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Investment Strategy

17/04/2023 Article Ministry of Finance

The objective of Fund investments is to achieve the highest possible return over time, given an acceptable level of risk. The Fund shall be managed responsibly within this overarching financial objective.

Treaty withholding tax rates on dividends from Norway

06/01/2025 Article Ministry of Finance

Country Ordinary rates Parent/ subsidiary Parent/subsidiary rate requirements Without tax treaty 25 25 Albania 15 5 25% capital participation Argentina 15 10 25% capital participation Azerbaijan 15 10 30% capital participation and investment of at

Expert group – AI and elections

Councils and committees Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Government has appointed a fast-working expert group tasked with gathering experience of the 2024 elections and making recommendations on how Norway can prepare for the general election in 2025.

State-ownership in the energy sector

01/01/2022 Article Ministry of Energy

In the government’s view, private ownership should be the main rule in Norwegian business and industry. Direct state ownership requires a special justification.

Interpreting in the public sector

17/12/2024 Article Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

The Ministry innenfof Labour and Social Inclusion has the main responsibility for arranging for interpreting to and from Norwegian and other spoken languages in the public sector.

The Norwegian Nationality Act

21/01/2026 Article Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

The Nationality Act and Nationality Regulations contain rules on how persons can become Norwegian nationals and how they may lose their Norwegian nationality.

Divorce and relationship breakdowns

04/11/2021 Article Ministry of Children and Families

A spouse who does not wish to continue the relationship can apply to the county governor for a separation. After a separation of one year, either of the spouses can apply to the county governor for a divorce.

Standard agreement for research and investigation assignments

28/10/2025 Article Ministry of Education and Research

This standard agreement for research and investigation assignments should be used by anyone who wants independent commissioned research with a high degree of legitimacy.

Questions & answers on new rules barring entry to Norway

31/03/2020 Article Ministry of Justice and Public Security

As a result of the coronavirus situation, the Government has adopted new border control rules, entry rules and rules on rejecting some foreign nationals. Questions and answers about the new rules follow.

Laws and legislative work

21/03/2019 Article Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security is responsible for ensuring that the Norwegian legislation is of high quality.

Cooperation with the Sami Parliament on international indigenous issues

20/08/2018 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Government places great emphasis on discussing and negotiating about indigenous issues through close cooperation between the Government and representatives of indigenous people. Norwegian attitudes to international indigenous issues are

Marriage and relationships

10/02/2021 Article Ministry of Children and Families

People of the opposite sex or two people of the same sex can enter into a marriage. Marriage has legal consequences for the spouses in a number of areas.

Adoption

14/01/2020 Article Ministry of Children and Families

An adoption order may only be issued when it can be assumed that adoption is in the best interests of the child. The fundamental condition of the child's best interests applies to all forms of adoption.

Social Services

16/01/2026 Article Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Financial social assistance, information, advice and guidance, temporary housing, qualification programme and individual plan are individual services provided by the Nav-office

International Cultural Policy

14/01/2026 Article Ministry of Culture and Equality

International cooperation is a central part of Norway’s cultural policy. The Ministry of Culture and Equality works at Nordic, European, and global levels to safeguard artistic freedom and cultural rights, and to strengthen international

Swedish-Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs

01/06/2011 Article Government.no

After Count Carl J. W. von Schmettow, general and commandander-in-chief in Trøndelag, in the spring of 1814 had declined Prince Christian Frederik's invitation to become Norway's foreign minister, the responsibility for the country's foreign policy

The Law of the Sea and the High North

24/04/2025 Article Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Arctic Ocean is regulated by the international law of the sea, as are the other sea areas of the world. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea contains detailed provisions on the rights, duties and responsibilities of States to promote the

Links and sources

27/11/2024 Article Ministry of Children and Families

Relevant websites The Norwegian police The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Children and Families Ministry of Justice and Public Security www.norway.info Information about Norway Domstol.no The official website of the Norwegian courts The

Photo

28/10/2019 Article Government.no, Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Film and video Photo on Flickr The pictures may be used freely, but the photographer (company or name) must be credited.

A global backstop

23/02/2023 Article Government.no, Ministry of Agriculture and Food

The vault hold the seeds of many tens of thousands of varieties of essential food crops such as beans, wheat and rice. These seed samples are duplicates of seed sample stores in national, regional and international gene banks.