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  • Must secure peace on Ukraine’s terms

    16/06/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This weekend, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took part in the international Summit on Peace in Ukraine, which was hosted by Switzerland in response to a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ‘The summit focused on securing peace on

  • Norway to increase support for protection of civilians in Ukraine

    17/06/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is increasing its humanitarian support to Ukraine by a total of NOK 50 million. The funds will be channelled through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UNICEF to promote civilian protection and the reintegration of

  • Strengthening cooperation on the green transition

    08/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and Japan have agreed to cooperate more closely on the green transition. This will open up major opportunities for Norwegian companies.

  • Successful mediation retreat in Oman

    04/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Last week’s mediation retreat in Muscat, the capital of Oman, gathered participants with important insights on conflict situations and peace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This is the first time a retreat in the Oslo Forum-series is

  • Three Nordic health ministers today launch a Joint Nordic Guidance for Public Officials on Interacting with the Tobacco Industry

    17/11/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death and disability as well as social health inequalities in the Nordic countries, and in the recent years new harmful nicotine products have entered the Nordic markets.

  • Prime Minister holds bilateral meetings with three Presidents

    10/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Wednesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with the Presidents of Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay. The heads of state are in Norway as guests of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado.

  • The European Commission has decided to introduce safeguard measures on ferroalloys

    18/11/2025 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statements from Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth and Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Statement by State Secretary Andreas Kravik on the situation in Myanmar

    10/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'On this International Day of Human Rights, we celebrate the universal rights that belong to all people, and also highlight those whose rights are violated. The civilian population in Myanmar is facing extensive and persistent human rights

  • Ministry of Energy will award Two Project Areas for Offshore Wind in Utsira Nord

    11/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy has evaluated the two applications for the allocation of project areas for floating offshore wind in Utsira Nord. It is now confirmed that each applicant will be awarded their own project area.

  • Joint Statement Condemning Atrocities and Violations of International Humanitarian law in Sudan

    10/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This joint statement expresses deep alarm over reports of systematic violence against civilians in Sudan following the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the escalating conflict in North Darfur and Kordofan. It is endorsed by

  • Revised National Budget: The Norwegian Defence Boost Begins Now

    14/05/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    The government's most fundamental task is to ensure the security of people living in Norway. Therefore, we prioritise defence, security, and preparedness, especially in a more serious security situation. In the revised national budget, the

  • Norway plays leading role in negotiations on global plastics treaty

    23/09/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Every week, some 976 kilogrammes of the microplastics floating in the atmosphere fall back to the ground in New York, where the UN General Assembly is opening this week. This is equivalent to 100 000 half-litre plastic bottles. Correspondingly, the

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    15/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Per Olav Skurdal Hopsø as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Tonje Brenna.

  • Ukrainians who travel to their country of origin risk losing their residence permit in Norway

    12/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Ministry of Justice and Public Security today issued instructions to the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI), enabling the UDI to revoke temporary collective protection if Ukrainians travel to their country of origin.

  • Strengthening security and defence cooperation in the northern Nordic region

    20/06/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were in Bodø on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Discussions at the high-level meeting were focused on the efforts to strengthen

  • Statement from Minister Eide onmilitary airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine

    15/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am horrified by the military airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine, Myanmar, killing patients and health workers,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • New ambassadors from Brazil, the Netherlands and Ghana

    19/09/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 19 September 2024.

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

    20/09/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Middle East is on the brink. I extend my heartfelt sympathy with civilians in Lebanon and across the region who now live in fear. I call on all parties to show maximum restraint. To revert to diplomacy. To de-escalate. To find political

  • International ministerial meeting in Oslo on the war in Gaza

    15/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘This meeting in Oslo has taken place against an extremely serious and dramatic backdrop. Tomorrow, it will be 10 weeks since Hamas’s horrific terrorist attack. Close to 19 000 people have been killed in Gaza, nearly half of them children. The scale

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    25/06/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Stein Mathisen as acting state secretary to Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård, in the period that state secretary, Mr. Bent-Joacim Bentzen, settles parental leave.

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