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Norway to provide weapons to Ukraine
28/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian Government has decided that Norway will give M72 anti-tank weapons to Ukraine.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Espen Barth Eide: ‘Consequential for our relationship with the Netanyahu government’
08/08/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Today, we were informed by the Netanyahu government that they will no longer facilitate Norwegian diplomats’ work in Palestine. This is an extreme action that first and foremost affects our ability to help the Palestinian population. It shows once
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Norway condemns Russia’s military attack on Ukraine
24/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister‘Norway condemns Russia’s military attack on Ukraine in the strongest possible terms. This attack is a serious violation of international law and endangers the lives of innocent people,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Norway for the first time
21/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has invited NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Evenes and Ramsund in North Norway Thursday 22 May. ‘Norway is NATO’s eyes and ears in the north. This visit will give Secretary General Mark Rutte the chance to
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UN Summit in New York: We must actively defend international cooperation and international law
22/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThis year marks the UN’s 80th anniversary. One of the key topics of discussion for world leaders as they convene in New York for this year’s UN General Assembly High-level Week will be how to reform the UN so that it can continue to play a vital
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Norway intensifying efforts to help Ukrainian children return home
23/09/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThousands of Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported to Russia during the war in Ukraine. Norway is supporting the critical efforts to enable these children to return home. During the UN General Assembly High-level Week in New York, Prime
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Ukrainian President and First Lady in Norway
22/10/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPresident Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Norway on Wednesday morning.
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Norway provides NOK 15 million to the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
05/06/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is stepping up its efforts to address the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is providing NOK 15 million to support the response of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the region.
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Changes among the political advisers
07/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Mailinn Lindtveit Stoveland is appointed as political adviser to Minister of International Development, Ms. Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.
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White paper on total preparedness: Prepared for crisis and war
10/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl presented the white paper on total preparedness. The white paper sets the direction for efforts to strengthen civilian resilience and total
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Changes among the political advisers
06/03/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Ingrid Tønseth Myhr is appointed political adviser to Minister of Education, Ms. Kari Nessa Nordtun.
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Norway allocates NOK 10 million to earthquake response in Colombia
14/08/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway increases its support to local earthquake response efforts in Colombia with NOK 10 million. The funding will be drawn from reserve funds earmarked for humanitarian crises and will be allocated to the Red Cross Movement. This contribution is
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Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust: Thank you for a life spent in service to Norway
28/08/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by the Minister of International Development following the King’s death.
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Changes among the state secretaries
10/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn 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.
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Changes among the state secretaries
07/05/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Ole Martin Juul Slyngstadli as acting state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre, in the period that state secretary, Mr. Karl Kristian Bekeng, settles
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Norway increases support for victims of the war in the Middle East
13/03/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is allocating NOK 25 million (approximately USD 2.5 million) from the humanitarian reserve to alleviate the humanitarian situation in the region. The funds will be disbursed to the Red Cross and the UN.
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Changes among the state secretaries
21/08/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the Crown Prince Regent has honourably discharged Mr. Kristoffer Thoner as state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Prime Minister attended summit on European security
04/05/2026 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre participated in the 8th Summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in Yerevan, Armenia. The EPC brings together leaders from all of Europe.
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The Norwegian Government is decentralising asylum registration in connection with the war in Ukraine
12/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityDue to the large number of Ukrainian refugees in Europe, the Norwegian Government is now making sure that asylum seekers can register at several locations throughout the country. This will make it easier for Ukrainians to apply for asylum wherever
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Mehl: ‘Norway wants refugees to be transferred from Moldova quickly’
28/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security‘It is important to Norway that we can begin transferring refugees from Moldova quickly,’ says Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl.