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New white paper highlights Sámi perspectives in public health work
19/03/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe Government believes that public health policy has paid too little attention to factors that affect public health and living conditions in the Sámi population. This will change with the white paper that was passed in the Council of State on
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"Norway Price" to Ensure Predictable and Stable Electricity Prices for Consumers
17/03/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe government proposes introducing an alternative support scheme for electricity for households, called the "Norway Price." Under the Norway Price support scheme households will be offered a fixed price on electricity at 40 øre per kWh (excluding
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New regulation on field safety in Svalbard – guides must be approved
06/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesGovernment 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
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Changes among the state secretaries
07/03/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn 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.
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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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Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs on appointment of new Palestinian Prime Minister
15/03/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'My best wishes to Mohammad Mustafa, who was just appointed Palestinian Prime Minister,' says Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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New ambassadors from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malaysia
06/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsTwo ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 5 June 2025.
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Longship goes into operation – A Global Breakthrough for Carbon Capture and Storage
17/06/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyNorway is taking a historic step in the fight against climate change as the world’s first full-scale value chain for carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now being launched. The Longship project marks a milestone in reducing industrial emissions -
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President of France to pay official visit to Norway
19/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterFrench President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron will be coming to Oslo on 23 -24 June. It is 41 years since a French head of state last paid an official visit to Norway.
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Norway and Switzerland sign Agreement on cooperation on Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Removal
17/06/2025 News story Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentThe bilateral agreement, signed during the Longship Launch event in Oslo, will strengthen cross-border cooperation on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
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CO₂ storage capacity for Northern Lights to be expanded
17/06/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy has today approved the development plan for the expansion of Northern Lights. Phase 2 of Northern Lights involves a significant increase in developed CO₂ injection capacity on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
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Statement: Norway echoes Guterres’ urgent call to Israel and Iran
16/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway echoes António Guterres' urgent call to Israel and Iran.
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Announcing one area related to CO2-storage
05/03/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy announces one area in the North Sea for companies to apply for exploration licenses related to CO2-storage.
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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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Norway presents resolution on new technology and human rights defenders
13/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThis spring, Norway is taking an important step to strengthen digital protection for human rights defenders.
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Troika statement on South Sudan
20/03/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States, Norway, and the United Kingdom on South Sudan.
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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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Statement by Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in Syria
08/03/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs- I am deeply worried about the violent clashes in the western regions of Syria, says Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
15/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIt is very encouraging and long overdue that the parties, after 15 months of warfare, death, fear, and destruction, have reached a ceasefire. The ceasefire will be implemented through various phases. It is now crucial that all parties respect all