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  • Historic decision at NATO Summit

    25/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    The NATO member states have all agreed to invest 5 % of GDP annually to strengthen defence capabilities. The decision to invest more to ensure individual and collective obligations within the Alliance is presented in the Hague Summit Declaration.

  • Germany and Norway sign agreement on JSM missiles

    25/06/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    The German government intends to procure Joint Strike Missiles (JSM) from Norway. During the NATO summit in The Hague, Defence Ministers Tore O. Sandvik and Boris Pistorius signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

  • Statement regarding NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland: Norway will participate in NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Finland

    25/06/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    Forward Land Forces Finland is an important part of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture on the Northern Flank and a strong expression of Allied unity and solidarity.

  • Norway to provide NOK 6.5 billion for procurement of drones for Ukraine

    24/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    Norway will provide NOK 6.5 billion for the procurement of drones and drone technology from Ukrainian and other European manufacturers.

  • Changes among the political advisers

    24/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Mr. Martin Ulvestad Østerdal is appointed political adviser to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    24/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Tomas Norvoll as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms. Cecilie Myrseth, as of 18 August 2025.

  • Meeting with President Macron to discuss Norwegian sovereign wealth fund

    24/06/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance

    On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg and French President Emmanuel Macron met with the Governor of Norges Bank Ida Wolden Bache and the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) Nicolai Tangen.

  • Gunn Jorid Roset appointed new Director General of Norad

    24/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today Gunn Jorid Roset, 51, was formally appointed to the role of Director General of Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Ms Roset has 27 years of experience from the Foreign Service, where she is currently serving as Deputy

  • ‘A crucial NATO Summit’ in The Hague

    24/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The NATO heads of state and government are convening in The Hague is to take a formal decision on a proposal to significantly strengthen the defence Alliance. The NATO Summit is taking place 24-25 June, with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, Minister

  • French President Emmanuel Macron visits Norway

    23/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron are in Norway on an official visit 23-24 June at the invitation of Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • Norway to strengthen strategic cooperation with France

    23/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    On Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and President Emmanuel Macron signed a strategic partnership agreement between Norway and France.

  • Norway and France establish arrangement on cross border CO2 transport and storage

    23/06/2025 News story Ministry of Energy

    An arrangement between Norway and France paves the way for transporting CO₂ from French industrial emission sources to Norway for safe storage beneath the North Sea seabed. This marks a significant step towards a common European market for carbon

  • Norway pledging NOK 10 billion to global health

    23/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister

    Norway pledges NOK 10 billion to the vaccine alliance, Gavi, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for the period 2026-2030.

  • New UN Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution Established

    23/06/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    A new UN panel has been established in the field of pollution. The panel aims to build a shared knowledge base for global action on the safe management of chemicals and waste, as well as the prevention of pollution. The panel was formally

  • Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Iran and the war in the Middle East

    22/06/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway is deeply concerned about the escalation of the war in the Middle East, following the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear facilities last night. It is regrettable that efforts to find a diplomatic solution and a new nuclear agreement with Iran

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in Palestine

    20/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    We will not lose sight of the ongoing horrors in Gaza, where the Palestinian population is clinging to life under hellish circumstances. In the face of further displacement, bombardment and starvation, new mechanisms for distributing aid have become

  • Ready for the Internet Governance Forum

    20/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

    Norway is hosting the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) - the UN’s main platform for dialogue and collaboration on the future of the internet. On Sunday, the UN flag and the Norwegian flag will be raised in Lillestrøm.

  • Norwegian Government commits to allocating 5 % of GDP to defence-related expenditures

    20/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    The Government will invest 5 % of GDP in strengthening Norway’s defence capability and safeguarding people in Norway. ‘The world has become more dangerous and more unpredictable. Europe must shoulder greater responsibility for its own security. We

  • Entry into force of a renegotiated agreement with the EU on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT

    20/06/2025 News story Ministry of Finance

    On June 4, 2025, the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) approved consent for the entry into force of an agreement amending the Agreement between Norway and the EU on administrative cooperation in the field of VAT. Today, the King in Council has

  • New Guide Requirements in Svalbard

    19/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    “Tourism and field activities” that travel, conduct activity, or stay outside inhabited areas in Svalbard must, in the future, use approved Svalbard guides. This is a requirement under the new field safety regulation. Svalbard guides are responsible

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