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Standing Committee on Justice rejects independent anticorruption agency proposal
MPs Arild Hermstad, Ingrid Liland, and Julie E. Stuestøl proposed that the government establish a commission by the end of 2026 to examine creating an independent anticorruption agency with its own budget. The Standing Committee on Justice majority—comprising Labour, Progress, Conservative, Centre, and Christian Democratic MPs—recommends rejecting the proposal. Labour and Centre members argue Norway already has a broad framework for anticorruption work, while Conservative and Christian Democratic members contend that robust institutions already exist, including the Office for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime and the Office of the Auditor General.