State Secretary Jakob Bjelland (Centre Party)

Appointed: 16/01/2023

E-mail jakob.bjelland@fin.dep.no

State Secretary Bent-Joacim Bentzen (Centre Party)

Appointed: 16/01/2023

E-mail postmottak@sd.dep.no

Senior Adviser Kristin Bentdal Larsen

Norway condemns execution in Iran

'Norway strongly condemns the execution of British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari in Iran', Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt said.

Reports and letters

2023 GPFG CEM Benchmarking report for 2021 GPFN CEM Benchmarking report for 2021 2022 MSCI report: Modelling Climate Risk and Climate Benchmarks (March 2022) GPFG CEM Benchmarking report for 2020 GPFN CEM Benchmarking report for 2020 2021 Review

State secretary Anne Marie Aanerud (Centre Party)

Appointed: 16/01/2023

Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, The King has honourably discharged Mr. Bent-Joacim Bentzen as state secretary to Minister of Defence, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram. Mr. Benzen is appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Jon-Ivar Nygård.

Fifth evaluation  round: Preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies

Report from GRECO - Group of States against Corruption (Council of Europe).

Communication Adviser Iver Kleiven

Press Contact

E-mail iver.kleiven@oed.dep.no

Mobile phone: +47 99 34 28 00

APA 2022: Great interest in further exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 47 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the licensing round APA 2022.

Broadcasting and on-demand audiovisual services

Broadcasting entails the transmission of radio or TV programmes, the key element being that these are received directly and in real time by the public. On-demand audiovisual services are services that have as their main objective offering programmes

Providing life-saving humanitarian aid to Syria

The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution allowing the continued delivery of cross-border humanitarian aid from Türkiye into Syria. This will ensure that help reaches millions of Syrians in need of assistance. Norway and Ireland led the

Whaling

As a part of old traditions in Norway, hunting for minke whale is being done in Norwegian waters. After a five year break, whaling started up again in 1993. In Norway, whale hunting has always been done in combination with traditional fisheries.

Supervision, control and monitoring

The Norwegian Gambling Authority was established in 2001 as a supervisory body for the administration and oversight of private lotteries and state-controlled gaming. The Storting’s intention was to strengthen controls in the growing gaming and

Norwegian support to Ukraine and neighbouring countries

This is an overview of Norway’s support to Ukraine and other countries affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The role of Norsk Tipping

Norsk Tipping is a government-owned limited company that holds exclusive rights to a number of games being offered in Norway.

Gaming in Norway

The Norwegian gaming policy is founded on social responsibility. It seeks to safeguard the needs of persons addicted to gaming while also ensuring necessary adaptation to technological developments.

Norway donates additional artillery ammunition to Ukraine

Norway has delivered another 10,000 artillery shells to Ukraine.

Statement at a press conference with German Vise-Chancellor Robert Habeck

Good morning everyone, It is an honour for me to warmly welcome Germany’s Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Robert Habeck back to Norway.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Closer cooperation between Norway and Germany to develop green industry

Norway and Germany are expanding cooperation to increase production of renewable energy and to develop green industry. The two countries have issued two joint declarations outlining the next steps in their cooperation in the areas of hydrogen,