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  • Testing to replace transmission quarantine for close contacts

    26/01/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The 10-day transmission quarantine period can now be replaced with daily testing for household members and corresponding close relations. The amendment to the Regulations will enter into effect on 26 January at 12 am.

  • New measures to apply to entry into Norway

    19/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    As a result of developments in the infection rate, the Norwegian Government has decided to reintroduce the requirement to produce a negative test taken before arrival and expand the current requirements regarding testing and entry registration in

  • Responsible long-term management of the Government Pension Fund

    01/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance is today publishing the white paper The Government Pension Fund 2022. Key topics in this paper are climate risk and the review of active management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).

  • Ministries hit by cyber-attacks

    24/07/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) has detected a cyber-attack on the ICT platform used by 12 ministries. The matter is currently being investigated by the police.

  • Foreign Minister condemns sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi

    10/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I condemn today’s sentencing to four years in prison of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The military regime is using the judicial system to silence political opponents and crush the National League for Democracy', Minister of Foreign Affairs

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    03/05/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland as acting state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, settles

  • NOK 1 billion to prevent plastic pollution

    23/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Plastic pollution is one of the fastest growing environmental problems in the world. We are now extending our initiative to combat plastic pollution in developing countries by providing up to NOK 1 billion over a period of four years’, said

  • Statement by Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: Six months since Hamas attacked Israel, six months of crisis

    07/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Rarely have six months been filled with so much unimaginable pain, anger and grief as the time following the terrorist attack on 7 October last year. For six months, Israeli families have been mourning the losses they suffered when Hamas killed more

  • Norway to establish embassy in Senegal

    10/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway will open an embassy in Dakar in the autumn of 2024. The mission will also be responsible for several other countries in West Africa.

  • Opening of an area on the Norwegian continental shelf for mineral activities

    12/04/2024 News story Ministry of Energy

    The King in Council has today formally decided to open an area in the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea for mineral activities.

  • Changes in the Government

    19/04/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In the Council of State today, the Crown Prince Regent has made changes in the Government.

  • Joint statement by Special Envoys and representatives on Sudan

    08/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Special Envoys and representatives from France, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union have concluded a meeting in Oslo, where they discussed the war in Sudan and what must be done to avoid further civilian

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on settler violence in the West Bank

    24/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    I am deeply alarmed by the recent surge in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Civilians are killed, homes and private property have been destroyed, and entire communities have been uprooted.

  • New ambassadors from Argentina, Sweden and Costa Rica

    25/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 25 April 2024.

  • Must secure peace on Ukraine’s terms

    16/06/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This weekend, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre took part in the international Summit on Peace in Ukraine, which was hosted by Switzerland in response to a request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. ‘The summit focused on securing peace on

  • Norway to increase support for protection of civilians in Ukraine

    17/06/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is increasing its humanitarian support to Ukraine by a total of NOK 50 million. The funds will be channelled through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and UNICEF to promote civilian protection and the reintegration of

  • APA 2024: 21 companies are applying for new exploration areas

    06/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy has received applications from 21 companies in connection with the announcement of the license round for the best-known exploration areas on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • Applications for permits to store CO2 in the North Sea

    06/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announcement of three areas in the North Sea related to CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.

  • Strengthened energy ties to Belgium

    18/06/2024 News story Ministry of Energy

    A large business delegation from Belgium is visiting Norway this week. Several Belgian energy companies participate in the delegation, which is led by Princess Astrid. During the visit, a joint declaration on offshore wind and an agreement of intent

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the shelling of UNIFIL in Lebanon

    11/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'It is deeply concerning that the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been fired upon by Israeli forces', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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