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Strong interest in new exploration areas
04/09/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy has received applications from 20 companies in connection with the announcement of the license round for the best-known exploration areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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New ambassadors from Hungary, Germany and Mali
04/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThree ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald on 4 September 2025.
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Statement on the Abduction of Aid Workers in South Sudan
12/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust on the increase in abductions of aid workers in South Sudan.
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Statement on the Appointment of Interim Prime Minister in Nepal
13/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway welcomes Rt Hon. Sushila Karki as Nepal's first female Prime Minister in the role as interim leader of the country's transitional government.
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Changes among the state secretaries
16/09/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.
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Prime Minister Støre visits submarine base in the US
21/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Sunday, Prime Minster Jonas Gahr Støre visited the US Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. US Navy submarines play a key role in maintaining security in the High North.
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Norway meeting EU finance ministers
20/09/2025 News story Ministry of FinanceNorway was invited as one of the few guest countries at the EU Finance Ministers' Meeting (ECOFIN) for the second time this year to discuss how Europe should deal with a world with more uncertainty.
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UN Summit in New York: We must actively defend international cooperation and international law
22/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThis year marks the UN’s 80th anniversary. One of the key topics of discussion for world leaders as they convene in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly High-level Week will be how to reform the UN so that it can continue to play a vital
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide: Israel must immediately end its unlawful occupation of Palestine
18/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsOne year ago today, the UN General Assembly decided that Israel must end its occupation of Palestine no later than 18 September 2025. Norway and 123 other countries voted in favour of the resolution. The decision was based on the Advisory Opinion
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Statement from Foreign Minister Eide on report on Gaza
16/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Today, a report was presented by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, established by the UN Human Rights Council. The report concludes that Israel is responsible for failing to prevent genocide,
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Launch of the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership
19/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs16 September 2025: Fourteen small- and medium-sized countries have issued a Joint Declaration to establish the Future of Investment and Trade (FIT) Partnership, a new international initiative committed to affirming open and fair trade, supporting
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Joint statement: Offer to assist with treatments of patients from Gaza in the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem
23/09/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAs the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip continues to unfold, there is an urgent need to scale up medical treatment of patients from Gaza.
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Norway signs agreement with Croatia on EEA and Norway Grants
23/09/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway signed an agreement in Croatia today on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.
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Norway intensifying efforts to help Ukrainian children return home
23/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThousands of Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia during the war in Ukraine. Norway is supporting the critical efforts to enable these children to return home. During the UN General Assembly High-level Week in New York, Prime
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New ambassadors from the Republic of Latvia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
07/10/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsTwo ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 7 October 2025.
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Focusing on areas where Norway can make a difference
15/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Government has proposed an increase in funding of NOK 80 million in 2026 for efforts to promote women’s rights. Women’s rights are coming under growing pressure globally, and this is an area where Norway can make a significant difference.
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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on the recent announcement by Hamas
04/10/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Hamas’ announcement that they are willing to release all hostages is a positive step that could contribute to a final ceasefire. It is also important that Hamas, in their statement, signals readiness to hand over control of Gaza to an independent
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The Minister of International Development warns against great danger for civilians in El Fasher
06/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement from the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Åsmund Aukrust, on the the situation for civilians in the besieged town of El Fasher in Darfur, Sudan.
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National budget 2026: A hospital budget for faster hospital care
27/10/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe government is proposing to strengthen the hospitals’ budget framework by NOK 3.4 billion in 2026. This will help ensure shorter waiting times and better cooperation between specialised health services and municipal services.
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National budget 2026: Three concrete budget measures for better and more accessible GP services
22/10/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe government proposes to allocate NOK 115 million to renew, strengthen and improve GP services. In addition, the government wants 16- and 17-year-olds to be exempt from paying for GP appointments and out-of-hours medical services.