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Changes among the political advisers

Mr. Ola Helmich Borchgrevink Pedersen is appointed political adviser to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg.

Norway supports private investment in Palestine through guarantee fund

At the World Bank Annual Meetings on 15-16 October, Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust announced support of approximately NOK 50 million (approximately USD 5 million) to the World Bank’s guarantee fund for the West Bank and Gaza (

Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on Russia's Violation of Estonian Airspace

'Russia’s violation of Estonian airspace is grave and unacceptable,' says Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. 'Norway stands in full solidarity with Estonia. We are in close contact with our NATO ally, and support their call for Article 4

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – Estonia

Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on airstrike in Gaza

'I condemn the Israeli airstrike this morning on a «safe zone» in Khan Younis. All parties have an obligation to protect civilians in warfare', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – Egypt

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – Gambia

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – Faroe Islands

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – Finland

Applications for permits to store CO2 in the North Sea

The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announcement of three areas in the North Sea related to CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Nordic-Baltic statement on recent developments in Georgia

De nordisk-baltiske landene har gjennom mange år støttet opp om Georgias reformpolitikk og landets ambisjon om å knytte seg nærmere til europeisk og euroatlantisk samarbeid. Dette ønsket støttes av et klart flertall i det georgiske folk. Med

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – China

General tax conventions between Norway and other states – Croatia

Statement by Minister Kristiansen Tvinnereim on the attack on humanitarian workers in Gaza

I am shocked that a clearly marked UN vehicle was directly hit by gunfire while approaching an Israeli check point.

Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on attacks on UNRWA

‘I am shocked by attacks on UNRWA 's head quarter in East Jerusalem‘.

Statement: Shocked by brutal attacks on Georgian civic and political activists

Concerned by targeting ordinary citizens and civil society by phone calls, posters labelling individuals as “Agents”.

Roadmap for ramping up production capacity in the defence industry: Norwegian Government earmarks NOK 967 million for boosting the defence industry

The Norwegian defence industry produces important materiel for Norway, Ukraine and its allies, but the current production capacity is insufficient to meet needs. The Minister of Defence and the Minister of Trade and Industry today announced the

Norway leads the way in offering commercial CO2 storage

The government is pursuing an active policy to facilitate socio-economically profitable storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf. The policy allows industries with large emission sources to pay for permanent storage instead of releasing CO2