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News
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APA 2024: 53 new production licenses awarded
Press release Date: 14/01/2025
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy offers 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2024 licensing round.
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Palestinian Prime Minister to pay official visit to Norway
Press release Date: 13/01/2025
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa is coming to Norway on an official visit on 14–15 January. This is the first official visit from Palestine since Norway recognised Palestine as a state.
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Stricter subsistence rules for family immigration
Press release Date: 13/01/2025
The Norwegian Government is increasing the subsistence requirement for family immigration by approximately NOK 65,000. From 1 February 2025, the general rule will be that one must have an annual income of approx. NOK 400,000 in order to be able to bring family members to Norway.
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Norway is transferring Palestinian clearence revenues
News story Date: 12/01/2025
‘I am very pleased that Norway, based on an understanding between the Palestinian and Israeli governments, is transferring USD 420 million, which the Palestinian government will use to cover expenses for electricity and fuel,’ said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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White paper on total preparedness: Prepared for crisis and war
Press release Date: 10/01/2025
Today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl presented the white paper on total preparedness. The white paper sets the direction for efforts to strengthen civilian resilience and total preparedness in Norway.
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Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
News story Date: 10/01/2025
The following is the text of a joint statement by the Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, and the United States.
Speeches and statements
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Tax lessons for governments from Henry George
Speech/statement Date: 09/01/2025
The 19th-century political economist understood that the whole of society should benefit from outsized profits.
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New Year Speech 2025
Speech/statement Date: 01/01/2025
'It is distressing that the nuclear powers are failing to find a path towards controlled disarmament. It is frustrating that powerful countries cannot reach agreement on what is most fundamental to people’s lives, to the life of every nation: peace, freedom and security. The war in Ukraine could quickly be resolved if Russia ceased its brutal, illegal attacks', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Norway’s statement in the UN General Assembly on the draft resolution on humanitarian access in Palestine
Speech/statement Date: 19/12/2024
Statement held by State Secretary Andreas Kravik in the UN General Assembly on the Norwegian-led resolution on humanitarian access in Palestine, 19 December 2024.
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The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference after the meeting with the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
Speech/statement Date: 11/12/2024
'We have to do a lot of work politically to bring nuclear disarmament back on the international agenda. It is depressing that the nuclear powers are withdrawing from treaties and agreements on disarmament, and that threats of using nuclear weapons are again being used in ongoing conflicts. We cannot accept this', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Minister Eide's remarks at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Malta
Speech/statement Date: 06/12/2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Espen Barth Eide’s remarks at the Ministerial Council in Ta'Qali, Malta, 5 December.
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Speech by the Prime Minister at the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Speech/statement Date: 29/11/2024
'I encourage you – especially those of you who are religious leaders – to speak out against racism and discrimination – against both antisemitism and Islamophobia. We, the political leaders, also have a special responsibility for what we say, no matter where we are, in the public debate. Each and every one of us has a responsibility for helping to curtail the growing polarisation and reduce escalating tensions in our society', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Broadcasts and video
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Prime Minister to meet Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from Nihon Hidankyo
Broadcast 11.12.2024, 10:15
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will meet the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo on Wednesday 11 December. The press conference can be viewed here at approximately 10:15.