As reported by IA Rosbalt, in 2002 the Norwegian government financed the production of programs by Russian and Ukrainian television documentary filmmakers, which told about the unattractive life of people from the former Soviet Union in Norwegian refugee camps.
As noted by the Norwegian Minister of Local Government Erna Solberg, last year's campaign was so effective that this year the Norwegian authorities invited television journalists from the former Yugoslavia. According to the minister, Norway is the only country in Europe that uses propaganda methods to limit the flow of immigrants. However, recently the migration authorities of Denmark have also shown interest in these methods.
In 2002, 17,480 people sought asylum in Norway. According to forecasts by the country's migration authorities, there will be 16,000 potential refugees this year.