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  • Changes among the state secretaries

    20/06/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Astrid Bergmål as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl. Ms. Bergmål is appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy

  • Norway tightens restrictions on Russian fishing vessels

    06/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Government has decided that Russian fishing vessels will only be permitted access to three Norwegian ports, and that all Russian vessels arriving at these ports will be subject to inspection.

  • Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: 1 000 days of full-scale war in Ukraine

    19/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today marks 1 000 days since Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Eight years prior to that, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and parts of the Donbas region.

  • Norway to increase support to enhance food security in crisis situations

    31/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Food production is crucial to people’s lives and livelihoods. At a time when the world is facing a growing number of crises, it is vital that we strengthen food security,’ said Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.

  • Prime Minister Støre joins efforts to increase renewable energy in developing countries

    21/09/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has agreed to join the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet. The Alliance aims to provide more people in poor countries with access to electricity through the development of renewable energy solutions to

  • Press statement on the debate on the situation in the Middle East

    19/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Press Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt at the Security Council stakeout on the UNSC Ministerial Debate on the situation in the Middle East, 19 January 2022.

  • 'Unacceptable evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem'

    20/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The eviction of the Salihiya family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday 19 January is unacceptable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Prime Minister congratulates Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties on Nobel Peace Prize

    07/10/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee states that new laureates have worked for many years to promote the right to

  • Statement on the attack on the Rohingyas in 2017

    26/08/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    It is now 5 years since the attack on the Rohingyas forcing over 700,000 to seek refuge in Bangladesh. We remember the victims and call on the military regime to cease all violence against those who have suffered under its rule. Perpetrators must be

  • New bilateral partnership between Indonesia and Norway

    12/09/2022 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Indonesia and Norway enter into a new bilateral climate and forest partnership to recognize Indonesia’s impressive results to date and support its ambitious emissions reduction plans. Indonesia has become a global leader by reducing its

  • Troika and EU Joint Statement on Sudan 4 January 2022

    04/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and the European Union underscore their continued support for the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people.

  • Conflict and food insecurity on agenda in New York

    19/05/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘An increase in global food insecurity could lead to greater instability. Ensuring that people have enough food to eat is primarily about saving lives, but it will also help prevent new conflicts,’ said Minister of International Development Anne

  • High-powered support for renewable energy projects

    23/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is providing NOK 248 million in grant funding to companies seeking to advance the renewable energy sector in developing countries. Grants are awarded during an early project phase in order to decrease risk. ‘This scheme is popular because it

  • Norway to provide NOK 55 million for humanitarian efforts to combat hunger

    04/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The world is facing the worst global food crisis in modern history. According to the UN, 50 million people in 45 countries are on the brink of famine. This week, Norway is providing NOK 55 million for efforts to combat hunger in Ethiopia, Somalia,

  • Norway to use NOK 2 billion to help procure natural gas for Ukraine

    29/08/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Russia’s war on Ukraine is having a dramatic impact on energy security and the economic situation in Ukraine. The Norwegian Government is proposing to provide NOK 2 billion to help ensure that Ukrainians have access to natural gas in the coming

  • Amendments to environmental regulations in Svalbard

    09/02/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Norwegian Government has adopted several amendments to the environmental regulations in Svalbard. The purpose is to protect wildlife, and one of the largest wilderness areas left in Europe.

  • Invitation to tender – scheduled regional air services on the route Røros– Oslo 1 November 2022 – 31 March 2024

    28/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Transport

    The Norwegian Ministry of Transport has today announced an invitation to tender for scheduled regional air services on the route Røros-Oslo for the period 1 November 2022 - 31 March 2024

  • New ambassadors from Kosovo and the United States

    17/06/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 16 June 2022.

  • Long-term COVID-19 strategy to normalise everyday life

    08/04/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The pandemic is now in a different phase, but we must continue to live with COVID-19. The Norwegian Government has devised a strategy and emergency preparedness plan for the continued handling of the pandemic, and is closely monitoring the situation

  • New sanctions against Russia incorporated into Norwegian law

    29/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries

    Norway has introduced additional sanctions in response to Russia’s illegal attack on Ukraine. The new sanctions encompass restrictive measures prohibiting the transport of goods by road by Russian transport operators and access to ports of vessels

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