Norway building a fence at Russian border

The Norwegian government announced in August 2016 it planned to erect a fence at a Russian border post to deter migrants from entering via the Arctic route.

The 200 meter long and 3.5-meter high steel fence was meant to be erected within the forthcoming weeks at the Storskog border point to block entry to Norway through a forest at the Schengen zone’s exterior border.

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ESO: Background information: Norway's asylum policy in chaos amid Russian intransigence http://www.europeansources.info/record/norways-asylum-policy-in-chaos-amid-russian-intransigence/

The Independent, 25.08.16: Norway to build border fence with Russia to keep out refugees http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/norway-border-fence-russia-refugees-refugee-crisis-schengen-syria-war-a7208806.html

The New York Times, 24.08.16: Norway Will Build a Fence at Its Arctic Border With Russia http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/25/world/europe/russia-norway-border-fence-refugees.html

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