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  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on airstrikes killing civilians in Myanmar

    12/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am horrified by reports of new military airstrikes killing civilians including children in Myanmar’, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on executions in Iran

    13/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Deeply troubled by the increasing number of executions in Iran. Norway opposes the use of the death penalty in all circumstances’.

  • Revised National Budget: A responsible budget that provides security for people throughout Norway

    11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Finance

    In the revised budget, the government will prioritise crucial public services such as healthcare, the police and refugees. Providers of public services and benefit recipients will receive compensation for wage growth and inflation. The government

  • Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2023

    11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To secure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to launching the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised Budget.

  • Revised National Budget: Additional round-the-clock care places

    16/05/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    To ensure good and safe health and care services for the elderly, the Government proposes to increase the grant limit for round-the-clock care facilities by NOK 2 billion. The Government also proposes to expand the Tørn programme under the Norwegian

  • Revised National Budget: Hospitals will receive larger budgets

    16/05/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government proposes a permanent budget increase for hospitals, in addition to extraordinary price and wage adjustments in the hospital budgets. This amounts to a total of NOK 4.7 billion.

  • Revised National Budget: Postponed implementation of resource rent tax on onshore wind power

    11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Government wants a larger share of the value which is created from the country’s common natural resources to benefit local communities, municipalities and society as a whole. The Government notified its intention to propose a resource rent tax

  • Statement on the escalation between Israel and groups in Gaza

    11/05/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am alarmed by the escalation and another round of rocket attacks between Israel and groups in Gaza', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • Norway to provide NOK 4.5 billion (EUR 378 million) to Ukraine

    03/05/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Norway has allocated NOK 2.8 billion (EUR 235 million) in support for life-saving humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine. Now Norway is setting aside an additional NOK 1.7 billion (EUR 143 million) in civilian support for the Ukrainian

  • Fears of greater humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan

    27/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The ongoing hostilities in Sudan have led to the temporary suspension of many emergency aid operations. ‘This could have catastrophic consequences for millions of people who depend on emergency aid to survive. I am deeply concerned about the

  • Ownership in the upstream gas pipeline network

    02/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The overall objective of Norway’s petroleum policy is to facilitate profitable production of oil and gas in a long-term perspective. The upstream gas pipeline network, and its regulation, plays a key role in achieving this fundamental objective.

  • Foreign Minister Huitfeldt in Moldova

    27/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is taking part today in the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in the Moldovan capital Chişinău. This is the first time Ms Huitfeldt and the other Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers have visited

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    11/05/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the Crown Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Finn Henrik Thune as acting state secretary to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre from 15 May to 14 July 2023.

  • Norwegian Government plans to meet NATO’s 2 % goal by 2026

    02/05/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Finance

    Strengthening defence and civil preparedness is one of the Government’s main priorities in the years to come.

  • New ambassadors from the United Kingdom, the Holy See and Uganda

    27/04/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two ambassadors and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 27 April 2023.

  • Shutdown of e-mail solution following cyberattack

    15/08/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    A new e-mail solution is being deployed for employees at 12 ministries today and the old e-mail solution is being shut down. This is an important and necessary security measure following a cyberattack on the ICT system for the 12 ministries.

  • Identification of systemically important institutions

    29/09/2023 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has today decided that DNB ASA, Kommunalbanken AS, Nordea Eiendomskreditt AS and Sparebank 1 SR-Bank ASA shall be identified as systemically important institutions in Norway, as recommended by the Norwegian FSA.

  • Yemen must not become a forgotten crisis

    10/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt visited Yemen for the first time on 9 June. The Foreign Minister met Yemen’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the temporary capital of Aden. The evening before, Ms Huitfeldt met the

  • Congratulations on cease fire in Colombia

    09/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I congratulate the Government of Colombia and the ELN guerrilla on agreeing on a cease fire during the peace talks held in Cuba. This is a crucial milestone together with an inclusive participatory model for settling the conflict', said Norway’s

  • The government is facilitating a new ocean industry - seabed mineral activities

    20/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The government proposes to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial seabed mineral activities. In addition, the government presents a strategy demonstrating how Norway aims to be a global leader in a fact- and knowledge-based

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