Introducing the Who Benefits Project – a Spotlight on Lobbying, Influence and Power

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Nettavisen's job is to uncover ties to power and paid influence Both Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his closest aide have close personal ties to a company that sells influence over political processes. Such ties are of high public interest because they potentially influence political decisions that matter to us all, in a way that is a hidden channel into power. Our articles about the connections between the communications company Kruse L…

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“Any individual who has an influence on a public official or authority by taking advantage of any situation arising from his or her personal relationship with him or another public official or authority to obtain a decision that may directly or indirectly give him or her an economic benefit for himself or a third party shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of six months to two years, a fine of up to twice the benefit pursued or obtained, …