Seafood firm offers bounty to catch 27,000 escaped salmon off Norway

Mowi to give fishers ยฃ36 per fish after loss from farm in what campaigners say is a โ€˜disaster for wild salmonโ€™The global seafood company Mowi is offering a bounty to fishers who catch escaped salmon after an estimated 27,000 fish went missing from a fa…

Money to Burn by Asta Olivia Nordenhof review โ€“ fire and energy in a new septology

This intense tale of lives connected to the Scandinavian Star ferry disaster in 1990 is hardly conventional, but undoubtedly excitingInto the narrow field of Scandinavian multi-decker novels โ€“ populated by Jon Fosse and Karl Ove Knausgรฅrd โ€“ strides a n…

Norwegian firm lobbying to open Rosebank oilfield halves green investments

State-owned Equinor becomes latest fossil fuel firm to backtrack on clean energy pledges with move to halve budget to $5bnThe Norwegian oil company fighting to open a giant new oilfield off Shetland has cut billions of pounds from its green spending pl…

Ex-NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will be Norwayโ€™s finance minister

Former military alliance chief returns to the political fray in Oslo after governing coalition collapsed.

Norway rules out fish farm ban despite โ€˜existential threatโ€™ to wild salmon

Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for โ€˜acceptableโ€™ pollution levels Norwayโ€™s environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic sal…

How Britain can escape Trumpโ€™s tariffs: Buy American gas

As the threat of a trade war looms, Britain hopes it has a few secret weapons.

EU fertilizer dilemma: How to kill Putinโ€™s profits without hitting farmers

Tariffs on Russian fertilizers aim to hit Moscowโ€™s war machine. Europe’s growers are still angry.

France to EU: Concede nothing yet to Trump in trade war

Paris is joining a growing chorus of countries casting doubt on an EU push to buy more gas from the U.S.

Fact-checkers under fire as Big Tech pulls back

Meta’s move to ditch fact-checking put a target on the back of fake-news fighters, they warn.

EU โ€˜ready to negotiateโ€™ with Trump on boosting gas imports

The new U.S. president is pressuring Europe to buy more American gas or face steep tariffs.

Norway cool on Trumpโ€™s demand for a massive defense spending increase

The country aims to raise its military budget to 3 percent of GDP by the end of the decade, well short of Trump’s call for 5 percent.

Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms

String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in ScotlandA jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norwayโ€™s salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant damage and prompting c…

EU leaders urge Israel and Hamas to abide by new cease-fire deal

Multiple officials underlined the fragility of the agreement and stressed the importance of how it is implemented. The fighting continues.

Why North America should be renamed Skilpaddeรธya | Letters

Carla Toney responds to Donald Trumpโ€™s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico, and suggests a name change of her ownDonald Trump has suggested that the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed and referred to as the Gulf of America in the future. I have&nb…

Trump joins historyโ€™s long line of suitors coveting Greenland

America’s 20th and 19th century expansionists would have been delighted by the president-elect’s proposed land grab.

Russian threat pushes Norway to build bomb shelters for โ€˜worst-case scenarioโ€™

The Kremlin’s aggression is making neighboring countries nervous.

Greenland today, Svalbard tomorrow? Arctic shivers at specter of Trump and Putin

The incoming U.S. administration admits that its stunning polar gambit is about warding off Russian ambitions.

Sites without sound: Oslo leads in quiet, low-emission electric construction

Norwegian capitalโ€™s sites were 98% free of fossil fuels last year, and it aims to increase use of electric machineryTafseer Ali felt no need to raise his voice as the pair of diggers lumbered past him, their treads weighing heavy on the rock and asphal…

A reality check for Trump, would-be-ruler of Greenland

Here is what the president-elect can do with the autonomous territory.

