Heightened tensions in the region these days —
Norway:
- via IMDi: 18,000 flyktninger må bosettes i 2016
- 26.11.15: temporary border controls resume in Norway
- 80.000 migranter og asylsøkere har ankommet Sverige de siste to månedene. Det svenske mottakssystemet er i ferd med å bryte sammen, og onsdag varslet Sverige derfor tiltak for å redusere tilstrømmingen av asylsøkere og migranter.– Vi kan ikke vente til det samme skjer i Norge. Derfor har vi allerede satt i verk en rekke tiltak, men vi må følge nøye hva andre land gjør og handle raskt, sier Anders Anundsen.
- 04.12.15: Border controls will continue for 20 (+) days.
- 18.12.15: Border controls will continue until 15.01.16 (+)
- Solberg: Legger press på EU — åpner for å avvise asylsøkere
- “Vi kan ikke ha en situasjon hvor alle går oppover i Europa og ender i Tyskland, Norge, Sverige og Finland fordi vi er endestasjonen på en reise”
- Solberg, in dialogue with Norwegian municipalities: Mottakssystemet er i krise
- Food vouchers: Regjeringen vil slutte å gi enslige, unge asylsøkere penger
- 14.01.16: Norway to Refugees: If You Came on a Bike, You’ll Probably Leave on a Bike
Sweden:
- More restrictive measures are going into effect, including time-limited residence permits: Svenske asyl-tiltak vil send sjokkbølgjer gjennom Europa
- The changes highlight domestic political tension: Swedish official hates her new refugee policy so much she is literally crying about it; Sweden’s deputy prime minister cries while announcing refugee u-turn ; Vi seal kennel håndtere death; Sweden shuts the door.
- 01.12.15 update: EU to relocate asylum seekers in Sweden
- 03.12.15 update: Swedish government proposes bridge closure
- 03.01.16 update: Sweden to impose ID checks on travelers from Denmark
- 05.01.16 update: Sweden drops a barrier across the huge bridge that links it to Denmark
- 11.01.16 update: Far Right Comes to Sweden
- update: Därför vågade ingen tala öppet om flyktingkrisen
- 14.01.16 update: When ‘Underage’ Refugees Look Anything But
- 14.01.16 update: Väljare: Flyktingfrågan viktigast
- 23.03.16 update: The Swedish school helping migrants feel at home
Denmark:
- 07.01.16 edit: UN backlash against call to scale back Geneva convention on refugees
- 08.01.16: UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Danish Aliens legislation, L87: Lov om enduring af udlændingeloven
- 15.01.16: Denmark says plan to seize refugees’ valuables misunderstood
- 15.01.16: Denmark: amendments to the Aliens Act risk violating international legal standards – Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe
- 26.01.16: Danish parliament approves plan to seize assets from refugees; Jagland om Danmarks <<smykkelov>>: -Kan være lovstridig
Norway – Sweden – Denmark comparisons:
- Skandinavia strammer inn
- 04.01.16 edit: Sweden and Denmark add border checks to stem flow of migrants
08.12.15 edit: Add Finland to the mix:
Amanda Cellini 