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  • Norway provides NOK 100 million in budget support to Palestine

    20/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “The economic situation in Palestine is so precarious that hospitals, schools and other public services are at risk of collapse. We must do what we can to prevent such a collapse. That is why we are now providing Palestine with NOK 100 million in

  • Norway Provides NOK 50 million for Anti-Corruption efforts in Ukraine

    17/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance

    Through the Nansen Program for Ukraine, Norway is increasing its support for anti-corruption efforts in the country, to ensure funds are not misused and to encourage greater private investment.

  • Norway provides additional 15 million kroner in emergency aid to Somalia

    17/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    People in Somalia are being hit hard by severe hunger. The combination of drought, conflict, rising prices and reduced international aid has led to a dramatic deterioration in the food situation in Somalia. Millions of people lack access to

  • EU-Norway: Joint Press statement on the 5th Security and Defence Dialogue

    22/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence

    On 21 April, the European Union and Norway held their fifth Security and Defence Dialogue, in Oslo.

  • Næringsministeren til Tromsø 28. april

    27/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Næringsminister Cecilie Myrseth er i Tromsø 28. april sammen med Tysklands minister for forskning, teknologi og romvirksomhet Dorothee Bär.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    24/04/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Bård Flaarønning as acting state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Sissel Kruse Larsen, settles parental leave.

  • Norway allocates NOK 500 million to strengthen nuclear safety in Ukraine

    24/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    26 April marks 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster. Norway is increasing its support to Ukraine to prevent nuclear accidents and safeguard electricity production in the country. For 2026, NOK 500 million has been allocated for this purpose.

  • Norway and Germany to strengthen cooperation in the space sector

    28/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Today, Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth and Germany’s Minister of Research, Technology and Space, Dorothee Bär, met in Tromsø to sign the mandate for a new working group tasked with following up bilateral cooperation. Launch

  • Announcement of APA 2026

    05/05/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy

    Today, the Ministry of Energy is announcing the annual licensing round for petroleum on the Norwegian continental shelf, APA 2026. The APA area is being enlarged by a total of 70 new blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.

  • Norway Joins the Pax Silica Initiative

    06/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway is joining the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative, which aims to strengthen cooperation on securing robust and reliable supply chains for emerging technologies.

  • Norway and Morocco will cooperate on cutting emissions

    12/06/2026 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway and Morocco have signed a new agreement outlining cooperation to reduce emissions from Morocco’s power sector.

  • Norway joins EU cooperation on the Baltic Sea

    18/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The European Commission today announced the inclusion of Norway as a new member country in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). Norway will become the ninth member of the strategy.

  • Joint Statement – Nordic Defence Cooperation

    06/05/2026 News story Ministry of Defence

    On May 5-6 the Nordic Ministers of Defence gathered in Trøndelag under Norway's chairship of NORDEFCO in 2026.

  • The Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2026

    12/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To ensure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to presenting the Revised National Budget at 11:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised

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    Where and how can Norway make a difference? Concentration for greater impact

    08/05/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Join an engaging dialogue seminar at NMBU, Ås, on 19 May, where Norwegian development policy is put under the spotlight. In a time of global crises and growing pressure on resources, we ask a critical question: how can Norway concentrate its aid

  • Norway allocates millions to trace missing persons

    11/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is allocating NOK 30 million to the work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to trace missing persons as a result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

  • New EEA and Norway Grants agreement with Romania: Contributing to the fight against disinformation

    13/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide today signed a new agreement on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants with Romania. For the first time, measures to combat disinformation are included as part of the cooperation.

  • Norway supports the fight for women’s rights with nearly NOK 700 million

    13/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In 2026, Norway will provide substantial support to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Women for their work to strengthen women’s rights globally.

  • Nordic countries and India agree to strengthen cooperation

    19/05/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Leaders of the Nordic countries and Indian Prime Minister Modi met in Oslo for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. At the Summit, the leaders agreed to strengthen their cooperation.

  • Norway and India to strengthen cooperation

    19/05/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a meeting in Oslo to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between Norway and India in the areas of trade, the green transition, technology and international security.

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