Emmanuel Macron joins growing criticism of Elon Musk in Europe

French president accuses worldโ€™s richest man of intervening directly in continentโ€™s democratic processesEmmanuel Macron has added his voice to a growing chorus of European criticism of Elon Musk, accusing the worldโ€™s richest man of intervening directly…

In Norway, nearly all new cars sold in 2024 were fully electric

Fully electric cars account for more than 28% of all cars driven in the Nordic country as of December, according to Public Road Administration data.
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The nameless dead: scientists hunt for identities of thousands who tried to reach Europe

Expertsโ€™ group employs new technologies and techniques to help relatives of those missing in the migration crisis Four years ago, the remains of a toddler encased in a lifejacket and a navy snowsuit washed up on a beach in southern Norway, having spent…

Weather tracker: Giant waves bring rare surfing event to Hawaii

Competition named after champion surfer Eddie Aikau is held only when waves in Waimea Bay top 30ftA rare surfing event, the Eddie, took place in Hawaii last week, thanks to some giant waves.Formed about a week ago in the north Pacific Ocean, the waves …

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

The majority of humanitarian funding comes from just three wealthy donors: the US, Germany and the European Commission.
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Weather tracker: Nordic countries set for unseasonably mild Christmas

Temperatures expected to reach about 10C in Copenhagen and highs of 5-6C in Oslo, Stockholm and HelsinkiNordic countries are often associated with cold, snowy winters and temperatures well below zero celsius. However, this year unseasonably mild weathe…

The right to perform secondary movements under international refugee law

 

 

Paolo Biondi, EU Asylum
Agency

 

Photo
credit: Ggia, via Wikimedia
Commons

 

 

Introduction

 

The 1951
Refugee Convention is a pivotal document in international refugee
protection, outlining the rights of as…

UK mulls troops in Ukraine for training mission

UK Defense Sec John Healey says military training should be a “better fit for what the Ukrainians need” โ€“ and announces fresh ยฃ225 million in support.

Britainโ€™s Baltic defense club falls flat on military spending pledge

U.K. leader Keir Starmer says talking about extra defense spending is tough at the moment.

Starmer wants to โ€˜double downโ€™ on Russia sanctions โ€” but wonโ€™t spell out defense hike

“We have to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position whether or not there are negotiations,” says UK prime minister.

Israel shutting embassy in Ireland as relations plummet over Palestine

Israeli foreign minister denounces the Irish for “extreme anti-Israel policies” in a move that follows Irelandโ€™s recognition of Palestinian statehood and its accusations of genocide in Gaza.

Northern lights: the six best places in Europe to see the aurora borealis in 2025

Head north, avoid light pollution and seek out high ground โ€“ how to plan to see the northern lightsThe northern lights lit up the skies across the UK and Europe several times this year, and experts are predicting 2025 will be a great year for spotting …

Brexit Britain looks to Europe to help fix its railways

With money tight, ministers are looking for novel ways to finance new trains. The solution might lie across the channel.

Norway oil firm sued over alleged links to Israeli firm operating in illegal settlements

Exclusive: Complaint says Equinor is unlawfully connected to Israelโ€™s Delek Group, which has been flagged by UN human rights commissionerThe Norwegian oil company Equinor is being sued over alleged business links to the Israeli energy company Delek Gro…

European countries suspend Syrian asylum bids following Assad’s fall

A growing number of European countries including Austria, Britain, Germany, Sweden and Norway on Monday announced they were suspending their processing of Syrian asylum applications after rebels ousted the countryโ€™s dictator Bashar al-Assad over the w…

US conservatives look to an unlikely ally in court battle over transgender rights: Europe

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Wednesday over Tennesseeโ€™s law banning transition-related medical care for minors.

