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Jersey – General tax conventions between Norway and other states

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

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 Ukraine sign a new, modernised free trade agreement

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.

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

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.

The Professional Qualifications Act

The purpose of this Act is to allow professionals who are nationals of an EEA State or Switzerland to exercise their profession in Norway under the same conditions as professionals who obtained their professional qualifications in Norway, in

Read act at lovdata.no

Allocation of funding under the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine in 2026

In 2026, Norway will provide NOK 15 billion in civilian and humanitarian support to Ukraine and Moldova under the Nansen Programme Support for Ukraine. The key focus areas for Norway’s support to Ukraine are energy security, budget support for the

Statement from Foreign Minister Eide on proposal to revoke immunity for former secretary general of the Council of Europe

Today, the National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime has informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that it has decided to open an investigation of Thorbjørn Jagland. The decision is based on information

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Norway for the first time

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has invited NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Evenes and Ramsund in North Norway Thursday 22 May. ‘Norway is NATO’s eyes and ears in the north. This visit will give Secretary General Mark Rutte the chance to

Minister of Development Åsmund Aukrust: ‘It is heartbreaking that innocent Lebanese people are being affected‘

‘Following Israel’s massive bombing campaign this week, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon is at breaking point. In the space of 24 hours, more than 300 people were killed and over 1,000 wounded. Children, civilians and healthcare workers have

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Palestine: An independent Palestine is key to stability in the Middle East

Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas co-chaired a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Palestine (AHLC) in Brussels on Monday, 20 April.

Prime Minister Støre visits submarine base in the US

On Sunday, Prime Minster Jonas Gahr Støre visited the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. US Navy submarines play a key role in maintaining security in the High North.

UN Summit in New York: We must actively defend international cooperation and international law

This year marks the UN’s 80th anniversary. One of the key topics of discussion for world leaders as they convene in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly High-level Week will be how to reform the UN so that it can continue to play a vital

Norway intensifying efforts to help Ukrainian children return home

Thousands of Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia during the war in Ukraine. Norway is supporting the critical efforts to enable these children to return home. During the UN General Assembly High-level Week in New York, Prime

Ukrainian President and First Lady in Norway

President Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Norway on Wednesday morning.

Norway provides NOK 15 million to the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Norway is stepping up its efforts to address the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is providing NOK 15 million to support the response of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the region.

Changes among the political advisers

Ms. Mailinn Lindtveit Stoveland is appointed as political adviser to Minister of International Development, Ms. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.

White paper on total preparedness: Prepared for crisis and war

Today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl presented the white paper on total preparedness. The white paper sets the direction for efforts to strengthen civilian resilience and total

Changes among the political advisers

Ms. Ingrid Tønseth Myhr is appointed political adviser to Minister of Education, Ms. Kari Nessa Nordtun.

Norway allocates NOK 10 million to earthquake response in Colombia

Norway increases its support to local earthquake response efforts in Colombia with NOK 10 million. The funding will be drawn from reserve funds earmarked for humanitarian crises and will be allocated to the Red Cross Movement. This contribution is