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07/09/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (JD) and Ms. Ragnhild Mathisen (HOD) from their post as state secretaries. At the same time Ms. Ragnhild Vassvik Kalstad (46), deputy director
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Political staff
Ministry of Culture
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Political staff
Ministry of Labour
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27/09/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On Thursday 27 September 2012, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe participated in the opening of Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, England.
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16/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
On Thursday 11 October, Russia and Norway signed a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2013 in Trondheim. The Agreement includes a historically high cod quota for the Barents Sea of 1 million tonnes.
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01/11/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is on an official visit to Japan, accompanied by a Norwegian business delegation. Mr Stoltenberg will take part in several events involving the Norwegian and Japanese business sectors. His visit to Japan began with an
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26/10/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway is concerned that state governors in Nigeria are planning to reintroduce executions after a six-year de facto moratorium,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen.
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13/11/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony will be held in Oslo City Hall on Monday 10 December at 13:00. The deadline for accreditation applications is 14:00 on Tuesday 27 November.
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07/12/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Roger Ingebrigtsen from his office as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske. At the same time, the Office of the Prime Minister has appointed
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23/11/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Health-care workers must be better protected in areas of conflict such as Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. This was the main issue discussed today at the meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and President
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03/12/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The global balance of power is shifting towards the south and the east. A number of countries are playing a more significant role due both to their economic strength and their international ambitions. In order to safeguard Norwegian interests
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03/12/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am deeply concerned about the Israeli Government’s reprisals against the Palestinians following last week’s vote in the UN General Assembly. The construction of a further 3 000 housing units in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine diminishes
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10/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
Minister of Justice Knut Storberget and Minister of Defence Grete Faremo reported today to the Storting about the follow-up after the terrorist attacks of 22 July. The following is a summary of what they said in their reports.
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27/10/2011
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am pleased to see that the Afghan authorities have fulfilled several of the requirements set by the donor countries for resuming the payment of funds to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF),” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide.
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21/10/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the Crown Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Harald Oskar Buttedahl (46), farmer, Lier, as state secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk.
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13/10/2011
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen will attend the World Conference on Social Determinants of Health on 19-21 October 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
"The Government wishes to help improve the environment and local factors in residential areas of Bergen and Trondheim that face special challenges. The Government proposes that the two cities receive a total of NOK 7.5 million for area initiatives
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22/09/2011
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr. Borten Moe, is participating at the CSLF conference held in Beijing this week
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29/03/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
- La Norvège a agi comme il convenait en prenant la part de responsabilité qui lui revenait pour la protection des populations civiles de Libye, a déclaré le Premier Ministre Jens Stoltenberg, dans le rapport sur les opérations menées en Libye qu’il
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21/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway’s Ambassador to the EU Oda Helen Sletnes has been nominated as the new Norwegian member of the College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, ESA. She will be succeeding Per Sanderud, who has been a member since August 2007.