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Daniel Keane

Norwegian city council's move to only take Ukrainian refugees rejected

A regional authority in Norway has struck down an attempt by a city council to only take Ukrainian refugees and not others.

The office of the Country Governor of Oslo and Viken said it had asked the municipal council in Drammen to explain its decision only to accept refugees from the eastern European country, claiming that they would be easier to integrate.

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