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Changes in the travel advice for Saudi Arabia and Ukraine
Press release Date: 30/07/2021
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of Saudi Arabia and Ukraine from ‘grey’ to ‘purple’ on the map showing the status for quarantine on entry to Norway from abroad.
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Step 4 will not be implemented at this time
News story Date: 29/07/2021
Due to uncertainty concerning the Delta variant and the increased infection rates both in Norway and internationally, the Norwegian Government has decided not to implement Step 4 of the reopening plan at this time. In the middle of August a new assessment will be made as to whether we can move to Step 4.
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Further easing of entry restrictions
Press release Date: 26/07/2021
An increasing proportion of the population have been vaccinated and this means that we are now in a position to ease some of the current travel restrictions. However, while we are further opening the border, we must be prepared for the possibility that the situation may change rapidly. The infection situation remains complex and serious in many places around the world,’ says Monica Mæland, Minister of Justice and Public Security.
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Norway’s strategy for developing a green, circular economy
News story Date: 23/07/2021
The Government’s ambition is for Norway to play a pioneering role in the development of a green, circular economy that makes better, more efficient use of resources. Norway will play this role by further developing policy and policy instruments both nationally and in cooperation with the EU, to develop a framework for value creation and green competitiveness in Norway.
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No agreement reached on EEA and Norway Grants funding for Hungary
Press release Date: 23/07/2021
The donor countries and Hungary failed to agree on how the funding for civil society was to be administered. Therefore no funding will be provided to Hungary for the implementation of programmes during the current period, and Hungary looses access to the approximately NOK 2.3 billion allocated to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme.
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Cyber operation against the Storting
Press release Date: 19/07/2021
On 10 March, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) disclosed that its email systems had been compromised. The breach exploited security vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange software.
Speeches and statements
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Ministerial statement at the pre-summit to the UN Food Systems Summit
Speech/statement Date: 27/07/2021
Statement (digital) by four Ministers at the pre-summit to the UN Food Systems Summit; Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Bollestad, Minister of Fisheries and Seafood Odd E. Ingebrigtsen, Minister of Climate and Environment Sveinung Rotevatn and Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein.
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Voluntary Negotiated Agreements as a tool in the Norwegian Food System
Speech/statement Date: 27/07/2021
The Minister of International Development's statement (digital) at the «Ministerial roundtable – transforming food systems for achieving the sustainable development goals: Rising to the challenge», pre-summit to the UN Food Systems Summit.
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Time for action to reach zero hunger
Speech/statement Date: 26/07/2021
State Secretary Aksel Jakobsen's statement (digital) at the «End hunger and nourish all people», pre-summit to the UN Food Systems Summit.
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Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action
Speech/statement Date: 02/07/2021
Ladies and gentlemen, friends. Women are underrepresented in peace and security efforts. As a result, these efforts become less effective.
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Statement on cyber security in the UN Security Council
Speech/statement Date: 29/06/2021
State Secretary Audun Halvorsen's statement at a open debate on cyber security.
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Statement on Afghanistan in the UN Security Council
Speech/statement Date: 22/06/2021
State Secretary Audun Halvorsen's statement at a debate on Afghanistan in the UN Security Council.
Broadcasts and video
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Launch of strategy to combat modern slavery
Broadcast 01/07/2021, 14:00
Join Dag-Inge Ulstein, Norwegian Minister of International Development, for the launch of the strategy Born to live in freedom – Strategy to strengthen development efforts to combat modern slavery (2021-2025) on Thursday 1 July 14:00 – 15:00.