 1 in 4 Support Progress Pty Ldr. Jensen as Finance Min.; Economists Unfazed [world politics news]