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Norway condemn Russian drones violating Moldovan airspace

13/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

We condemn yet another instance of Russian drones violating Moldovan airspace.

Statement on the fire at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant

14/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Concerning news of a fire caused by a drone in the New Safe Confinement which protects reactor 4 at Chornobyl in Ukraine.

Norway to strengthen educational support for children in Lebanon

28/02/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Since 2020, Norway has contributed NOK 318 million via UNICEF to provide education and other basic services to Lebanese children and Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Norway is now entering into a new partnership with the LEGO Foundation and UNICEF to get

Changes among the state secretaries

14/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Eileen Fugelsnes as state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sigrun Aasland.

Changes among the political advisers

14/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

Ms. Line Endresen Normann is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Culture and Equality, Ms. Lubna Jaffery.

Displaced people from Ukraine may have their residence permit for Norway extended by a further year

11/02/2025 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security today made an amendment to Norway’s Immigration Regulations allowing Ukrainians, who have had temporary collective protection for three years, to be granted continued residence in Norway for a further year.

Cabinet minister Karianne Tung attends summit on artificial intelligence in Paris

11/02/2025 Press release Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Karianne Tung has been invited to attend the AI Action Summit in Paris on 10 and 11 February which will be hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. US Vice President J. D. Vance, President of the

Changes among the state secretaries

07/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Joakim Sevrin Tranvåg Øren as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ms. Astri Aas-Hansen.

Changes among the state secretaries

04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

In today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.

Commemorative event at Auschwitz: Antisemitism is still a threat

27/01/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

On Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon were present at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony marking the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. ‘The slaughter of

Statement on the situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo

28/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway condemns the recent offensives by the M23, supported by Rwanda, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Statement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim

29/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Statement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim - Appalled by attack on hospital in Al Fasher, Sudan

Joint statement by the Nordic Defence Ministers

30/01/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

Today, 30 January 2025, the Nordic Ministers of Defence met in Helsinki under the Finnish chairship of Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO).

New steps to reduce electricity bills and maintain control over national energy resources

01/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy

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

Joint Statement Marking Four Years Since the Military Coup in Myanmar

01/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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.

Changes among the state secretaries

24/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Anette Kristine Davidsen as acting state secretary to Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Ms. Karianne Oldernes Tung, from 24 January to 2 March 2025.

Norway has signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo

22/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Norway and the other EFTA-countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo on Wednesday 22. January. The agreement covers trade in goods and services, including financial services, intellectual property

Norway and Thailand signs historic free trade agreement

23/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Norway and the other EFTA countries have today signed a historic free trade agreement with Thailand. The agreement will give virtually all goods from Norway zero tariffs into Thailand.

New leadership offers new hope for Lebanon

18/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘Lebanon faces enormous challenges, but the country's new president and prime minister represent a new momentum in Lebanese politics that could have an impact far beyond Lebanon's borders,’ said Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth

Norway is transferring Palestinian clearence revenues

12/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘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