Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg gestures during the session 'Ending Poverty through Parity' in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
OSLO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Erna Solberg apologised on Wednesday for discrimination against Norway's Roma population before and after World War Two, calling it a dark part of the country's history, and promised to pay reparations.
The Scandinavian country's small Roma minority, of around 500, have campaigned since the 1990s for compensation for their mistreatment.
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