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Changes in the Government
04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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Changes among the political advisers
04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterAfter the changes in the Government today, Ms. Trine Bilet (Lab.) is appointed political adviser to Minister of Children and Families, Ms. Lene Vågslid (Lab.).
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Norway to contribute equipment and training for a Ukrainian brigade
24/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Nordic-Baltic countries will provide equipment and training for a Ukrainian brigade-sized unit. This is in response to a request by Ukraine.
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Norway to host Joint Expeditionary Force Leaders’ Summit on security
06/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterThis week, Norway is hosting the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Leaders’ Summit. The JEF is a security coalition between 10 countries in northern Europe. The heads of state and government of these countries will be meeting in Oslo on 8-9 May.
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JEF nations to enhance cooperation with Ukraine
09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterThe 10 northern European countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have agreed to strengthen their security cooperation. At the JEF Leaders’ Summit in Oslo today, the countries also agreed to invite Ukraine to form an enhanced
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Launching Mapping of Strategic and Critical Value Chains
01/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Industry, Commerce and FisheriesThe Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries is taking steps to strengthen the role of industry in preparedness and security - assigning a new task to Prosess21 and the Research Council of Norway.
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Norway provides air defense worth seven billion kroner to Ukraine
24/08/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of DefenceNorway is contributing approximately seven billion kroner for air defense. The air defense systems will be delivered from Germany to Ukraine.
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Changes among the political advisers
01/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Signe Ramson Høie is appointed political adviser to Minister of Culture and Equality, Ms. Lubna Jaffery.
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Strengthening Ukraine’s energy security through further support for gas purchases
22/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is providing an additional NOK 1.5 billion in funding to secure access to electricity and heating for people in Ukraine. The funding is being provided in cooperation with the EU and will be used to help meet Ukraine’s energy needs as the
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Norway and India strengthen maritime cooperation
31/10/2025 Press release Ministry of Industry, Commerce and FisheriesNorway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal in Mumbai this week. Norway and India are strengthening cooperation on
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Norway to purchase vital F-16 ammunition and air defence for Ukraine
17/12/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of DefenceThe Norwegian Government is providing approximately NOK 3.2 billion in funding via the JUMPSTART mechanism (Joint Ukraine Multinational Program - Services, Training, and Articles Rapid Timeline) for the purchase of ammunition for F-16 fighter jets,
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Norwegian–Russian fisheries negotiations to be held in December
21/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Industry, Commerce and FisheriesNorway and Russia have agreed that this year’s fisheries negotiations will be held in a virtual format from 8 to 12 December.
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Nordic-Baltic statement on the Belarusian presidential election
26/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Nordic-Baltic countries support the statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on support to the Belarusian people.
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New ambassadors from Sri Lanka and the Dominican Republic
14/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsTwo ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 13 February 2025.
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Statement marking 10 years since the death of Boris Nemtsov
27/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement from Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania and Sweden today issued the following statement marking 10 years since the death of Boris Nemtsov.
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Statement on attacks on the famine-affected Zamzam camp in Darfur
03/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust on reports of attacks on the famine-affected Zamzam camp in Darfur.
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Statement from Foreign Minister Eide on the joint declaration from Ukraine and the United States
11/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘A just and lasting peace is still far from being achieved, but we welcome the joint declaration from Ukraine and the United States‘, says Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Eide on the escalating tensions in South Sudan
12/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I am deeply concerned by the recent violence and ongoing political unrest in South Sudan. The attack on a UN helicopter in Nasir, which claimed the lives of South Sudanese soldiers and UN personnel, is alarming‘, says Espen Barth Eide, Minister of
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'We condemn Israel’s resumption of hostilities in Gaza'
20/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'We condemn Israel’s resumption of hostilities in Gaza, where several hundred are reported to have been killed since Tuesday, according to local authorities. On Wednesday, at least one UN staff member was also killed, and several others seriously
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Whistleblowing on sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) involving grant recipients – adjusted guidelines
09/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a policy of zero tolerance of financial irregularities in connection with the use of funds allocated to the Ministry by the Storting (Norwegian parliament). Zero tolerance means that the Ministry will respond to