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  • Norway contributes to new donation of drones to Ukraine

    09/01/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    'Norway has recently contributed NOK 700 million to a multinational initiative to procure drones for Ukraine,' said Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram. On 9 January, he attended a Ukraine Defence Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Ramstein

  • Historic decision at NATO Summit

    25/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    The NATO member states have all agreed to invest 5 % of GDP annually to strengthen defence capabilities. The decision to invest more to ensure individual and collective obligations within the Alliance is presented in the Hague Summit Declaration.

  • Prime Minister congratulates Maria Corina Machado on Nobel Peace Prize

    10/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    'On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Maria Corina Machado. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated that Ms Machado is receiving the prize for her tireless

  • Changes among the political advisers

    17/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

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

  • Norway is transferring Palestinian clearence revenues

    12/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am very pleased that Norway, based on an understanding between the Palestinian and Israeli governments, is transferring USD 420 million, which the Palestinian government will use to cover expenses for electricity and fuel,’ said Foreign Minister

  • Norway to increase support to Ukraine by NOK 10 billion

    01/07/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway will increase its support to Ukraine by NOK 10 billion over the next two years. The funding will be used for humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts in the country, and to provide weapons and budget support to the Ukrainian

  • Ambitious offshore wind initiative

    11/05/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries

    Today, the Government is presenting a major initiative to promote offshore wind power. The aim is to use offshore wind power to generate new electricity on a par with the total amount of electricity currently produced in Norway. The initiative will

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    12/08/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

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

  • Development of packages of infection control measures

    02/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government wishes to give the sectors affected by the COVID-19 measures greater predictability. Work is therefore underway on a general framework of packages of infection control measures that can be deployed when needed.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    02/09/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Tomas Norvoll as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Marte Mjøs Persen.

  • Foreign minister visits UN cross-border humanitarian operation from Turkey into northwestern Syria

    15/06/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Humanitarian needs in Syria are increasing with each passing month. Some four million Syrians living on the other side of this border are completely dependent on the UN being able to continue to lead the work of delivering life-saving humanitarian

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt on Finland’s decision to apply for membership in Nato

    15/05/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Finnish membership of Nato will be good for Finland, for the Nordic region and for Nato', Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt said.

  • Statement from Foreign Minister on the killing of journalist

    11/05/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am deeply disturbed by the killing of Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on the West Bank', said Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • High-price contribution on wind and hydropower

    28/09/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Government is proposing to introduce a high-price contribution, with the rate set at 23 per cent of the electricity price in excess of NOK 0.70 per kWh. The contribution is designed as an excise duty payable to the treasury. The tax will be

  • More children than ever attending day care facilities for schoolchildren

    16/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Education and Research, Office of the Prime Minister

    A record number of children are participating in day care facilities for schoolchildren (SFO). The increase is related to the fact that the government introduced an offer of 12 hours of free SFO per week for all first-graders in the autumn.

  • Easing of the rules regarding testing prior to departure to Svalbard

    02/02/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government is easing the rules regarding travel to Svalbard. This means that permanent residents, people who are fully vaccinated, and people who have recovered from COVID-19 no longer need to get tested prior to departure to Svalbard.

  • Norwegian-developed drone to Ukraine

    24/08/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    Norway and Great Britain are joining forces to acquire the Norwegian micro-drone Black Hornet as a donation to Ukraine.

  • JEF Defence Ministers' Statement: Finland and Sweden's application for NATO membership

    15/06/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    Today, the Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK - met in Oslo.

  • The Council has decided to renegotiate the agreement between Norway and the EU to hinder VAT fraud

    22/06/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Council of the European Union decided Friday 17 June to re-open negotiations of the agreement on administrative VAT cooperation between Norway and the EU.

  • The National Budget 2025: Key Figures in the National Budget 2025

    07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures at 8 am, prior to the publication of the budget, which includes more detailed projections, at 10 am.

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