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Norway signs agreement with Bulgaria on EEA and Norway Grants

Norway signed an agreement in Bulgaria today on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.

About the EEA Agreement

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt's statement on the EEA Agreement at the EEA Council meeting in Brussels 23 May.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Brussels, 23 May

Biannual address to the Storting on important EU and EEA matters, 6 May 2025

- It is in uncertain times like the present that we see just how important the EEA Agreement is for Norway. This is why the Labour Party remains committed to the Agreement as part of its political project. For Norway, it is crucial that Europe

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

The Prime Minister's contribution to the Council of Europe’s “Book of Europe. First-Hand Visions of the Future of Europe”

'We need to achieve even stronger democratic preparedness, more effective protection for human rights, a healthier environment for disagreement and less polarisation. - Dealing with disagreement in a way that does not tear the community apart has

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Address to the Storting on Nordic cooperation

Address to the Storting by Anne Beathe Tvinnereim on Nordic cooperation (in capacity of being Minister for Nordic cooperation).

By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Stortinget, 31 March

Notification - excise duty on waste incineration - exemption for undertakings covered by the ETS

Notification - excise duty on waste incineration - exemption for undertakings covered by the ETS

Opening address by the Prime Minister at a  Conference on Norway, the EEA and the European Single Market

'The EEA is for Norway also a security agreement. - Because being part of the same market, with the same rules and rights and obligations, the surveillance mechanism and the mechanism to solve disputes, in our world, where globalization is hitting

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo

Biannual address to the Storting on important EU and EEA matters

Held 25 November 2025 to the Norwegian Parliament.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Mehl in Luxembourg: We must safeguard Norway in an unsafe world

On Thursday, 19 October, Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl participated in the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Among others, the agenda included measures to strengthen the EU’s security in light

Energy Transition – from fossil fuels to renewables

Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Marte Mjøs Persen, held this speech at the round table conference about renewable energy hosted by DNV, German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce and the German embassy in Norway on 5th November 2021.

By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen

The North Sea as a platform for the Clean Energy Transition

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen held this speech at the energy seminar 'The North Sea as a platform for the Clean Energy Transition' when signing a MoU on the CCS between Norway and the Netherlands. The seminar was hosted at the

By Minister of Petroleum and Energy Marte Mjøs Persen

Mehl met with the European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management

Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl (Sp) met with the Commissioner for Crisis Management in EU, Janez Lenarčič, today. The Comissioner took the opportunity to thank Norway for its contribution to the EU Civil Protection

High-level meeting on Troll A platform

On Friday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and President and CEO of Equinor Anders Opedal visited the Troll A platform.

Norway extends agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine

Norwegian assistance in the medical evacuation of patients from Ukraine to hospitals in Europe is in high demand in the EU and Ukraine. The Norwegian Government is extending its agreement with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) on the transport of patients

Biannual address to the Storting on important EU and EEA matters

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt gave this address on important EU and EEA matters to the Storting 17 November.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt The Storting, 17 November

Biannual address to the Storting on important EU and EEA matters

The Foreign Minister held her biannual address to the Storting on important EU and EEA matters 3 May.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Oslo, 3 May

The Minister of Petroleum and Energy's speech at the Energy Conference between Norway and the EU

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland held this speech at the Energy Conference between Norway and the European Union in Brussels on 24th October 2023.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

State Secretary Maria Varteressian's speech for EU ambassadors about the EEA

Speech Delivered to EU Ambassadors at the Belgian Residence, Celebrating Belgium’s EU Presidency.

By State Secretary Maria Varteressian 14 May 2024

Statement by State Secretary Varteressian at the Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting, 14 May

Statement by State Secretary Maria Varteressian. Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting, Luxembourg 14 May.

By State Secretary Maria Varteressian

Return Strategy 2025 – 2030

Return is a central instrument in achieving one of the main objectives of the justice sector, namely that of controlled and sustainable immigration. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared a new