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    • Use of COVID-19 certificates being considered for events and venues that serve food or alcohol

      14/01/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

      The Norwegian Government has tasked the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health with considering concrete proposals for Regulations regarding use of the COVID-19 certificate at events and venues that serve food

    • Press statement on the debate on the situation in the Middle East

      19/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Press Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt at the Security Council stakeout on the UNSC Ministerial Debate on the situation in the Middle East, 19 January 2022.

    • Statement on the verdict against President Win Myin and State Councellor Aung San Suu Kyi

      06/12/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      “Norway strongly condemns today’s verdicts against President Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. We are deeply concerned about the way the military regime seems to use the judicial system to silence its political opponents and how this

    • 'Unacceptable evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem'

      20/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘The eviction of the Salihiya family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday 19 January is unacceptable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

    • New ambassadors from Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Malta and Angola

      19/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 18 November 2021.

    • The IMF's Article IV consultation for 2023 has been completed

      26/07/2023 News story Ministry of Finance

      On 8 June, the IMF's delegation to Norway presented its yearly assessment of the Norwegian economy and Norwegian economic policy to the government.  The full report has now been concluded by the IMF Executive Board.

    • Announces the first competitions for offshore wind

      29/03/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy

      By announcing the first competitions for offshore wind areas, the Norwegian government takes a big step towards its ambition of allocating areas for 30,000 MW offshore wind by 2040.

    • Priorities for Norway’s Chairship of the Arctic Council

      28/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Environment

      ‘We will work to ensure that the Arctic Council remains the leading international forum for Arctic issues. The pace of climate change is higher in the Arctic than in any other part of the world. This is a global challenge that we must address

    • Norwegian authorities help bring back citizens from Syria

      29/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      The Norwegian authorities have provided assistance to two women and three children to bring them from the Roj camp in Syria to Norway. The two women have been informed that they will be arrested on their arrival in Norway. The best interests of the

    • One year of war in Ukraine

      23/02/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      24 February 2022 will be remembered as a watershed moment. The regime in Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of a peaceful neighbouring country, violating the UN Charter and the rules-based international order. Norway’s security, too, has come

    • Sanctions against Russia are a necessary response to its brutal war

      24/02/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘One year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is essential that we maintain pressure on the Russian Government and its supporters. We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and fully support their fight for freedom. Norway also

    • 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

    • International conference on protecting children in armed conflict

      08/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘Children are particularly vulnerable to violence and abuse in situations of war and conflict. This is one of the most pressing political and humanitarian concerns today, and yet it remains one of the most neglected,’ said Minister of Foreign

    • Norway providing substantial support for earthquake victims

      07/03/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Care Services

      ‘The earthquake disaster in Türkiye and Syria has caused immense suffering and widespread destruction. A large amount of aid has been delivered and is making a real difference,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • World’s countries reach agreement on conservation of marine biodiversity in the high seas

      07/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Following intense negotiations over several years, agreement was reached late on Saturday evening on an instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Norway is very pleased with the

    • The Government’s first meeting on the budget for 2024

      05/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Finance

      The budget conference takes place against a backdrop of high activity in the Norwegian economy and record high employment numbers. However, Norway is also affected by global crises and unrest - war in Europe, the energy crisis and climate change.

    • Applications for permits to store CO2 in the North Sea

      09/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

      The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from five companies in connection with the announcement of an area in the North Sea related to storage of CO2 on the Norwegian continental shelf.

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