Office of the Prime Minister

Address to the Storting on the security policy situation

Speech/statement 12/02/2026

'Whereas in the past, the US was the leading proponent of rules-based international trade, tariffs are now being widely used. They are being introduced and used – against Allies as well – not only as trade measures, but also as a tool to elicit concessions in completely unrelated areas,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

The Prime Minister's speech at the Arctic Frontiers conference

Speech/statement 04/02/2026

'We are the eyes and ears of NATO in the north. We work together with the US on this. It matters for US’ homeland security,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

The Prime Minister's speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Speech/statement 27/01/2026

'We are living in a time when our Jewish community – and other minorities – in our country once again feel unsafe. When hate speech and conspiracy theories supplant knowledge and facts. When language oversimplifies and distorts. When authoritarian regimes around us – and sometimes among us – are gaining ground,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference after meeting with the Nobel Peace Prize Laurate Maria Corina Machado

'I think this year's prize has a special significance by the very strong emphasis of the link between a democracy – and the way to freedom and peace. Not only between nations, but within a nation,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.