European countries give farmers more freedom to shoot wolves

The decision by Bern Convention members is a major win for the EU and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

โ€˜Itโ€™s nonstopโ€™: how noise pollution threatens the return of Norwayโ€™s whales

Cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are adding to the din underwater, which biologist Heike Vester says not only masks cetaceansโ€™ communication but can also stop them feeding From the moment that the biologist Dr Heike Vester presses play…

Norway forced to pause plans to mine deep sea in Arctic

Small Socialist Left party threatens to block budget if government becomes first to issue licences for deep-sea explorationThe Norwegian government has paused its plans to mine the deep sea in the Arctic, after pressure from a small leftwing party.The …

7 weeks until Trump: Russia and Ukraine fight for advantage before peace talks are imposed

The risk of a miscalculation is growing as the war enters a potentially decisive โ€” and dangerous โ€” new phase.ย 

โ€˜Would you survive 72 hours?โ€™ Germany and the Nordic countries prepare citizens for possible war

Apps and booklets are offering advice on how to build a bunker, stockpile food and live without electricity in case the worst happensGermany is developing an app to help people locate the nearest bunker in the event of attack. Sweden is distributing a …

Ukraine war briefing: US urges Zelenskyy to lower conscription age to 18

Biden administration readying another $725m in arms for Kyiv; Zelenskyy to approve tax increases for defence funding. What we know on day 1,009 A senior official in Joe Bidenโ€™s administration has told the Associated Press that the US is urging Ukraine…

Swedish PM says Baltic sea now โ€˜high riskโ€™ after suspected cable sabotage

Regional leaders meet after undersea telecoms cables severed, while Chinese ship remains at anchor nearbyThe Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said the Baltic sea is now a โ€œhigh riskโ€ zone as he met Nordic and Baltic leaders days after a sus…

Norway apologises to Sami, Forest Finns and Kvens for forced assimilation policy

Parliament votes to express โ€˜deepest regretโ€™ over more than a century of โ€˜Norwegianisationโ€™ of minoritiesThe Norwegian parliament has apologised unreservedly to minority groups and Indigenous people for more than a century of historical injustices comm…

โ€˜People do not want to believe it is trueโ€™: the photographer capturing the vanishing of glaciers

Christian ร…slund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer Standing in blinding sunlight on an archipelago above the Arctic Circle, the photographer Christian ร…slund looked in shock at a glacier he ha…

COP16 fizzles out as rich countries block global nature fund

The outcome left African and Latin American nations furious and prompted some to refuse to engage on other biodiversity issues.

Chinaโ€™s โ€˜mind-bogglingโ€™ space capabilities worry US, says Space Force chief

Beijing’s tech is more concerning than reports of Russian space nukes, said General B. Chanceย Saltzman.

Listen Up! review โ€“ tonally jarring comedy on multicultural integration and teenage trans identity

This curateโ€™s egg of a filmโ€™s crude humour feels somewhat at odds with the big issues itโ€™s exploring, even if doing so more or less sympatheticallyHere is a highly unusual film. Not because of its subject matter, or its tone, but because of the unlikel…

Sweden and Norway rethink cashless society plans over Russia security fears

Rise in hybrid warfare and cyber-attacks blamed on pro-Russia groups prompt Nordic neighbours to backpedal Sweden and Norway are backpedalling on plans for cashless societies over fears that fully digital payment systems would leave them vulnerable to …

Poland eyes defence bonds as EU refuses to exempt defence spending from deficit rules

In todayโ€™s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Norway helping Romania acquire a Patriot system, Spain cancelling a multimillion ammunition deal with Israel, and so much more.ย ย 

Israel bans UNRWA: The world reacts

The U.K. is โ€œgravely concerned,โ€ said Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Iran executes German-Iranian dissident after years in captivity

Berlin warns of โ€˜serious consequencesโ€™ for โ€˜inhumane regimeโ€™ after 69-year-old Jamshid Sharmahd put to deathIran has executed a 69-year-old German-Iranian political scientist after years in captivity, sparking outrage in Germany and beyond.Berlin warne…

Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces thwart another attempted cross-border incursion, official says

โ€˜Armed groupโ€™ tried to breach border between Ukraine and Bryansk, regionโ€™s governor says. What we know on day 978See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian forces thwarted an attempt at another cross-border incursion by Ukraine into south-western Russia, …

Remains of man whose death was recorded in 1197 saga uncovered in Norway

Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man โ€˜cast headfirstโ€™ into it by besiegers of castleIn 1197, an ancient saga records that a body was flung into a well by the besiegers of Sverresborg castle outside Nidaros, now the c…

Sรกmi languages canย still be saved | Letter

They are more likely to thrive and receive funding from Nordic governments if an academy is formed to establish unified language norms, writes Donald RayfieldThe alarming prospect of extinction for the Sรกmi languages of Nordic countries is not as inevi…

European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power

Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland — and the European Commission are expected to reach an agreement on the installation of some 20,000 wind turbines in the North Sea by 2050.

