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  • Strengthening Norway’s strategic cooperation with the UK

    16/12/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘The UK is one of Norway’s most important allies. These are challenging times, and we are now taking steps to further strengthen our bilateral ties. The new cooperation agreement sets the direction for us to work together to safeguard common

  • The Government is changing the rules: Norway will grant collective protection to fewer Ukrainians

    27/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    For two and a half years, the vast majority of people arriving from Ukraine have received temporary collective protection in Norway without individual consideration of each application by the authorities. Starting from today, applications from

  • Changes among the political advisers

    04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    After the changes in the Government today, Ms. Trine Bilet (Lab.) is appointed political adviser to Minister of Children and Families, Ms. Lene Vågslid (Lab.).

  • Changes in the Government

    04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.

  • Norway supports the fight for women’s and young people’s rights with almost NOK 600 million

    10/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The UNs population fund, UNFPA, remains one of Norway’s key partners to promote the health, dignity, and rights of women and young people around the World. Norway supports the UN organization with NOK 589 million in core funding for 2024.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

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

    In today’s Council of State, Ms. Anne Marit Bjørnflaten was honourably discharged as State Secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

  • Announcement of this year’s threat and risk assessments

    14/02/2024 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    On 12 February, the Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Police Security Service, and the Norwegian National Security Authority published their open threat and risk assessments.

  • Changes among the political advisers

    13/02/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Ms. Ada Arnstad is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Oddmund Hoel, in the period that political adviser, Ms. Signe Bjotveit, is absent.

  • Norway puts gender equality at sea on the international agenda

    11/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    This week, Norway is participating in the UN Ocean Conference in Barcelona. Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy, Cecilie Myrseth, has i.a. held bilateral meetings with her counterparts in the United States and Canada where she has raised the need

  • Foreign Minister Eide: Broad international agreement to strengthen Palestinian institutions and promote the two-state solution

    26/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The critical situation in Palestine was the topic when Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide chaired two ministerial meetings on Palestine in Brussels today.

  • Amendments to the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act provides better protection for polar bears and seabirds

    30/05/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway’s Parliament - Stortinget - has adopted the Government’s proposal for amendments to the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act to reduce disturbance of polar bears and seabirds.

  • Syria crisis demands continued attention

    27/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The crisis in Syria must not be forgotten, even at a time of many ongoing conflicts and wars. 90 per cent of the Syrian population live in poverty, according to the World Bank. Norway will therefore provide NOK 500 million in support to the work by

  • Joint Declaration on cooperation to secure critical subsea infrastructure

    09/04/2024 News story Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

    Norway and five other North Sea countries have signed a joint declaration on cooperation to protect energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the North Sea.

  • Norway provide more NASAMs to Ukraine

    09/02/2024 News story Ministry of Defence, Office of the Prime Minister

    The Government proposes to the Norwegian Parliament to order a further ten launch units and four fire control centers of the air defense system NASAMS from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace (KDA). This is done in addition to repurchasing the equipment

  • Statement on the forced entry into the Mexican Embassy in Quito

    07/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway condemns the forced entry by the Ecuadorian police into the premises of the Mexican Embassy in Quito which is a clear breach of international law.

  • Norway will acquire British frigates

    31/08/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    The Norwegian Government has selected the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates. The purchase of the British frigates will be the largest single investment in Norwegian defence capabilities to date.

  • Stability in the Middle East and in Lebanon is important for our national security as well.

    23/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway gives high priority to enhancing stability, security and development, and this was highlighted during the visit by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust to Lebanon today. Norway and Lebanon enjoy good, long-standing bilateral

  • Norway in the High North – Arctic policy for a new reality

    27/08/2025 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Kjersti Stenseng today presented the Government’s new High North strategy. With this strategy, the Government sets the course for its future High

  • Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre participated in Gaza summit in Egypt

    14/10/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Today’s meeting brings real hope of an end to the suffering in Gaza, even though the path to peace is still long. Today’s exchange of hostages and prisoners is an important step towards peace. It has been deeply moving to see the pictures of

  • Norway signs agreement with Estonia on EEA and Norway Grants

    27/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    State Secretary Maria Varteressian signed an agreement in Estonia today on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.

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