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    • Changes among the political advisers

      05/08/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      Mr. Edvin Søvik is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Tonje Brenna.

    • Condemning attack on Norwegian ship in the Red Sea

      14/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      'Norway strongly condemns all attacks against civilian shipping, most recently the attack in the Red Sea last night on the Norwegian-registered ship MT Strinda, owned by J. Ludwig Mowinckel's shipping company,' says State Secretary Eivind Vad

    • Agreement at the climate summit

      13/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      'This is a historic day, eight years after the Paris Agreement', says Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

    • Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre regarding the attack on former President Trump

      14/07/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      I am shocked and saddened by the horrific attack at former President Trump’s rally in Butler Pennsylvania.

    • Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visits Ukraine

      15/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is currently in Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and visited a power plant. Norway is now mobilising support to provide electrical materials and equipment to

    • Review of Norway’s experience of cooperation under the EEA Agreement

      21/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide was presented with a report on Norway’s experience of cooperation under the EEA Agreement since 2012.

    • Norway and Ukraine agree on security assurances

      15/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway and Ukraine have concluded negotiations on a bilateral agreement on security assurances. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced the conclusion of the negotiations after his meeting with President Zelensky in Kyiv today.

    • New Norwegian Long Term Plan on Defence: 'A historic plan'

      05/04/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Finance

      The Norwegian Government is proposing to parliament a historic increase in defence spending with 600 billion kroner over the next 12 years, from this year to 2036 (approx. 60 billion USD). It is a historic boost for the Armed Forces. All services of

    • Major initiative to promote offshore wind power

      12/02/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      The Government has announced plans to implement phase one of wind power production in the area of Sørlige Nordsjø II. The electricity produced from these wind farms will be transmitted via subsea cable to the Norwegian mainland. The goal is to

    • Removal of current travel quarantine requirements

      25/01/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

      Following a recommendation from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the Norwegian Government is removing the requirement of travel quarantine. It is no longer considered necessary on the grounds of infection control. The requirement will be

    • Government seeks Storting’s approval for Swedish and Finnish Nato membership

      23/05/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Today, the Government requested the Storting’s consent to ratify the Nato accession protocols for Finland and Sweden. ‘We will do our utmost to ensure a swift accession process,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

    • Norwegian investigators to the International Criminal Court

      08/09/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

      Two investigators from the National Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) will be seconded to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a period of up to two years. The Norwegian Government is pleased that the Norwegian police can contribute to the

    • Global Disability Summit 16–17 February 2022

      11/02/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway, Ghana, and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) will co-host the Global Disability Summit 2022 on Wednesday 16 February from 14:00-17:00 and Thursday 17 February from 14:00-17:30. The summit will be held on a digital platform and will

    • Norway’s ninth periodic report to the UN Committee against Torture

      20/05/2022 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

      Norway has submitted its ninth periodic report to the UN Committee against Torture.

    • Talks on Afghanistan in Oslo

      21/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway has invited representatives of the Taliban to Oslo on 23-25 January 2022 for meetings with the Norwegian authorities and representatives of the international community, as well as with other Afghans from a range of fields within civil society.

    • People with COVID-19 may be birth partners and visit people who are seriously ill

      12/02/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

      People with COVID-19 may be birth partners and visit seriously ill family who are in hospital. It must be possible to organise visits in accordance with COVID-19 precautions, and they must be agreed with the ward.

    • Changes among the political advisers

      10/06/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      The Office of the Prime Minister has extended the appointment for Ms. Emma Svarva Giskås as political adviser to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre as of 17 June 2022.

    • Norwegian offshore wind development in New York

      21/09/2022 News story Office of the Prime Minister

      Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre highlighted Norway’s offshore wind power initiative in connection with Climate Week NYC. Equinor will be providing nearly two million US homes with electricity generated by offshore wind, making it the largest

    • NOK 100 million in support for development of the judiciary in the Western Balkans

      31/05/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      There is still a widespread need to support judicial reform in Western Balkan countries. The Norwegian Courts Administration is heading a five-year programme to strengthen the judicial systems in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro,

    • Norway strongly condemns North Korea's repeated missile launches

      04/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘Norway strongly condemns the many missile launches by North Korea (DPRK), most recently on 2 and 3 November. Launching ballistic missiles is a violation of several UN Security Council resolutions and a threat to regional and international security,

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