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Norway resumes cooperation with Hungary through the EEA and Norway Grants
26/10/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide today signed a new agreement with Hungary on over EUR 254 million in funding under the EEA and Norway Grants. The Grants are an important instrument in the Norwegian Government’s active European policy to
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Members of the Coalition on Atrocity Prevention and Justice for Sudan Make a Statement on the 26 October 2025 Atrocity in El Fasher
26/10/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsOne year ago, on 26 October 2025, the violence in and around El Fasher reached a devastating peak following months of siege and escalating attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Civilians were subjected to horrific atrocities including mass
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Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the human rights situation in Iran
26/10/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs"Norway remains deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Iran, including the continued repression of human rights defenders. We condemn the continued and increasing use of the death penalty to silence dissent in Iran, especially in
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Joint ministerial statement on the risk of famine in Sudan
24/10/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint ministerial statement by Norway and 31 other partners on the risk of famine in Sudan.
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault Receives the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation
24/10/2026 News story Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThe award was presented in Oviedo, Spain, in a ceremony attended by, among others, the entire Spanish Royal Family.
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Changes among the state secretaries
23/10/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Marianne Wilhelmsen as state secretary to Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Mr. Torgeir Micaelsen, as of 29 October 2026. Ms. Wilhelmsen is appointed again as state
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New ambassadors from the EU, Finland, China and Ghana
23/10/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFour ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Haakon VIII on 22 October 2026:
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Svalbard Global Seed Vault partners direct prize money toward safeguarding vulnerable seed collections
22/10/2026 News story Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThe EUR 50,000 award will support genebanks to secure important crop diversity in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
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Discussions on the path to peace in Ukraine
21/10/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met in Oslo to discuss the path to peace in Ukraine. US Special Envoy Jared Kushner took part
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Press Conference with Zelenskyy, Stubb and Støre
20/10/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will hold a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the Government’s official reception premises on Tuesday 20 October at approximately 19:05.
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Witkoff and Kushner to take part in meetings in Oslo
20/10/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterUS special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will both take part in meetings on the situation in Ukraine in Oslo.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Norway
20/10/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Norway today. He will be meeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, among others. Mr Zelenskyy will also have an audience with His Majesty The King, and will pay a
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Free trade agreement with Viet Nam signed, opening up new opportunities for Norwegian businesses
18/10/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway and the other EFTA States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, have today signed a free trade agreement with Viet Nam. The agreement will eventually eliminate tariffs on almost all goods exported from Norway to Viet Nam.
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The Minister of Finance received the Committee’s report on the Government Pension Fund Global
15/10/2026 Press release Ministry of FinanceToday, the Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg received the report from the Committee that has reviewed the ethical framework for the Government Pension Fund Global.
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Norway provides NOK 750 million for reconstruction and public services in Ukraine
14/10/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsRussia’s illegal war of aggression continues to cause widespread destruction in Ukraine. Norway provides NOK 750 million for repairs and reconstruction. The Norwegian contribution will unlock an additional three times that amount in loans to Ukraine.
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Ukraine safeguards seeds at Svalbard Global Seed Vault for the first time since the outbreak of the war
14/10/2026 News story Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThousands of seed samples of important agricultural crops were recently secured in Svalbard as 21 genebanks from across the world participated in a seed deposit.
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New Syria fund for reconstruction: ‘Taking charge of its own future’, said Aukrust
14/10/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsAt the request of the Syrian authorities, the World Bank has decided to establish a multi-donor trust fund for Syria. Norway will contribute approximately NOK 90 million to the fund. The funding will support Syria’s reconstruction efforts, including
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Norway and the World Bank strengthen efforts to combat corruption
14/10/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway and the World Bank are entering into two agreements aimed at improving the management of public finances in low-income countries. The objective is to strengthen public financial management and combat corruption to ensure better public
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Aukrust in Tokyo: ‘Japan is an important partner for Norway’
13/10/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsHow can development policy contribute to more jobs, greater investment and stronger international cooperation? These questions were a key topic during Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust’s visit to Tokyo on 12 and 13 October.
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Poland is joining Maritime initiative
13/10/2026 News story Ministry of DefenceAt the NATO Summit in Ankara this summer eleven European countries and Canada said that they will cooperate more closely on security in the North Atlantic, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea. Now Poland will join the initiative as well.