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  • Annual white paper on the Government Pension Fund

    10/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Today, The Ministry of Finance is presenting the 2025 white paper on the Government Pension Fund (Meld. St. 22 (2024-2025)). In the white paper, the Ministry reports on the results and management of the Government Pension Fund Global and the

  • Prime Minister attended summit on European security

    04/05/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre participated in the 8th Summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Yerevan, Armenia. The EPC brings together leaders from all of Europe.

  • The Norwegian Government is decentralising asylum registration in connection with the war in Ukraine

    12/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Due to the large number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe, the Norwegian Government is now making sure that asylum seekers can register at several locations throughout the country. This will make it easier for Ukrainians to apply for asylum wherever

  • Mehl: ‘Norway wants refugees to be transferred from Moldova quickly’

    28/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    ‘It is important to Norway that we can begin transferring refugees from Moldova quickly,’ says Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl.

  • Norwegian Social Media age restrictions Law on Track to Be Introduced This Year – This Is How the Age Limit for Social Media Will Work

    24/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Children and Families, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Office of the Prime Minister

    The Government will present a new bill proposing an age limit for children using social media to Parliament (Stortinget) this year and has decided that the age limit will apply from January 1st the year a child turns 16. Under the new law,

  • Joint statement on support to UNRWA and NGOs

    07/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain condemn the latest Israeli legislation targeting UNRWA, including measures to cut water, electricity and communications to its facilities.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Israel’s decision to expand control in the West Bank

    11/02/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway condemns the decision made by the Israeli security cabinet to expand Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank’, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the Suffering of Civilians in the Middle East

    14/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The Middle East is in flames. Two weeks after Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iran, the situation is becoming increasingly dramatic. At least 16 countries are now directly affected by the war. The consequences are already global‘.

  • Joint statement on the Strait of Hormuz

    20/03/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Joint statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Denmark, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Czechia, Romania, Bahrain and Lithuania on

  • Joint Foreign Ministers' Statement on Lebanon

    14/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    We, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, call for the

  • Nordic Statement at the UN Security Council, 10166th meeting, Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine

    09/06/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Read the Nordic Statement delivered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, H.E. Ms. Elina Valtonen, at the UN Security Council, 10166th meeting, Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine on 8 June 2026, in New York.

  • Statement by State Secretary Andreas Kravik on the Strait of Hormuz

    30/06/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘It is very welcoming news that all vessels with Norwegian affiliations that wished to do so have now finally been able to transit the Strait of Hormuz. For Norway’s maritime industry, the past months have been exceptionally challenging‘, says State

  • Prime Minister Støre in Kyiv: Long-term support for Ukraine is vital

    24/02/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Kyiv to reaffirm Norway’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s fight for freedom. He took the opportunity to announce how Norway’s military support for

  • Nordic and Baltic countries working together to secure energy supplies for Ukraine

    24/02/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy

    The leaders of the Nordic and Baltic countries gathered in Kyiv today to mark four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The countries are working together to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and to protect critical

  • Mona Juul Steps Down as Ambassador

    09/02/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'This is the right and necessary decision. It follows discussions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week. Juul’s contact with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein revealed a serious lapse in judgment. The situation makes it difficult to

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    07/05/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Ole Martin Juul Slyngstadli as acting state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre, in the period that state secretary, Mr. Karl Kristian Bekeng, settles

  • Norway increases support for victims of the war in the Middle East

    13/03/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is allocating NOK 25 million (approximately USD 2.5 million) from the humanitarian reserve to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the region. The funds will be disbursed to the Red Cross and the UN.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    21/08/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the Crown Prince Regent has honourably discharged Mr. Kristoffer Thoner as state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • NOK 203 million in new funding for the Red Cross’s efforts for Ukraine

    22/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    When drones and missiles strike residential areas in Ukraine, Red Cross volunteers are among the first on the scene to get people to safety. Norway is now providing 203 million kroner to support their efforts to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of

  • Norway imposes additional sanctions and measures against violent settlers in the West Bank

    09/06/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “Violence by settlers in Palestine has reached extreme levels. Palestinians are being killed and injured, homes and private property are being demolished, and entire communities are being destroyed. At the same time, the Israeli Government is

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