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  • Norway Extends Air Defence Mission in Poland

    11/02/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    Norway is extending its contribution to NATO’s air and missile defence in Poland until the summer. Norwegian NASAMS air defence forces will remain stationed in Rzeszów to protect key supply lines in and out of Ukraine.

  • Norway and United Kingdom sign framework agreement

    04/09/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    Norwegian Minister of Defence, Tore O. Sandvik, and UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, met in Stavanger, to sign a new agreement. The agreement establishes the framework for the strategic partnership on maritime capabilities.

  • Agreement on Nordic-Baltic initiative for support to Ukraine signed at the NATO Defence Ministerial

    15/10/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    Ukrainian soldiers are being trained and equipped through ‘Operation Legio’. The joint initiative was formalized today with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Brussels.

  • For the press: Norway to host the Joint Expeditionary Force Defence Ministers’ Meeting

    24/10/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    On 4-5 November, defence ministers from the ten JEF nations will gather in Bodø to strengthen cooperation and security in Northern Europe.

  • Norway is strengthening cooperation with the EU to combat VAT fraud

    21/03/2025 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Norwegian Government is requesting the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) for consent to implement a renegotiated agreement with the EU on administrative cooperation in the VAT area. According to the new Agreement, Norwegian tax authorities

  • New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved

    06/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Fisheries

    Government has implemented a new regulation on field safety in Svalbard intended to ensure continued responsible development of tourism in a time of increasing activity and rapid climate change. The regulation includes, among other things, an

  • Revised National Budget: NOK 32 million proposed for online doctor trial

    15/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    As part of the strategy to improve GP services, the government has introduced a trial scheme for online doctors. In the revised national budget, the government proposes an additional NOK 32 million to the municipalities for the trial, taking the

  • Revised National Budget: Government announces changes to the ALIS subsidy

    15/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    More and more Norwegians are becoming general physicians, recruitment of GPs has never been higher. This year, more than NOK 560 million has been allocated to the subsidy scheme for doctors specializing in general practice. In the revised national

  • National budget 2026: A hospital budget for faster hospital care

    27/10/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The government is proposing to strengthen the hospitals’ budget framework by NOK 3.4 billion in 2026. This will help ensure shorter waiting times and better cooperation between specialised health services and municipal services.

  • Better Measures to Detect Irregular Migration

    02/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has sent out for consultation proposals for amendments to the Immigration Act and regulations to implement the Eurodac Regulation from 2024 into Norwegian law.

  • IMF: Expect higher growth in the Norwegian economy

    28/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Economic growth will strengthen gradually and real incomes will increase, improving most households’ purchasing power. This is one of the conclusions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s yearly assessment of the Norwegian economy and Norwegian

  • IMF on the Norwegian economy: robust and well equipped for turbulence

    28/08/2025 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Norwegian economy is strong and growth-strong, and in a good position to navigate highly uncertain international waters, the IMF states in its Article IV consultation for 2025.

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    New target for waiting times in hospitals: Patients should normally have received treatment or have started treatment within 60 days

    19/06/2026 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Office of the Prime Minister

    The Government is setting a new target for waiting times and introducing new measures to ensure quicker access to healthcare services. Through “Rett på time” ("Right to an Appointment”) and “Mitt sykehusvalg” (“My Hospital Choice”), patients will,

  • Norway strengthens global preparedness for future pandemics

    21/09/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway will contribute a total of NOK 1 billion to the next strategic period of CEPI - the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. The aim is to strengthen global capacity to detect and stop future epidemics and pandemics through research,

  • Norway to strengthen cooperation with Canada

    21/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    On Sunday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa. The two Prime Ministers said in a joint statement that Norway and Canada would be entering into an agreement on establishing even closer defence

  • Statement from Foreign Minister Eide on Russia’s warning to foreign nationals in Ukraine

    05/10/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation published a statement on 3 October 2026, warning foreign nationals, including diplomatic personnel, against remaining in Ukraine and purporting to place on them the “responsibility for any

  • The State acquiers increased ownership in the gas transportation system

    12/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy has entered into purchase agreements of interests in key parts of the gas infrastructure with 7 different companies.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    18/09/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, Mr. Ole Martin Stenberg Slyngstadli has been honourably discharged as acting state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre, as of 23 September 2026. Mr. Stenberg Slyngstadli is

  • Andfjorden becomes Norway’s largest marine protected area

    18/09/2026 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Government has today established the Andfjorden Marine Protected Area in the municipalities of Andøy, Harstad and Senja. Covering approximately 1,848.5 km², the protected area is equivalent to almost 260,000 football pitches.

  • Palestine: ‘The situation is untenable’

    23/09/2026 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre delivered Norway’s statement at the high-level meeting on the two-state solution. He emphasised that the Israeli settlements on the West Bank are illegal under international law and pose an obstacle to the

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