About this bill
Committee recommends rejecting Svalbard proposal
MPs Geir Pollestad, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, Bjørn Arild Gram, and Bent-Joacim Bentzen introduced a proposal asking the government to present an updated Svalbard plan by the 2027 state budget. The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence recommends the Storting reject the proposal, though members from several parties have submitted minority amendments calling for voting rights for long-term residents, a ban on short-term rentals, infrastructure investment, and support for the Global Seed Vault.