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Government further clarifies advice to Norwegian companies: Do not engage in trade and business cooperation that serves to perpetuate Israel's occupation of Palestine
22/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian Government is updating its advice to Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate Israel's illegal presence in Palestine - i.e. in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
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ESRB recommends reciprocation of Norwegian capital requirements for banks
14/04/2023 News story Ministry of FinanceThe European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has issued a recommendation to other EEA states to reciprocate Norwegian capital requirements for banks. The recommendation concerns the systemic risk buffer requirement and temporary risk weight floors for
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New political advisers
14/10/2021 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterFollowing the change of government at 12:00 noon today, where Jonas Gahr Støre’s government succeeded Erna Solberg’s government, the Office of the Prime Minister has appointed a number of political advisers.
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Joint statement by the Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers on the situation in Georgia
29/12/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Nordic Baltic Eight countries (NB8): Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden.
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Norway leads the way in offering commercial CO2 storage
30/04/2024 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe government is pursuing an active policy to facilitate socio-economically profitable storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf. The policy allows industries with large emission sources to pay for permanent storage instead of releasing CO2
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Prime Minister Støre at the G20 Summit: Many important issues for Norway
17/11/2024 News story Office of the Prime MinisterThis week, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is participating in the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the Summit, heads of state or government from the world’s largest economies meet to discuss how to address global challenges. Norway has been
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Displaced people from Ukraine may have their residence permit for Norway extended by a further year
16/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Ministry of Justice and Public Security today made an amendment to Norway’s Immigration Regulations, allowing Ukrainians who have had temporary collective protection for two years to be granted continued residence for a further year. A condition
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Changes among the state secretaries
29/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Cecilie Juul Stensrud as state secretary to Minister of Defence, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Anne Marie Aanerud, settles parental leave.
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Changes among the state secretaries
25/06/2024 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Stein Mathisen as acting state secretary to Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård, in the period that state secretary, Mr. Bent-Joacim Bentzen, settles parental leave.
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Nordic Ministerial Meeting on Immigration in Rosendal
16/08/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Nordic ministers responsible for migration and immigration issues met in Rosendal, western Norway, Thursday and Friday this week in order to discuss various topics related to asylum and migration.
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UK Prime Minister to pay official visit to Norway
14/12/2024 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be visiting Bergen together with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Monday 16 December.
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Prime Minister meets Nobel Peace Prize laureates
11/12/2024 News story Office of the Prime MinisterThis morning, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre welcomed representatives of Nihon Hidankyo, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, to the annual breakfast event held in connection with the Peace Prize award ceremony. The Prime Minister was also
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Afghanistan talks in Oslo have concluded: Beginning of an important dialogue
25/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I thank the brave women activists, the human rights defenders and the other Afghans who took part in the meetings with the Taliban in Oslo. It is important that they sat face to face with the Taliban for the first time since the Taliban took power.
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Changes among the state secretaries
07/03/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
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Changes among the state secretaries
02/12/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Kristoffer Thoner and Mr. Halvard Hølleland as state secretaries to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Norwegian Prime Minister and German Chancellor propose a NATO surveillance centre for subsea infrastructure
01/12/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn Berlin today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to propose that NATO should establish a surveillance centre to improve the protection of subsea infrastructure.
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Troika statement on Sudan 11 February
11/02/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Troika, Canada, Switzerland, and the European Union are alarmed by the February 9 arrests and detentions of several high-profile political figures in Sudan, they said in a statement.
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New state secretaries
11/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn 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
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Changes among the state secretaries
04/03/2022 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
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Norway to take in Ukrainian refugees from Moldova and assist in medical evacuation
22/03/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityIn response to a request from Moldova, the Norwegian Government has agreed to help the country by bringing Ukrainian refugees from Moldova to Norway. In addition, Norway will transport Ukrainian refugees needing medical care to Norwegian hospitals