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    • Norwegian–Russian fisheries negotiations to be held in December

      21/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Norway and Russia have agreed that this year’s fisheries negotiations will be held in a virtual format from 8 to 12 December.

    • 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.

    • EU proposes safeguard measures on ferroalloys

      12/11/2025 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Statements from Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth:

    • Norway and India strengthen maritime cooperation

      31/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Mumbai this week. Norway and India are strengthening cooperation on

    • Norway's Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy to visit India

      22/10/2025 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss will visit Mumbai from 27 to 30 October to strengthen maritime cooperation with India. She will among others meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Ports, Shipping and

    • Launching Mapping of Strategic and Critical Value Chains

      01/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is taking steps to strengthen the role of industry in preparedness and security - assigning a new task to Prosess21 and the Research Council of Norway.

    • Norway signs new agreements to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and green transition

      10/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      To support the reconstruction and development of a less vulnerable energy system in the future, Norway is entering into three new cooperation agreements with NEFCO, UNDP and the Energy Community.

    • Signed Trade Agreement with Malaysia

      30/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      At the EFTA Ministerial Meeting in Tromsø, Norway and the other EFTA countries signed a new Economic Partnership Agreement with Malaysia.

    • 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

    • New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved

      06/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Government has implemented a new regulation on field safety in Svalbard intended to ensure continued responsible development of tourism in a time of increasing activity and rapid climate change. The regulation includes, among other things, an

    • Norway ratifies the BBNJ Agreement – “On duty for the Ocean”

      04/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Today, Norway ratified the new international ocean agreement (BBNJ) at the United Nations in New York. With this, Norway takes a leading role in the global effort to protect the world’s oceans and ensure the sustainable use of marine resources.

    • Norway to strengthen cooperation with Brazil to address global challenges

      08/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      The Norwegian Government is today launching a new strategy to enhance cooperation with Brazil.

    • Norway and the United Kingdom to strengthen cooperation on clean industry and energy

      07/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Today, Norway and the United Kingdom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a Green Industrial Partnership. The agreement marks a new milestone in the longstanding Norwegian-British cooperation on energy and the green transition.

    • New business office opens in Kyiv today

      08/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      "The office will serve as an important hub and contact point for Norwegian and Ukrainian businesses", says Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth.

    • Norway and Ukraine sign a new, modernised free trade agreement

      08/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Today, 8 april 2025, Norway and the three other EFTA states — Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland — signed a new and modernised free trade agreement with Ukraine. The agreement was signed in Kyiv.

    • Milestone Launch from Andøya

      31/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      - This is a milestone for Norway as a spacefaring nation. I congratulate Isar Aerospace and Andøya Spaceport on a successful test launch, says Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth.

    • The Norwegian Government launches white paper on industry to strengthen industrial competitiveness

      28/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Today the Norwegian Government launches a white paper on industry. The white paper outlines six industrial policy priorities to promote value creation, profitable investments and workplaces.

    • EU commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans visited the Norwegian minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy in Hammerfest

      21/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      On Thursday, March 20, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, visited Hammerfest to meet with Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen Næss. The visit is part of the ongoing dialogue between Norway and

    • Norway and Thailand signs historic free trade agreement

      23/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Norway and the other EFTA countries have today signed a historic free trade agreement with Thailand. The agreement will give virtually all goods from Norway zero tariffs into Thailand.

    • Norway has signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo

      22/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Norway and the other EFTA-countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo on Wednesday 22. January. The agreement covers trade in goods and services, including financial services, intellectual property

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