The summer’s many cases of serious crime, not least among children and young people, will be a main issue for Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre when he addresses the national board of the Labor Party just after 12 o’clock. The National Board is APS’s second highest body after the national meetings. Støre meets his party colleagues about a year before election day next year. According to the surveys, support for the Labor Party is far from its old highs, but Støre has stated in several interviews that he himself has full faith in election victory in 2025. Several of the main points in the speech were probably presented as news yesterday, when Støre met the press together with Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and Minister of Justice Emilie Enger Mehl at Mortensrud in Oslo. – Although Norway is a safe country and Oslo is a safe capital, it is very serious when neighborhoods are threatened and insecurity is created. It is like a poison for the community, Støre said at the press conference. There he announced that the government is setting aside NOK 2.8 billion for a package against crime in the state budget for next year. The police will receive the largest pot of NOK 2.4 billion – an increase of 10 per cent from today. The government is also setting aside NOK 90 million to fight economic crime, by strengthening Økokrim’s ability to uncover criminals, for example through new technology. Published 17.09.2024, at 11.47
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