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Opening of Hydro’s new Automotive line

Opening speech by Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Düsseldorf, 4 May 2017.

By Prime Minister Erna Solberg

Announcement of Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2017

Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is announcing this year’s licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2017.

Norway and Benin agree to strengthen cooperation

A governmental delegation from Benin is on a working visit to Norway from 27 to 28 April to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.

Change among the political advisers

The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Thor Arne Englund as acting political adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen for the period 28 April 2017 - 23 July 2017, while Mr. Jens Frølich Holte is acting state

Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Jens Frølich Holte as state secretary to Minister of Transport and Communication Ketil Solvik-Olsen for the period 28 April 2017 - 23 July 2017, during Mr. Tom-Christer Nilsen’s

Prime Minister Solberg discussed sustainable development with the President of Ghana

Prime Minister Erna Solberg phoned President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana today to discuss the work of increasing engagement, commitment and results in the campaign to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN.

Norden og Baltikum skal samarbeide om digitalisering!

Digitaliseringen skyter fart og gir oss store muligheter til å skape verdier, fjerne unødig administrasjon og forenkle hverdagen for innbyggere og næringsliv. Ifølge the Digital Economy and Society Index ligger Norden i tetsjiktet på digitalisering

Opening Address at a Research Conference

State Secretary Laila Bokhari's opening address at The Research Council of Norway's, Norad's and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' conference on gender perspective on demography and conflicts.

By State Secretary Laila Bokhari Oslo, 27 April

NOK 550 million to combat youth unemployment in Europe

'Norway cannot solve the problem of youth unemployment in Europe. But we can help to identify and develop measures that work, and that others can copy,' said Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Frank Bakke-Jensen.

Celebration of The King and Queen’s 80th birthdays

Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway will both celebrate their 80th birthdays in 2017. In this connection, there will be several events in Oslo on 9 and 10 May that will be open to members of the public and the press. On Tuesday 9

Seafood from the High North - sustaining and enhancing the EU market

State Secretary Elsbeth Tronstad's statement at a seminar held by the North Norway European Office in Brussels.

By State Secretary Elsbeth Tronstad Brussels, 26 April

20th anniversary of cooperation to prohibit chemical weapons

'I would like to congratulate the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü on the OPCW's 20th anniversary. Throughout these years, the OPCW has done very important work towards achieving the goal of a

Main Address at Donor Conference for Yemen

- Norway is extremely concerned by the situation in Yemen, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende, said in his address at the donor conference. Norway pledges about USD 25 million in humanitarian funding to Yemen for 2017.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende Geneva, 25 April

Opening of Wintershall Norway HQ

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie's opening of Wintershall Norway HQ.

By Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie

Norway increases humanitarian support to Yemen

'The humanitarian situation in Yemen is very dramatic. Immense suffering is being inflicted on the civilian population. Norway is therefore increasing its humanitarian support to Yemen to a total of NOK 212 million in 2017,' said Minister of Foreign

Opening Address at Digital North

Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen's opening address at the Nordic-Baltic Ministerial Conference on Digitalisation.

By Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Frank Bakke-Jensen Fornebu, 25 April

10th Anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Statement at UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Tenth Anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: measures taken to implement the declaration, delivered by Ms. Anne Karin Olli, State Secretary at

Agreement on Swedish expansion of the certificate system

The Norwegian and Swedish Governments have agreed that Sweden can extend the certificate scheme with a new goal of 18 TWh new renewable electricity in 2030.

A strategy to promote peaceful, innovative and sustainable development in the Arctic

‘Growth in North Norway is higher than in the rest of the country and benefits Norway as a whole. The Government will step up its overall efforts in the north, to make North Norway one of our most innovative and sustainable regions,’ said Prime

The future course of Norwegian foreign and security policy

The Government will intensify European cooperation and redouble its efforts in unstable areas to the south and east of Europe, while maintaining and further developing its transatlantic cooperation. These are some of the main conclusions in the