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State Secretary Varteressian’s speech at closing event for the EEA and Norway Grants Culture Programmes
25/11/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpeech by State Secretary Maria Varteressian’s speech at Closing event for the EEA and Norway Grants Culture Programmes, held at National Museum, Oslo 31. October 2024.
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Welcome speech at the SYNERGY Conference
15/06/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityDear all, Good morning from Oslo! It is a great pleasure for me to be part of the opening of this important international SYNERGY conference to address violence against Roma women. Preventing and combating gender-based and domestic violence is a key
By State Secretary Geir Indrefjord Welcome speech at the "SYNERGY Conference: How to ensure Roma women’s access" 15 to justice?"
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 168th session of the Storting
03/10/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPresident, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 169th session of the Storting
02/10/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPresident, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.
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The speech from the throne by his Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 167th session of the Storting
03/10/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPresident, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.
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Train Academy Day 2025
04/06/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of TransportSpeech at Norske tog's Train Academy Day 2025 in Oslo, June 3, 2025.
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SYNERGY Conference: Protecting Refugee, Migrant and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls
30/03/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityDear Ladies and Gentlemen, a warm welcome to you all to this Conference on Protecting Refugee, Migrant and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls. This conference is hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Council of Europe,
By State Secretary Erik Sandsmark Idsøe European Council Conference March 30, 2022
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Minister of Health and Care services opening speech
23/05/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Health and Care ServicesPresident, Director General Excellencies Colleagues. Since this is my first health assembly, I am grateful that we can now meet in person. I only wish we could meet in happier circumstances. The theme of this general debate is more relevant than
By Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol The World Health Assembly 2022
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Kjerkol's WHA address
22/05/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Health and Care ServicesPresident, Director General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is an honour to address you on the occasion of WHO’s 75-year anniversary. We pay tribute to WHO and its staff for their remarkable commitment. Over the past 75 years, we have made WHO a
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Building momentum towards the SDG Summit
18/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe 2030 Agenda is in a deep crisis. It is still possible to deliver on our promises, but the time for ambitious leadership is now. Norway therefore looks forward to the SDG Summit in September, and a meeting that can unlock the potential for
By Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Sigbjørn Gjelsvik National Statement at the Opening of the High-level Segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), 17 July 2023.
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Joint Expeditionary Force: Minister of Defence's introduction at the JEF Press Meeting in Oslo
15/06/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of DefenceJoint Expeditionary Force - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK - met in Oslo June 15. 2022.
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Defence Minister Gram's speech on the new Defence Pledge
15/04/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of DefenceBy Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram April 15th 2024, Washington D.C., Arctic Conference Opening Keynote
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Speach: Berlin Security Conference
01/12/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of DefenceSpeach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.
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MCC: Gram's speech at The NATO Military Committee Conference 2023 in Oslo
16/09/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of DefenceHere you can read the speeches of Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen.
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Henry George Lecture at St. Johns University: Norway’s Historical Experience with Taxing & Regulating the Exploitation of Its Natural Resources
23/10/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of FinanceLecture held by Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, at St. John University the 23 October 2024, New York, USA.
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Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen: NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway
07/02/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Defence*Check against delivery*
By Former Minister of Defence Odd Roger Enoksen Forsvarsminister Odd Roger Enoksen sitt innlegg på Litteraturhuset 7. februar. Arrangør var Atlanterhavskomiteen og arrangementet ble kalt "NATO at a crossroad - views from Nato HQ and Norway".
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Statement by the Minister of Justice and Public Security at the press brief about the current situation
18/10/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe police in Nordland county have reported that they have detained four Russians who have been remanded in custody, charged with collecting information on sensitive objects. In recent days, the police have also disclosed the arrest of two other
By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Press brief October 17 2022
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Tax lessons for governments from Henry George
09/01/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of FinanceThe 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits.
By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum Op-ed in Financial Times
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The Court That Removed Its Own Prosecutor
19/08/2026 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsOn July 24, the States Parties to the Rome Statute voted 82 to 13, with 15 abstentions, to remove Karim Khan as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for serious misconduct and serious breach of duty. Norway was among the states that voted
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The Prime Minister's speech at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27/01/2026 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'We are living in a time when our Jewish community - and other minorities - in our country once again feel unsafe. When hate speech and conspiracy theories supplant knowledge and facts. When language oversimplifies and distorts. When authoritarian
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Akershus Quay