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  • Closer cooperation between Norway and Japan

    07/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Thursday. Norway and Japan are entering into a strategic partnership designed to promote increased cooperation in a range of areas, in particular

  • Changes among the political advisers

    20/11/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Ms. Maren Grøthe has been appointed political adviser to Minister of Children and Families, Ms. Kjersti Toppe.

  • The Palestinian Authority has received crucial financial transfers from Israel

    29/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘I am pleased that the Palestinian Authority this week received several major transfers from Israel with Palestinian clearance revenues. These funds are necessary to ensure that the Palestinian Authority does not collapse, that Palestinians receive

  • Agreement between Nord-Fosen siida and Roan Vind

    06/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    An agreement has been reached in the mediation between Nord-Fosen siida and Roan Vind. The amicable agreement aims to help secure continued reindeer herding, mitigate operational disadvantages, and provide a basis for future cultural practice for

  • Government is advising against trade and business activity with Israeli settlements

    14/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Government is reiterating its position on Israel’s settlement policy on occupied land by advising Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate the illegal Israeli settlements.

  • Norway providing NOK 275 million to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

    07/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The war in Gaza started four months ago today. The situation is catastrophic. There is a shortage of all essential items and people are facing daily threats to their lives and safety. UNRWA is the backbone of humanitarian efforts in Gaza. I am

  • Amendments to environmental regulations in Svalbard

    09/02/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Norwegian Government has adopted several amendments to the environmental regulations in Svalbard. The purpose is to protect wildlife, and one of the largest wilderness areas left in Europe.

  • Norway gives green light for seabed minerals

    10/01/2024 News story Ministry of Energy

    On 9 January, the Norwegian parliament (Storting) considered the government's proposal for opening an area for mineral activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. With the parliament’s decision, the basis is now laid for a gradual and responsible

  • Changes to the regulations for displaced Ukrainians

    07/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    Norwegian municipalities have done an outstanding job of settling and integrating displaced persons from Ukraine. Norway will continue this commitment, and take its share of the responsibility, but the level of arrivals must be sustainable over time

  • Norway urges the Security Council to act in Gaza

    08/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Yesterday, the UN Secretary-General sent a letter to the Security Council in which he explicitly invokes Article 99 of the UN Charter. Article 99 gives the Secretary-General the authority to bring to the attention of the Security Council situations

  • Norway increases support to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees

    21/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘It gives hope that a first convoy of emergency aid has entered Gaza today. It is urgent to get food, water and medicine to civilians. The situation in Gaza is turning into a humanitarian catastrophe. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for

  • Norway to establish new ministry

    16/10/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The King in Council has today announced the establishment of a new ministry, the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, to be headed by Ms Karianne O. Tung.

  • Norway to provide large boost in aid to Somalia

    05/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim has paid a visit to drought- and conflict-stricken Somalia today. She announced large additional aid allocations, pledging a further NOK 25 million in emergency aid to deal with the acute

  • Norway and France will strengthen cooperation on CCS

    19/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Norway and France has signed a Letter of Intent to promote mutually beneficial cooperation on the development and deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). This confirms the governments’ intentions to cooperate on CCS and recognize the

  • Students are happy with flexible educational provisions

    19/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    85% of pupils with flexible and decentralised educational provisions are happy with the academic content, a new report shows. These educational provisions are successful in meeting the needs of working life and help ensure that education and skills

  • More children than ever attending day care facilities for schoolchildren

    16/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Education and Research, Office of the Prime Minister

    A record number of children are participating in day care facilities for schoolchildren (SFO). The increase is related to the fact that the government introduced an offer of 12 hours of free SFO per week for all first-graders in the autumn.

  • Change among the political advisers

    02/01/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 1 January 2023 appointed Mr. Trond Ivar Bækken in at 60 percent position as political adviser to Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ms. Emilie Enger Mehl. The appointment ends 31 July 2023.

  • APA 2022: Great interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf

    10/01/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 47 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the licensing round APA 2022.

  • Norway to provide seed support to Ukraine

    19/01/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway is providing substantial support to Ukraine. We are now allocating NOK 40 million to the UN as seed support for 3 000 smallholder farmers in conflict-affected areas in Ukraine. This will help to ensure access to food for many people,’ said

  • New ambassadors from Kuwait, China, Pakistan and Maldives

    26/01/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 26 January 2023.

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