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RETHOS: New Governance System

A new governance system has been established for the National Curricula applied to higher health and welfare education in Norway.

RETHOS: Background

In Norway, there is currently a major restructuring of National Curriculum Regulations in health and welfarel education in order to make these more future-oriented. The restructuring is based on an acknowledgement that curricula easily can become

Norway to provide NOK 30 million for school meals in Mali

Funding from Norway will be used to provide nutritious school meals to some 55 000 children in conflict-torn Mali. ‘Malnourished children have problems learning, no matter how good the teaching is. If children are given school meals, their parents

Municipalities in the Register

The municipalities listed below are registered in Register for Governmental Approval of Financial Obligations (Local Government Act § 60 nr. 1, item a-d) The register was last updated: 13.09.2019 Registered municipalities: 10 Last changes: In:

Calls for proposals

The Ministry's announcements of grants and calls for proposals.

Call for proposals on global security issues

The objectives of the grant scheme are to: strengthen transatlantic cooperation and dialogue on security policy issues, promote policies within NATO that ensure the continued political and military relevance of the Alliance, increase knowledge of

Norway’s main priorities for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly

Here are Norway's main priorities for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly - where the most important is to promote the country's candidature for a seat in the UN Security Council 2021-2022.

New agreement with World Bank steps up tax assistance efforts

‘Sound, transparent tax systems that increase government revenue and improve the distribution of wealth are essential for the very poorest countries to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable development. Through this agreement with the World Bank

DNV Global Energy Transition Conference

State Secretary Rikard G. Knutsen held this speech at the DNV Global Transition Conference in Høvik on September 12th 2019.

By State Secretary Rikard Gaarder Knutsen

Hei, verden!

Velkommen til Nettsteder Regjeringen. Dette er ditt første innlegg. Rediger eller slett det, og start bloggingen!

Guidance note on ensuring respect for the humanitarian principles

As part of its work to ensure that the humanitarian principles are respected in the field, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has drawn up a guidance note on this issue, in consultation with a number of the organisations that receive funding from

Ethnic discrimination

Everyone must have the same rights, obligations and opportunities, irrespective of ethnic background. The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act provides protection against ethnic discrimination.

International visitors program – local elections in Norway, September 9, 2019

Norway is holding elections to municipal councils and county councils on Monday September 9 2019. The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation is organising a visitors program for international guests from election management bodies and

Milestone for cooperation on CCS in Europe

Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, European Commission and Gassnova gathered central actors from politics and industry to the high level conference on CCS in Oslo on September 5th.

Speech at lunch meeting with  UN-Habitat Executive Director Maimounah Sharif

It is a great honour to welcome you to this lunch Maimounah Sharif. We've met before, and it is always inspiring to encounter with someone so dedicated. Last time, we spoke – among other things, on the Norwegian situation concerning sustainable

By Statssekretær Lars Jacob Hiim

Meld. St. 26 (2018 – 2019) Report to the Storting (white paper) - Norwegian exports of defence-related products in 2018, export control and international non-proliferation cooperation

Recommendation of 7 June 2019 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, approved in the Council of State the same day.

This white paper describes Norway’s export control system for strategic goods and technology,1 and provides figures for exports of arms, ammunition and other military equipment and components, related technology and services for military use (

APA 2019 - Large interest for the Norwegian Continental Shelf

The Ministry of petroleum and Energy has received a great number of applications from 33 oil companies in the licensing round Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019.

Response to the warning of the European Systemic Risk Board on vulnerabilities in the residential real estate sector in Norway

Response to the warning of the European Systemic Risk Board on vulnerabilities in the residential real estate sector in Norway

Monica Mæland vil lære av Molde

– Her henter jeg masse inspirasjon. Molde er en av kommunene som har null bostedsløse. Det er bra og et mål for alle, sa Mæland. Hun besøkte blant annet Halvveishuset midt i Molde, hvor kommunen følger opp vanskeligstilte med bolig og tjenester. NRK

Press Conference with EU Commissioner for climate and energy, Minister of Petroleum and Energy and Minister of Climate and Environment

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy invites to a press conference with EU Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg and Minister Ola Elvestuen in Oslo on September 5th.