(Feb 6): Norway launched a corruption investigation into former prime minister Thorbjorn Jagland as revelations from the Epstein files roil the Nordic nation. The authority for economic crime, Okokrim, opened a probe into “aggravated corruption” by Jagland, who is also former head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The investigation will look into whether he received gifts and loans as well as paid travel from convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Former foreign minister Borge Brende is being investigated by his employer, the World Economic Forum, for his connections to Epstein. Norway plans to put forward a proposal to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers that Jagland’s immunity be revoked, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Thursday.

Source: The Edge Markets February 06, 2026 11:41 UTC