16 December: The Norwegian government created the new cabinet office of Minister of Migration amid record-high numbers of asylum seekers in Norway, having received a total of 30,000 during 2015, which eventually resulted in a broad parliamentary consensus to tighten asylum regulations.
12月16日：挪威政府首次设立移民部长职位，挪威寻求庇护者的数量创历史新高，在2015年共接收了30,000人，最终导致了议会对加强庇护条例广泛的共识。