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Defence Minister Gram's speech on the new Defence Pledge

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram April 15th 2024, Washington D.C., Arctic Conference Opening Keynote

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

MCC: Gram's speech at The NATO Military Committee Conference 2023 in Oslo

Here you can read the speeches of Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Midnight Sun Shines on Latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault once again opened its door to seeds from around the world. Eleven genebanks from Africa, America, Asia and Europe deposiied a total of 19,391 seed samples this week.

Securing the Gene Pool for Future Agriculture and Food Production

National strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of geneticresources for food and agriculture. M-0754

Action plan against antisemitism 2021–2023 – a continuation

The action plan against antisemitism is part of the government's work for inclusion and against discrimination and hate speech. The action plan contains measures, and provides a systematic effort against antisemitism.

Norwegian Strategy for Urban Agriculture

The Government launched a National strategy for urban agriculture on 9 February 2021.

The Digital Norway of the Future

Norwegian guidelines for support to human rights defenders

These guidelines are a tool to help the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian diplomatic missions to systematise measures and efforts to support human rights defenders and their work. The guidelines complement other guidelines and policy

Henry George Lecture at St. Johns University: Norway’s Historical Experience with Taxing & Regulating the Exploitation of Its Natural Resources

Lecture held by Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, at St. John University the 23 October 2024, New York, USA.

By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen: NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway

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By Former Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen Forsvarsminister Odd Roger Enoksen sitt innlegg på Litteraturhuset 7. februar. Arrangør var Atlanterhavskomiteen og arrangementet ble kalt "NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway".

Statement by the Minister of Justice and Public Security at the press brief about the current situation

The police in Nordland county have reported that they have detained four Russians who have been remanded in custody, charged with collecting information on sensitive objects. In recent days, the police have also disclosed the arrest of two other

By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Press brief October 17 2022

Tax lessons for governments from Henry George

The 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits.

By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Op-ed in Financial Times

The Panorama Strategy (2021–2027)

Panorama 2021 - 2027 - Norway's strategy for bilateral cooperation on higher education and research with key partner countries outside the EU.

The Norwegian National Strategy for Rare Diagnoses

The National strategy for rare diagnoses is the Ministry of Health and Care Services’ strategy on how to equip specialist health services and municipal health and care services to address current and future challenges for people with rare diagnoses,

Roadmap – The green industrial initiative

This roadmap is the starting point for the Norwegian government's work to promote green industry. The document presents new ambitions, instruments and measures. The roadmap was launched by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Trade and

The Norwegian Government's action plan for export

The Norwegian Government's action plan for export encompasses topics such as the overall trade policy situation, the global economic crisis created by the corona pandemic and the competitive situation for Norwegian companies abroad.

The Government’s commitment to the ocean and ocean industries

"Blue Ocean, Green Future"

The story of Norway is a tale of the ocean. The ocean contributes to value creation and employment alongour entire coast, and lays the foundation for some of our most innovative companies and knowledge communities. Through this document, the

Expert committee for effective and sustainable use of the coastline in the aquaculture industry

Summary of report

Over the past 40 years, the aquaculture industry has experienced an incredible development. With a growth in production from a modest 531 tonnes in 1971 to approximately 1 million tonnes in 2010, the aquaculture industry has established itself as

Guidelines on “Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education”

The initiative to develop guidelines on “Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education” is a follow-up to a resolution adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO (29 September-17 October 2003), inviting the Director-General to “develop