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  • Norway’s Rolf Einar Fife elected as member of the UN International Law Commission

    12/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway’s Ambassador to the European Union, Mr. Rolf Einar Fife, was today elected as a member of the United Nations International Law Commission (ILC). The election took place at the UN General Assembly in New York.

  • Statement from Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on Iran

    20/09/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am deeply disturbed by the death of Masha Amini. Norway joins UN Human Rights’ call for an investigation of her death. Those responsible must be held accountable and human rights of all Iranians must be respected', said Foreign Minister Anniken

  • New state secretaries

    22/10/2021 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel as state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education Ola Borten Moe.

  • Troika Statement on Military Takeover in Sudan

    26/10/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The text of the following statement was released by the Troika: Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway.

  • The National Budget 2023: Key Figures in the National Budget 2023

    06/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To ensure simultaneous access to information which may be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures at 8:00AM prior to the budget launch at 10:00 am. More detailed projections will be published with the National Budget.

  • Lessons learned from the independent evaluation of the ACT-Accelerator – need a reformed platform for the future

    11/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A new report identifies lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic that will be useful for better global pandemic preparedness and response.

  • Note to editors: Foreign Minister Huitfeldt to visit Georgia and Armenia

    11/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt will be visiting Georgia and Armenia on 16-19 October.

  • Press Conference with the President of Finland

    10/10/2022 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    The President of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, is visiting Norway Monday 10 and 11 October. President Niinistö and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre meets Monday afternoon, and will meet the press about 17.30.

  • Norway to continue as guest country in G20

    03/12/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On Tuesday, 3 December, South Africa announced that Norway will continue to participate as a G20 guest country under the South African G20 Presidency. Norway had status as a guest country in 2024 under the Brazilian presidency.

  • The Norwegian Government Strengthens and Renews Commitment to Gender Equality

    10/12/2024 Press release Ministry of Culture and Equality

    The Government has presented a white paper on sexual harassment and the country's first strategy for gender equality between men and women.

  • Medical Evacuation from Gaza: Six Patients to Norway

    09/12/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, Office of the Prime Minister

    Six patients from Gaza were evacuated from Egypt to Norway on 9 December, in order to receive medical treatment in Norway. The patients are children aged 1-16, travelling with family members. These are the first patients from Gaza to arrive in

  • Prime Minister Støre met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

    09/12/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Monday 9 December, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre welcomed the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to a working lunch in the Government Guest House in Oslo. President El-Sisi is the first Egyptian head of state to pay an official visit to

  • Prime Minister meets Nobel Peace Prize laureates

    11/12/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    This morning, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre welcomed representatives of Nihon Hidankyo, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, to the annual breakfast event held in connection with the Peace Prize award ceremony. The Prime Minister was also

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

    27/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    I welcome the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. This is an important first step reached with support from the United States and France. I urge all parties to respect the agreement and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

  • New ambassadors from Kenya and Mongolia

    05/12/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 5 December 2024

  • Norway increasing contribution to fund for world’s poorest countries

    18/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government is contributing more than NOK 5 billion to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) to combat poverty in the world’s poorest countries. This is a larger amount than in any previous year.

  • Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: 1 000 days of full-scale war in Ukraine

    19/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today marks 1 000 days since Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Eight years prior to that, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and parts of the Donbas region.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

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