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Changes among the state secretaries
Press release Date: 04/02/2025
In today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.
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Changes among the political advisers
Press release Date: 04/02/2025
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.).
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Changes in the Government
Press release Date: 04/02/2025
In the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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Norway responds to negative developments in Georgia
News story Date: 03/02/2025
Like many other countries, Norway has reacted to recent negative developments in Georgia in several ways. An EU decision to suspend the visa free regime for official passport holders will be followed up by parallel steps by Norway.
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New steps to reduce electricity bills and maintain control over national energy resources
Press release Date: 01/02/2025
The Norwegian Government has proposed a set of new measures to lower the cost of consumer electricity bills. Under the new plan, consumers will be able to choose between subscribing to the general electricity support scheme or a new fixed price of NOK 0.4 per kWh, which will make their electricity bills more predictable. At the same time, the Government will strengthen control over national power resources.
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Joint Statement Marking Four Years Since the Military Coup in Myanmar
News story Date: 01/02/2025
Four years on from the Military Coup in Myanmar: joint statement by Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Speeches and statements
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The Defence Minister's Speech at Oslo Military Society, 20 January 2025
Speech/statement Date: 22/01/2025
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The Norwegian PM’s introduction at a joint press conference with Palestine’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa
Speech/statement Date: 15/01/2025
'I will here today also urge Israel to let UNRWA continue its operation. I would urge countries who have been hesitating in supporting UNRWA to step forward and do so', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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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.