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  • Changes among the state secretaries

    07/03/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Øyvind Jacobsen as acting state secretary to Minister of Education, Ms. Kari Nessa Nordtun, in the period that state secretary, Mr. Sindre Lysø, settles parental leave.

  • Norway funds shipment of grain from Ukrainian to Syria

    17/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Russia’s war on Ukraine has exacerbated global challenges related to food security. Through our support for the 'Grain from Ukraine' initiative, Norway helps ensure that food grain reaches those who need it most while also supporting Ukraine’s

  • '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

  • 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

  • EU commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans visited the Norwegian minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy in Hammerfest

    21/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    On Thursday, March 20, the EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, Costas Kadis, visited Hammerfest to meet with Norway’s Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Marianne Sivertsen Næss. The visit is part of the ongoing dialogue between Norway and

  • Norway supports North Macedonia with air evacuation

    21/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Yesterday Norwegian Armed Forces evacuated 7 patients from North Macedonia to Spain. The patients are injured from a fire at a nightclub on March 16, where many died and several were injured. The evacuation helps to relieve the healthcare system in

  • Norwegian-funded solar panels to provide life-saving electricity in Ukraine

    27/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    Norway is providing funding for 13 solar installations in the war-torn city of Kharkiv in Ukraine. This will secure a stable power supply for eight hospitals and five schools. ‘This is absolutely critical for saving lives,’ said Minister of Foreign

  • Statement on the Situation in Myanmar

    29/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    I am deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Myanmar. The earthquake that struck on Friday is a crisis on top of an already critical humanitarian situation says Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust.

  • Milestone Launch from Andøya

    31/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    - This is a milestone for Norway as a spacefaring nation. I congratulate Isar Aerospace and Andøya Spaceport on a successful test launch, says Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth.

  • Statement by Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on attacks on humanitarian workers in Gaza

    02/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway strongly condemns the attacks on humanitarian workers in Gaza.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Hungary’s decision to withdraw from the ICC

    04/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Hungary’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is deeply regrettable. In these turbulent geopolitical times, we need binding international cooperation and continued respect for the international legal order more than

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on Finland considering withdrawal from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

    02/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I regret Finland’s intention to withdraw from the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • 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.

  • Norway to provide NOK 5 billion for artillery ammunition for Ukraine

    07/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    Norway will provide NOK 4 billion in funding in 2025 to a Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition. Norway will also provide NOK 1 billion to the European Peace Facility (EPF).

  • Norway and Ukraine sign a new, modernised free trade agreement

    08/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Today, 8 april 2025, Norway and the three other EFTA states — Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland — signed a new and modernised free trade agreement with Ukraine. The agreement was signed in Kyiv.

  • Annual white paper on the Government Pension Fund

    10/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Today, The Ministry of Finance is presenting the 2025 white paper on the Government Pension Fund (Meld. St. 22 (2024-2025)). In the white paper, the Ministry reports on the results and management of the Government Pension Fund Global and the

  • Joint statement: Norway and Mexico: A call for a coalition to defend multilateral cooperation

    10/04/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Enrique Ochoa, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights of Mexico, and Andreas Motzfeld Kravik, State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Norway met on 8 April 2025, in Mexico City, for consultations on multilateral issues.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    10/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Gunn Karin Gjul as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen, as of 22 April 2025.

  • Norway has received eight more patients from Gaza

    11/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    ‘The health system in Gaza has collapsed, many clinics have been reduced to rubble and very little treatment is available. I am very pleased that Norway is able to help more patients from Gaza. So far, we have evacuated a total of 18 patients and 38

  • Proposing a new ambitious climate target for Norway

    11/04/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Norwegian government is proposing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70 to 75 percent by 2035.

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