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Environmental and Social Responsibility in Public Procurement (Sustainable Public Procurement)

The Norwegian Action Plan 2007 - 2010

The Government wants the public sector to lead the way as a responsible consumer and demand environmentally sound products and services which have been manufactured in accordance with high ethical and social standards. To this end, the Government

Annual Report on Norwegian Bilateral Development Cooperation 2006

Annual Report on Norwegian Bilateral Development Cooperation 2006 (PDF) (3MB)

Norway's main statement at the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting

Check against delivery Madam Chairperson - Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde. Dear Colleagues: Former Norwegian Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg often said: “I have been called a coward because I like compromises. I consider that a badge of

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Stockholm, 2 December

Strategy for a competitive Norwegian aquaculture industry

The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs presented the Government's Strategy for a competitive Norwegian aquaculture industry at the aquaculture exhibition in Trondheim on the 14 th August 2007.

New Year Speech 2022

National radio and television, 1 January 2022.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson's statement at a meeting with diplomats in Oslo 15 March.

By State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson Oslo, 15 March

The Prime Minister's comments at the open welcoming session of Oslo Forum

'It is a positive sign that people acknowledge that you will not come far by only using brute force; you have to find ways of talking', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo Forum

Prime Minister’s introduction at press conference on the situation in Ukraine

Good evening,  it has been another dramatic night and day in Ukraine.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Statement from Minister Eide on UNRWA

Statement from Foreign Minister Espen Barthe Eide at press conference on Norway increasing its support to UNRWA.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Statement from Minister Tvinnereim on UNRWA

Statement from Minister of International development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim at press conference on Norway increasing its support to UNRWA.

By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' measures to combat Human Trafficking under the Governments's Plan of Action

Report on efforts carried out 2007

This report gives an account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' follow-up of the Government's Plan of Action and will form part of the inter-ministerial working group's overall report on Norway's efforts to combat human trafficking.

Norway and the Age of Energy

'We are transitioning out of oil, out of gas, out of fossil, and now into a new chapter. I emphasize transitioning, because this is complex; when energy sources shift, power shifts and politics shifts', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Columbia University, World Leaders Forum

Speech by the Prime Minister at the naming ceremony for "Höegh Borealis" in China

'Norway and China have made a joint statement where we agree to strengthen our cooperation on the green transition. This agreement invites you, the industry, to move forward based on common initiatives to do climate and environmentally friendly

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre China Merchants Heavy Industry, Haimen, Nantong, China

State Secretary Varteressian’s opening remarks at the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership (GFMR)

At the first-ever meeting of the Steering Committee of the newly established Global Flaring and Methane Reduction Partnership, State Secretary Maria Varteressian highlighted the need for powerful and efficient measures for cutting global emissions,

By State Secretary Maria Varteressian

Norway's engagement in the Middle East

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anniken Huitfeldt's, speech at the University of Oslo on Norway's engagement in the Middle East.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt

Safeguarding global energy security on the way to net zero

Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland held this speech at the Energy Connected conference hosted by Energy Valley at Fornebu on 19th May 2022.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference after meeting with the family of Narges Mohammadi

'This meeting was also a stark reminder of the sacrifices that Narges and her closest family have been going through and are going through, every day, in the struggle for freedom and universal human rights', said Prime Minister Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s statement at the press conference after the joint Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo

'This morning we have had a meeting on how we can confirm, maintain and increase our support to Ukraine. It is now a very critical moment of Ukraine’s fight for its own independence and freedom', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Statement after international ministerial meeting on the war in Gaza

Statement at press conference 15 December after international ministerial meeting on the war in Gaza.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

Regulations relating to impact assessment pursuant to the Gene Technology Act

Laid down by Royal Decree of 16 December 2005 pursuant to section 11, cf section 8, of the Act of 2 April 1993 No. 38 relating to the production and use of genetically modified organisms, etc. Submitted by the Ministry of the Environment.

Read regulation at lovdata.no