Norway: Oslo debates whether to ban beggars
- 10 years ago
Video ID: 20140621-017
M/S Beggar sitting on street with plastic glass, bags and banner
C/U Sign
W/S Woman giving money to beggar
C/U Sign reading: "We [are] not ill. We don't have children. We collect money for beer" as man gives money to beggar
M/S Woman sitting next to rubbish bin on street and begging for money
C/U Sign reading "Karl Johans Gate"
M/S Man with two dogs sitting on street begging for money
C/U Dogs eating
W/S Pedestrians walking in front of beggar and dogs
M/S Woman searching in rubbish bin
M/S Romanian woman eating and drinking
W/S Romanian women eating and drinking next to park
M/S Romanian woman talking while sitting in park
W/S Beggars sitting in park
W/S Beggars sitting in park
M/S Group of Romanian people talking while sitting on steps
W/S Group of Romanian people sitting on steps next to Oslo central station
SCRIPT
Norway's parliament is debating a ban on begging in Oslo on Saturday, due to the alleged large amount of beggars on the city's streets. The government says that the ban, which would impose economical fines and up to three months in prison, intends to tackle high rates of pickpocketing.
The ban is said to mainly target Romanian immigrants, mostly Roma, which officials say make up the the biggest beggar community in the city. Norway will reportedly spend some 5 million kronor (USD $824,000) on the project in 2014 alone.The measure is to be implemented in the summer in Oslo, and nation-wide in 2015.
Described by the OECD as having a "prosperous, well-managed economy", Norway's low unemployment, good earnings and low unemployment rate have earnt it second place after Switzerland in the OECD's Better Life Index.
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M/S Beggar sitting on street with plastic glass, bags and banner
C/U Sign
W/S Woman giving money to beggar
C/U Sign reading: "We [are] not ill. We don't have children. We collect money for beer" as man gives money to beggar
M/S Woman sitting next to rubbish bin on street and begging for money
C/U Sign reading "Karl Johans Gate"
M/S Man with two dogs sitting on street begging for money
C/U Dogs eating
W/S Pedestrians walking in front of beggar and dogs
M/S Woman searching in rubbish bin
M/S Romanian woman eating and drinking
W/S Romanian women eating and drinking next to park
M/S Romanian woman talking while sitting in park
W/S Beggars sitting in park
W/S Beggars sitting in park
M/S Group of Romanian people talking while sitting on steps
W/S Group of Romanian people sitting on steps next to Oslo central station
SCRIPT
Norway's parliament is debating a ban on begging in Oslo on Saturday, due to the alleged large amount of beggars on the city's streets. The government says that the ban, which would impose economical fines and up to three months in prison, intends to tackle high rates of pickpocketing.
The ban is said to mainly target Romanian immigrants, mostly Roma, which officials say make up the the biggest beggar community in the city. Norway will reportedly spend some 5 million kronor (USD $824,000) on the project in 2014 alone.The measure is to be implemented in the summer in Oslo, and nation-wide in 2015.
Described by the OECD as having a "prosperous, well-managed economy", Norway's low unemployment, good earnings and low unemployment rate have earnt it second place after Switzerland in the OECD's Better Life Index.
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