Norway to increase minimum age limit on social media to 15 to protect children

Prime minister wants young people to be shielded from โ€˜power of the algorithmโ€™Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of 15 as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are โ€œpitted against small childr…

We need a a whole-of-society approach to intelligence

If Western countries are to withstand the aggression waged by various rivals and their proxies, sharing insights from the front line is the only way forward โ€” and today, that includes businesses.

Funding cuts could mean death of Sรกmi languages, say Indigenous parliaments

Sweden and Finland plan to withdraw funding to safeguard nine languages defined as threatened by UnescoThe Indigenous parliaments of Sweden, Finland and Norway have warned that some Sรกmi languages could disappear if Stockholm and Helsinki press ahead w…

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin review โ€“ moving tale of disabled gamerโ€™s digital double life

Using World of Warcraft-style animation, this documentary tells the story of Mats Steen, a boy with muscular dystrophy whose online popularity was only revealed after his deathItโ€™s probably just an accident of scheduling, but this deeply affecting docu…

Ukraine war briefing: US sanctions China firms over โ€˜complete attack drones made for Russiaโ€™

First ever action over a ready-to-use weapons system made in China rather than parts for Russia to build one, says Washington; Zelenskiy touts victory plan. What we know on day 968See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe US has unveiled its first eve…

CRINK: Itโ€™s the new โ€˜Axis of Evilโ€™

The alliance among China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is forcing NATO to tighten links with Indo-Pacific countries.

Several EU countries now question welcoming conditions for Ukrainian refugees

Norway, Hungary and the Czech Republic have imposed restrictions on the entry or social rights of those fleeing the Russian invasion. They have raised concerns about the burden of supporting refugees and the presence of men of military age.

Germanyโ€™s Scholz offers โ‚ฌ1.4B in fresh military aid for Ukraine during Zelenskyy visit

The Ukrainian leader visited Berlin to present his peace plan to the German chancellor.

Europeโ€™s privacy patrol is spoiling Big Techโ€™s AI party

New leadership in Dublin has put the EUโ€™s privacy regulators on a collision course with Big Tech.

Foul play at the fish farm: โ€˜Nordic blueโ€™, the hit new genre mixing noir and knitting

Satu Rรคmรถ has caused a publishing sensation across Europe โ€“ thanks to her novels about Hildur, a mindful cop who solves murders with her needle-clacking sidekick, then soothes her trauma with exercise. We meet the author for rhubarb cordials at her Ice…

EU needs faster migrant returns, say 17 countries including Germany, France: Report

The push comes amid a rightward and anti-immigration shift in multiple EU countries.

The EUโ€™s most pointless job

Josep Borrell loves to condemn things โ€” sometimes in the “strongest possible terms.” Does it ever have any impact?

Europeโ€™s exhausted oyster reefs โ€˜once covered area size of Northern Irelandโ€™

Study uncovers vivid and poignant accounts of reefs as high as houses off countries including UK, France and IrelandOnly a handful of natural oyster reefs measuring at most a few square metres cling on precariously along European coasts after being wip…

Russia and Chinaโ€™s cooperation in the Arctic is a rising nuclear threat

While Beijing and Moscow have been working to establish a strategic foothold in the region for more than a decade, Washington and Brussels are just now waking up to the danger.

Putinโ€™s war economy faces pain if Saudis sink global oil prices

A Saudi move to grab market share will squeeze the Kremlin’s finances, experts argue.