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  • Changes among the state secretaries

    03/05/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland as acting state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, settles

  • Norwegian humanitarian policy in a time of crises

    15/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A greater number of protracted armed conflicts, declining respect for international humanitarian law, accelerating climate change and record numbers of people experiencing food shortages and hunger. This is the bleak backdrop for Norway’s new

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

    23/05/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    Today, Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Palanga and gave the following statement:

  • Joint statement on minimization of highly enriched uranium

    23/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Joint statement between the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway concerning minimization of highly enriched uranium.

  • 80 years since the deportation of the Crimean Tatars

    18/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    May 18 marks the 80th anniversary of the forced deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Today, they are once again being persecuted by the Russian occupying power. Norway reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s illegal occupation and human rights

  • 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

  • Statement: Shocked by brutal attacks on Georgian civic and political activists

    10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Concerned by targeting ordinary citizens and civil society by phone calls, posters labelling individuals as “Agents”.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on attacks on UNRWA

    10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am shocked by attacks on UNRWA 's head quarter in East Jerusalem‘.

  • Nordic-Baltic statement on recent developments in Georgia

    10/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    De nordisk-baltiske landene har gjennom mange år støttet opp om Georgias reformpolitikk og landets ambisjon om å knytte seg nærmere til europeisk og euroatlantisk samarbeid. Dette ønsket støttes av et klart flertall i det georgiske folk. Med

  • Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2024

    14/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To secure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to presenting the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised

  • Norway votes in support of granting Palestine full membership status in the UN

    10/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The resolution states that Palestine is fully qualified for membership in the United Nations and recommends that the Security Council reconsiders the matter favourably. Pending the approval of such membership, the resolution, which was adopted by a

  • Joint statement by Norway and partners: Escalating conflict in Myanmar

    24/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States released a statement on the escalating conflict in Myanmar.

  • Statement about Rafah from Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

    29/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'The development in Rafah is catastrophic and unacceptable. We have warned in the strongest possible terms against the consequences of an attack for the people of Rafah', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

  • Norway and EU sign Security and Defence Partnership

    06/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence

    Today, Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram, Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell signed an agreement establishing a new Security and Defence Partnership

  • Norway recognises Palestine today

    28/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘For over 30 years, Norway has been one of the strongest advocates of a Palestinian state. Norway’s recognition of Palestine as a state today represents a milestone in Norwegian-Palestinian relations,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth

  • The Government wants to reinforce national control to strengthen the Norwegian community of families on Svalbard

    31/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Government today presented a new Report to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) on Svalbard. The Government wants to strengthen the Norwegian community of families in Longyearbyen and shore up governmental control of important infrastructure.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Gaza

    01/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    I welcome the efforts for a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, presented by President Biden.

  • Expert group tasked with looking at how artificial intelligence can influence democratic elections

    10/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    2024 is a historic election year. Never before have so many voters gone to the polls all over the world. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly, which may increase the spread of disinformation and have an undesirable

  • Norway receives award for the evacuation of Ukrainian patients to Norway and other European countries

    04/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Since August 2022, Norway has offered regular weekly flights to European countries to evacuate Ukrainian patients. The European Commission has described the flights as a mainstay of Europe’s civilian support to Ukraine. Today, Norway together with

  • Norway to provide NOK 10 million for reduction of methane emissions

    05/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is contributing to a new multi-donor trust fund established by the World Bank to help curtail methane emissions and natural gas flaring. Funding commitments have also been obtained from the United States, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and

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