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Daniel Schatz stated that this year's Nobel Peace Prize, in his opinion, should have gone to someone who has done the most good for humanity through peace work. He described the laureate Navi Pillay as a leftist activist and a prominent representative of international activism focusing on Israel. Schatz accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of rewarding political activism instead of peace efforts and claimed that the prize had long been detached from Nobel's will. In an article in Aftonbladet, he suggested that the prize should be moved to Sweden or abolished and wrote that the Norwegians were not up to the task. #Fredspris #Nobelpriset #Politik (translated)

Peter Öhman questioned whether a better background check had been conducted or if the situation reflected the committee's own opinions. He wrote that Sweden's reputation was harmed due to five Norwegians, whom he described derogatorily. #Sverige #politik #bakgrundskoll (translated)

The indigenous Sámi people in Norway gained the right to influence decisions regarding their traditional territories, which was affirmed by the Norwegian Supreme Court when it found that permits for wind farms threatened their culture and way of life. #Sámové #větrnéelektrárny #právaPůvodníchObyvatel (translated)

Peter Johansson wrote that the Norwegian part of the Nobel Prize Committee had once again proven unworthy of its mission. He argued that the desire to make a statement against Israel had weighed more heavily than a collective assessment of the person's achievements and referred to compromising information that had been revealed. #Nobelpris #Israel #Opinionsdebatt (translated)

Vláďa Foltán labeled Donald Trump's post about the Nobel Peace Prize as bizarre and wrote that Trump criticized again for not having won the prize. According to Foltán, Trump claimed that he deserved eight Nobel Peace Prizes for resolving eight wars: between Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Israel and Hamas. According to Foltán, Trump also stated that he prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, helped bring home all Israeli hostages including the last 28, both living and deceased, and negotiated the release of over 900 political prisoners from Eastern Europe. He also claimed that he brought home 196 hostages without ransom, forced NATO countries to increase defense spending from 2% to 5% of GDP, and removed Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela. The other two wars, in Iran and between Russia and Ukraine, he claimed were still in the planning stages for resolution or victory. Foltán stated that Trump questioned the merits of the woman in the photo he shared in his post and criticized the Nobel Prize as well as Norway. According to him, Trump claimed that the prize should have been awarded to the United States and labeled its awarding as a discredit to the accolade. #Trump #NobelovaCenaMíru #Politika (translated)

I have never heard of that person. Nor has anyone else. Trump, who repeatedly called for himself to receive the Nobel Prize last year, said about this year's laureate that he does not know her and that nobody has ever heard of her, Reuters reported on Saturday night. #DonaldTrump #NobelovaCenaZaMír #Norsko (translated)

In Norway, a man has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for refusing mandatory military service for the first time in 20 years, indicating a shift in the approach to punishing conscientious objectors in connection with rising security threats in Europe. #vojenskáslužba #Norsko #bezpečnost (translated)

Daniel Schatz wrote that this year's Nobel Peace Prize should have gone to someone who, according to Alfred Nobel's will, had done the most for humanity through peace work. He instead argued that the prize was awarded to the leftist activist Navi Pillay, whom he described as a prominent representative of international Israel activism. Schatz accused the Norwegian Nobel Committee of rewarding political activism rather than peace efforts once again, and argued that the prize had long been distanced from the will. He suggested that the prize should be moved to Sweden or abolished and wrote that the Norwegians could not fulfill the mission. #Fredspris #Nobelpris #Politik (translated)

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 is awarded to a person who, with extraordinary courage and integrity, led the effort to create a more comprehensive global legal order. This year's laureate played a crucial role in ensuring the prosecution of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide," said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides on the award, according to The Guardian's website when announcing the name of the laureate. #NobelovaCena #lidskáPráva #genocida (translated)

A Czech historian stated that the pope is a strong candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize for his clear message of peace during times of escalating conflicts in the Middle East and increased fear around the world, mentioning also the possibility that Caritas or a network of Sudanese organizations like Emergency Place could also receive the award. #Mír #NobelovaCena #Caritas (translated)

Michael Winiarski discusses in his commentary how the Norwegian Nobel Committee can avoid controversial choices of peace prize winners after the failed selection of María Corina Machado, which may lead to this year's prize instead going to more humanitarian efforts like those in Sudan. #Fredspris #HumanitäraRättigheter #Nobelkommittén (translated)

Magnus Barsøe wrote that Denmark should establish an investment fund inspired by Norway together with Mayor Michael Vindfeldt. They presented the proposal in Berlingske and called the fund "Denmark's Generational Fund." Barsøe compared Norway's sovereign fund, which he claimed had nearly 22 trillion Norwegian kroner, with Denmark's economy. He wrote that the treasury had an overall surplus of nearly 500 billion kroner from 2021 to 2025, and argued that the money should be invested instead of being used for political priorities. The proposal included a starting capital of between 100 and 150 billion kroner from the state's account in the National Bank, as well as annual state contributions of ten billion kroner for ten years. According to Barsøe, the investments should be widely spread across foreign stocks and managed independently of politicians. He also suggested a cap of two percent on the fund's annual payouts. If the fund started with 150 billion kroner, Barsøe claimed it could grow to about 500 billion kroner in 20 years and then send nearly ten billion kroner a year to welfare. He wrote that the fund should help pass on values to future generations and noted that Denmark's "oil" was labor. #Danmark #Økonomi #Investering (translated)