Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
Appointed: 22/07/2021
Left: 14/09/2021
On 10 March, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) disclosed that its email systems had been compromised. The breach exploited security vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange software.
As of Monday 19 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is withdrawing its travel advice for the following countries: Albania, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Qatar.
Appointed: 01/03/2020
Left: 14/10/2021
Appointed: 24/01/2020
Left: 14/10/2021
Appointed: 05/08/2019
Left: 14/10/2021
'The Belarus authorities show total disregard of fundamental democratic rights. Norway condemns the crackdown on civil society and the detention of human rights defenders in Vyasna and other organisations. Political prisoners must be released
Partners of people residing in Norway who are themselves resident in the USA and have been granted permission by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration to enter Norway may travel to the country until the next date when any changes to the Norwegian
- Today Norway has aligned with the EU's new sectoral sanctions against Belarus as a response to the major human rights violations being committed by the country's authorities, says Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
The UN Security Council today unanimously adopted Resolution 2585 on humanitarian access in Syria, extending the mandate for cross-border aid delivery for 12 months. This will enable the UN and humanitarian organisations to continue to send
The list of ‘purple’ countries has been changed following advice from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The USA has been removed from the list due to the current infection situation. This means that partners and grandparents may not arrive
Norway is increasing support to NGOs in Poland. The aim is to promote democratic values and gender equality, and safeguard the rights of vulnerable groups.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed research assistant Tiril Eid Barland as political adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn from 22 July 2021 to 14 September 2021. Ms. Eid Barland will replace Mr. Even Aronsen
The cooperation between Germany and Norway enters into a new phase, after contracts for the new, common submarines, missiles and industrial cooperation have been signed.
G-25/2021 – Revised circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health.pdf
The Norwegian Government has decided to allocate NOK 10 billion over a period of five years for a new fund that will invest in renewable energy in developing countries with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The Government has decided that foreign students will be exempt from the restrictions on entry from 1 August. This means that foreign students who have been admitted to a study programme at a Norwegian school or higher education institution, will be
G-24/2021 – Revised circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health.pdf
The Norwegian Government is planning to offer a vaccine against COVID-19 to 16 and 17-year-olds after the over-18s have been fully vaccinated. The final decision will be made in September.
In order to limit imported cases of COVID-19, there are rules that establish travel quarantine and a duty to stay at a quarantine hotel. The rules are presented below.