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  • Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group

    23/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    Today, representatives of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Oslo on board the UK aircraft carrier, HMS QUEEN

  • Norway terminates its contract for the NH90

    10/06/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    - Regrettably we have reached the conclusion that no matter how many hours our technicians work, and how many parts we order, it will never make the NH90 capable of to meeting the requirements of the Norwegian Armed Forces. Based on a joint

  • Changes among the political advisers

    10/06/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The Office of the Prime Minister has extended the appointment for Ms. Emma Svarva Giskås as political adviser to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre as of 17 June 2022.

  • Three applications for permits to store CO2 in the North Sea

    08/06/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from three companies that want to be allocated areas for future storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • Oslo Forum – annual retreat on conflict mediation and peace processes, 21–22 June

    15/06/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt will be hosting the Oslo Forum, an annual retreat focusing on conflict mediation and peace processes, at Losby Manor outside Oslo on 21-22 June. Some 100 conflict mediators, high-level

  • Compulsory wage arbitration in the industrial dispute between the Norwegian Organisation of Managers and Executives and Norwegian Oil and Gas

    05/07/2022 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    The Government is proposing compulsory wage arbitration in order to resolve the industrial dispute between the trade union Norwegian Organisation of Managers and Executives (Lederne) and Norwegian Oil and Gas in connection with this year's basic

  • Changes among the political advisers

    14/03/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Emilie Kirkeby-Garstad as political adviser to Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl.

  • Statement on Belarus

    09/08/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    - Two years have passed since the flawed presidential election in Belarus and the start a new cycle of violence against peaceful demonstrators and critics of the regime, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on missile attacks against Ukraine

    08/07/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway condemns Russia’s massive missile attack against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities today. At least 20 people have been killed, dozens are wounded, and there are huge material damages. It is extremely serious that the attacks yet again have hit

  • A stronger NATO gathers at Washington Summit

    09/07/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The heads of state and government of NATO member states are convening at the 2024 NATO Summit in Washington to set the Alliance’s security policy course moving forward, and to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding.

  • Target to double climate finance exceeded for second year in a row

    10/07/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway’s climate finance amounted to NOK 16.5 billion in 2023. This is NOK 2.5 billion more than the target pledged in 2021 to double our climate finance.

  • Norway aligns itself with new sanctions against Russia

    04/07/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is aligning itself with the EU’s 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The work to incorporate the sanctions into Norwegian law is under way. Norway is also aligning itself with the EU legislation that allows for profits generated by

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    OECD on the Norwegian economy: High activity and lower inflation

    20/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Finance

    OECD today published their biannual survey of the Norwegian economy, with recommendations on how the government should face important challenges ahead. The survey points to increasing activity in the Norwegian economy. It also emphasises the

  • Ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC) on 17 November

    16/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt will chair a ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, on 17 November. The meeting will take place at Oslo City Hall. Representatives from

  • One year after the parliamentary elections, Norway reiterates its condemnation of the military coup

    08/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On this day in 2020, parliamentary elections were held in Myanmar. In the elections, the people of Myanmar clearly expressed their will to continue on the path of democratic reform.

  • Prime Minister Støre meeting the King and Queen of the Netherlands

    10/11/2021 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a constructive meeting with Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands today. The close and mutually beneficial relationship between the two countries was the focus of the discussion.

  • Change in the mandate for the committee on long-term perspectives for the Government Pension Fund Global

    09/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Government has decided to change the mandate for the committee appointed to review which developments internationally and in the financial markets may affect risk and return in the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and assess what

  • New state secretary

    07/01/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed political adviser Kjetil Vevle as acting state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, in the period that state secretary Andreas Bjelland Eriksen settles parental leave, effective as of 7

  • Programme of work for the UN Security Council under Norway’s leadership in January

    04/01/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The programme of work for the UN Security Council in January is now in place. ‘Norway is ready to shoulder its responsibility and lead the Security Council in January. We will focus in particular on the role of women in promoting peace, the

  • Norwegian residence permits to be extended for people displaced from Ukraine

    24/01/2023 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Norwegian Government is extending its temporary collective protection scheme for displaced people from Ukraine. Those who have already been granted a residence permit under the scheme will have it automatically extended for one year.

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