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Letter of intent between The United Kingdom and the NORDCAPS nations

Letter of intent concerning co-operation between The United Kingdom and The NORDCAPS nations Recalling that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Further recalling that , in

Letter of intent concerning the legal status of forces engaged in NORDCAPS activities

Letter of intent concerning the legal status of forces engaged in NORDCAPS activities Considering that the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden on the 2 nd> of April 1997 agreed to establish NORDCAPS, Having established, in

Restructuring year 2003

The Norwegian Defence Budget 2003

(11.10.2002) On the 3 rd> of October The Government presented a defence budget for 2003 amounting to NOK 29.6 billion. This represents an increase in real terms of NOK 1 billion compared with the defence budget proposed last year by the previous

Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence

The Chief of Defence and his military/strategic functions are now integrated within the Ministry of Defence. Defence Command Norway has been closed down and a small Defence Staff has been established to support the Chief of Defence in his

Booklet on Norwegian trade and industry (pdf 821 kB)

Booklet on Norwegian trade and industry (pdf 821 kB)

The Norwegian Government's International Action Plan for Combating Female Genital Mutilation

The Norwegian Government's International Action Plan for Combating Female Genital Mutilation 2003 The report in PDF version To read this document you need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader The programme is free and can be downloaded from http://

Recommendation on the exclusion of the company Textron Inc.

The company Textron Inc. produces weapons which, according to the definition of the convention, must be considered cluster munitions. The Council on Ethics therefore recommends that Textron Inc. is excluded from the investment universe of the

Board of Directors

Gassco: Jan Steffen Skogseth (chair) Tor Rasmus Skjærpe (board member) Anne-Lene Midseim (board member) Lisbeth Kallevik (board member) Toralf Bredahl (board member) Brita Holstad (board member) Asgeir Tomasgard (board member) Vidar R. Nilsen (board

Petroleum Price Board

Petroleum Price Board Secretariat The Section for analysis and markets in the Ministry of Energy is nominated as secretariat for the Petroleum Price Board. Inquiries to the Petroleum Price Board will be directed to the secretariat. Contacts in the

Norwegian involvement in the World Health Organisation

The World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialised agency for health. Norway has been actively involved in the WHO since the organisation was established April 7, 1948.

JEF nations to enhance cooperation with Ukraine

The 10 northern European countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have agreed to strengthen their security cooperation. At the JEF Leaders’ Summit in Oslo today, the countries also agreed to invite Ukraine to form an enhanced

Exchange of Information and other Agreements Regarding Muteral Administrative Assistance

The list below contains an overview of Agreements on Exchange of Information in Tax Matters Norway has entered into. In addition to the agreements listed below, all of the Double Tax Treaties Norway has entered into with other countries contain

The National Budget 2026

Norway's National Budget for 2026 will be presented to the Storting as Report no. 1 (2025-2026) on 15 October 2025 at 10:00 AM. The National Budget presents the Støre Government's programme for the implementation of economic policy and projections

National Security Strategy

This is Norway’s first national security strategy. It has been drawn up against the backdrop of the most serious security situation our country has faced since the Second World War. After decades of peace, a new era has begun for Norway and for

Minister Aukrust’s remarks at the World Social Summit

Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust’s remarks at The second World Summit for Social Development held in Doha, Qatar.

By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust

The Norwegian Nationality Act

The Nationality Act and Nationality Regulations contain rules on how persons can become Norwegian nationals and how they may lose their Norwegian nationality.

Defence ministers statement JEF Bodø

Today, Defence Ministers and senior representatives of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met here today in Bodø.

Norway signs agreement with The Czech Republic on EEA and Norway Grants

State Secretary Astrid Bergmål signed an agreement in the Czech Republic today on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.