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The public consultation on the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion

Contribution from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development to the public consultation on the Green Paper on Territorial Cohesion.

How can Europe and Norway cooperate to scale up the CCS market?

Minister of Petroleum and Energy held this keynote speech at the Northern Lights Summit in Brussels on 23th June 2022.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs on the Situation in the Middle East

Statement by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Espen Barth Eide in the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Human Rights 75 Pledges - Pledging event on 11 December 2023

«Norway will promote policies and public statements demonstrating the positive and legitimate role of human rights defenders. - In their promotion of human rights, gender equality, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, and sustainable

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Video statement

The World needs to stand by UNRWA

After nearly four months of war, the situation in Gaza is catastrophic. More than 75 percent of the area’s population of more than two million are displaced. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, many of them children. The United

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide Guest Essay for The New York Times

The Prime Minister's informal speech at the dinner at the Kirkenes Conference

‘We have great ambitions for this part of Norway with its many opportunities. We have to strengthen our defence, and we have to mobilize our civil capacities; our ability to achieve and push knowledge and create values and new jobs based on the

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Kirkenes

The Prime Minister’s address (via video) at the signing ceremony of the free trade agreement between EFTA and India

'It took time to reach this agreement. Because it goes further than most such agreements in its inclusion of commitments to sustainability, equality and labour rights. And, it opens doors not just to trade, but also to investments', said Prime

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Hearing – General application of wage agreements – regulation draft

Speech by the Prime Minister at the opening of the Bergen International Festival

'The Festival takes us to new destinations, into waters we have never sailed before. We hear familiar chords alongside new harmonies and interpretations. The ocean, music, art - they never stay the same. They are timeless and at the same time a

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Minister Tvinnereim's Speech at The Stefanus Prize ceremony

Speech at The Stefanus Prize ceremony by the Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.

By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

Minister Huitfeldt’s address to ambassadors

Address at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for ambassadors to Norway, 16 May 2023.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Hotel Continental, Oslo

We will not be intimidated. We will stand together.

The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference with the Chancellor of Germany, Mr. Friedrich Merz

Sjekkes mot fremføringen Vielen Dank! (*) – Ein bisschen Schuldeutsch: Sehr geehrter Herr Bundeskanzler, lieber Friedrich! Es ist mir eine große Freude, heute hier in Berlin zu Gast zu sein. Für mich ist Deutschland ein enger Freund Norwegens und

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

G20 Labour and employment Ministers meeting, plenary session

Plenary Session I: Inclusive Growth, Job Creation and Youth Empowerment

By State Secretary Kjetil Vevle

G20 Labour and employment Ministers meeting, plenary session II

Plenary Session II: Gender Equality in the Workforce

By State Secretary Kjetil Vevle

GNSS/GPS-disruptions in aviation

GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) is a collective term for satellite systems in outer space that have a broad application, including in association with critical infrastructure in aviation. At worst, uncontrolled outage of such

Prime Minister's speech at the Leangkollen Security Conference

Ladies and gentlemen, friends. We are approaching the tragic one-year milestone of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. One year of war in Europe, thousands of thousands of lives lost. One year of destruction on a scale not seen since World War II.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Leangkongen, Asker

Regional Development Trends

Regional Development Trends is published every other year and provides an overview of societal developments in different parts of Norway. The analyses focus on development across counties, levels of centrality, and municipality size.

Norway-Croatia - 30 years of bilateral relations

The post was to have been held at a seminar at the Norwegian Institute of Foreign Policy (Nupi) on 1 March, which marked 30 years of bilateral relations between Norway and Croatia. However, the Foreign Minister had to cancel her participation in the

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Oslo, 1 March

The Prime Minister's statement at the joint press conference in Kyiv after the talks with Ukraine’s president

'We are now investing in Ukrainian industry. We will use this visit also to take that investment forward, so that the most effective way of producing military equipment that can be, is what you do according to your needs,' said Prime Minister Jonas

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Kyiv