Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
Norwegian households gear up for tougher times, health institute drops Covid-19 numbers, compulsory mediation in the kindergarten strike and other news from Norway on Tuesday.
No more daily COVID-19 updates
The NIPH plans to shut down the website where it publishes daily figures on the number of disease cases and vaccinations from November 15th due to budget cuts.
There will be no more updated daily figures on COVID-19, influenza, other respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, vaccination data for COVID-19 and influenza and mortality figures, the NIPH writes on its website.
The kindergarten strike: Compulsory mediation
The parties in the private kindergarten strike broke off mediation on November 8th.
Now, the parties have been summoned to start compulsory mediation at the National Mediator of Norway (Riksmekleren), in line with Norwegian practice when an agreement cannot be reached.
The unions Fagforbundet and the Education Association took out 500 more private kindergarten staff on strike Monday. With that, around 3,600 kindergarten staff are on strike in Norway.
The dispute primarily concerns a pensions dispute.
Norway to provide 300 million kroner in support to Ukraine through a NATO fund
Norway is set to provide 300 million kroner in material support to Ukraine through a NATO fund.
The Norwegian government is in the process of distributing the 3 billion kroner that the parliament (Storting) has allocated in military support to Ukraine for 2022.
It has now been decided that 300 million kroner will go to the NATO fund "Comprehensive Assistance Package" (CAP).
"The need for support for Ukraine is extensive and time-critical. Donations contribute to Ukraine being able to defend itself against Russia's military attacks," Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram noted.
Norwegians are preparing for tougher times, new survey shows
Norwegians' faith in their personal finances – and the country's future finances – is at a 30-year low.
The figure has never been lower during the 30 years that Finans Norge has measured household expectations in Norway.
"The expectation poll indicates that consumers are preparing for tighter times ahead… We have never measured a higher desire to save up or a lower desire for large acquisitions," managing director Idar Kreutzer in Finans Norway stated.
The organization said that "consumers are preparing for uncertain times."
Oslo churches turn up thermostats after getting extra electricity support
After it became clear that the churches in Oslo would receive an additional municipal grant to cover the electricity bills, the thermostat was turned up again in the capital's churches.
Although the measure of extra support of 20.4 million kroner has not been formally adopted yet, churches have already become warmer, the newspaper Vårt Land writes.
In recent weeks, the temperature has been lowered to 15 degrees to save money, and there were plans to close some churches after Christmas.
Russian indicted for flying a drone in Norway
A 34-year-old Russian man is set to appear in Hordaland District Court on Tuesday, charged with having flown a drone in several places in Norway seven times during October.
The case is scheduled to take place on November 15 and 16.
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No more daily COVID-19 updates
The NIPH plans to shut down the website where it publishes daily figures on the number of disease cases and vaccinations from November 15th due to budget cuts.
There will be no more updated daily figures on COVID-19, influenza, other respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, vaccination data for COVID-19 and influenza and mortality figures, the NIPH writes on its website.
The kindergarten strike: Compulsory mediation
The parties in the private kindergarten strike broke off mediation on November 8th.
Now, the parties have been summoned to start compulsory mediation at the National Mediator of Norway (Riksmekleren), in line with Norwegian practice when an agreement cannot be reached.
The unions Fagforbundet and the Education Association took out 500 more private kindergarten staff on strike Monday. With that, around 3,600 kindergarten staff are on strike in Norway.
The dispute primarily concerns a pensions dispute.
Norway to provide 300 million kroner in support to Ukraine through a NATO fund
Norway is set to provide 300 million kroner in material support to Ukraine through a NATO fund.
The Norwegian government is in the process of distributing the 3 billion kroner that the parliament (Storting) has allocated in military support to Ukraine for 2022.
It has now been decided that 300 million kroner will go to the NATO fund "Comprehensive Assistance Package" (CAP).
"The need for support for Ukraine is extensive and time-critical. Donations contribute to Ukraine being able to defend itself against Russia's military attacks," Defense Minister Bjørn Arild Gram noted.
Norwegians are preparing for tougher times, new survey shows
Norwegians' faith in their personal finances – and the country's future finances – is at a 30-year low.
The figure has never been lower during the 30 years that Finans Norge has measured household expectations in Norway.
"The expectation poll indicates that consumers are preparing for tighter times ahead… We have never measured a higher desire to save up or a lower desire for large acquisitions," managing director Idar Kreutzer in Finans Norway stated.
The organization said that "consumers are preparing for uncertain times."
Oslo churches turn up thermostats after getting extra electricity support
After it became clear that the churches in Oslo would receive an additional municipal grant to cover the electricity bills, the thermostat was turned up again in the capital's churches.
Although the measure of extra support of 20.4 million kroner has not been formally adopted yet, churches have already become warmer, the newspaper Vårt Land writes.
In recent weeks, the temperature has been lowered to 15 degrees to save money, and there were plans to close some churches after Christmas.
Russian indicted for flying a drone in Norway
A 34-year-old Russian man is set to appear in Hordaland District Court on Tuesday, charged with having flown a drone in several places in Norway seven times during October.
The case is scheduled to take place on November 15 and 16.
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