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  • Changes among the political advisers

    19/04/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Mr. Per Anders Torvik Langerød resigns as political adviser to Minister of Health and Care services, Ms. Ingvild Kjerkol.

  • Revised National Budget: Additional child-related expertise at asylum reception centres

    12/05/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Norwegian Government proposes allocating NOK 17.2 million in funding to increase child-related expertise at asylum reception centres.

  • The Norwegian Government plans to increase national security, especially in the North

    07/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The security situation in Europe has changed. This means that emergency preparedness in Norway must adapt correspondingly. The Norwegian Government proposes allocating a total of NOK 100 million to counter foreign intelligence and complex threats,

  • Government changes admission rules for refugees who want to study

    10/07/2022 News story Ministry of Education and Research

    It will now be easier for refugees to be admitted to higher education in Norway. As a temporary arrangement, displaced people without a Higher Education Entrance Qualification may apply for a place at a higher education institution.

  • Three in ten daycare facilities do not meet educational standards

    22/02/2022 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    New figures show that three in ten daycare facilities in Norway do not meet the required educational standards. The government is now initiating work to develop a new strategy to provide children with better daycare provision, which will, among

  • New state secretaries

    11/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed state secretary Erling Emil Laugsand as acting state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, in the period that state secretary Anne Marie Aanerud settles parental leave, effective as of 21

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    04/03/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.

  • Norway and Ukraine working to strengthen business cooperation

    28/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries

    This week Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, travelled to Kyiv with a Norwegian business delegation to enhance trade cooperation and facilitate increased support from the private sector.

  • Norway to increase short term defence spending in 2022

    21/03/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    - Pending parliamentary approval, the Norwegian Government has allocated NOK 3 billion to increase the activity and preparedness of the Norwegian Armed Forces in 2022. The proposed spending will for the most part be dedicated to strengthen our

  • Nordic Defence Ministers joint statement on strengthening Nordic defence cooperation

    11/05/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    The war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed European defence and security policy. In light of the ongoing crisis, Nordic solidarity and defence cooperation is more important than ever.

  • Norway provides additional weapons to Ukraine

    31/03/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    The Norwegian government has offered an additional 2000 M72 light anti-armour weapons to Ukraine.

  • Statement by the Nordic Ministers of Defence regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    24/02/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    The Nordic countries strongly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Nordic Ministers of Defence call on Russia to immediately cease its military action and withdraw its military forces from in and around Ukraine. Russia’s attack on Ukraine is a

  • Resource rent tax on onshore wind energy

    28/09/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    The government proposes the introduction of resource rent tax on onshore wind energy as from 2023. The proposal will be referred for public consultation before the end of the year, and involves the taxation of resource rent at an effective rate of

  • Norwegian funding to secure energy supplies in Ukraine

    24/08/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Russia is continuing its attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. That is why Norway has decided to provide NOK 1.5 billion to maintain gas and electricity supplies in Ukraine.

  • Adjustment of local and county authorities’ general grant

    28/09/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Government proposes a one-year deduction in the general grant to local and county authorities with income from licence power. The proposal applies to local and county authorities in the areas with the highest electricity prices.

  • Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2022

    12/05/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To secure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to launching the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed estimates will be published with the Revised

  • Continued international support Is crucial to protect Ukraine’s energy system

    19/12/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On Friday, December 13, Norway participated in the handover of 12 gas piston engines to local authorities in Kharkiv. These engines will benefit 800,000 residents and 47 hospitals this winter and are already in place in the city.

  • Norway has donated M109 to Ukraine

    08/06/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    Norway has donated 22 M109 155mm tracked self-propelled howitzers. The donation also includes gear, spare parts and ammunition.

  • Norway plans to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine

    24/08/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    ‘Norway is supporting Ukraine in its efforts to build a modern air defence system. This is both important and necessary. We have already decided to train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots and announced in the summer that we would provide two Norwegian F-

  • MFA - Budget proposal 2023: Giving priority to crisis response,  food security and climate change adaptation

    06/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The budget proposal for 2023 reflects the situation caused by the war in Ukraine. Areas to be given priority are humanitarian aid, efforts to combat hunger and climate change, and increased efforts to promote women’s rights. The Government has

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