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The Tobacco Products Directive enters into force in Norway on Monday 30 March
30/03/2026 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe Directive contains measures such as new health warnings, prohibitions on certain additives and measures to combat illicit trade. Norway remains exempt from the EU ban on tobacco for oral use.
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Joint statement on the situation in Lebanon
01/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Norway, Poland, San Marino, Spain and Sweden.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the agreement on a ceasefire between the United States and Iran
08/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Reports that Iran and the United States have reached agreement on a two-week ceasefire represent an important and welcome step forward. This means that diplomacy is being given a genuine opportunity at a time when the alternative would have been a
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the Israeli attacks in Lebanon
09/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘I condemn the massive Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which have caused immense suffering and destruction. A great many of the attacks took place without warning across the country, whilst children and ordinary people were going about their daily lives
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Statement from Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik regarding Russian patrols in, and near, Norwegian and British maritime areas
09/04/2026 News story Ministry of DefenceStatement from Defence Minister Tore O. Sandvik following the press conference of British Defence Minister John Healey on April 9, 2026.
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One year after the white paper on industry: Growth in an uncertain time
10/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesLast year saw growth in Norwegian industry in terms of both production, revenue, and exports. The outlook going forward is also largely positive. At the same time, differences between industries are significant, and international instability creates
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Norway and Ukraine to establish closer defence cooperation
14/04/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and President Volodymyr Zelensky have agreed to strengthen Norwegian-Ukrainian cooperation in the areas of defence and security. They will take steps to facilitate closer cooperation between the defence industries of
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EU-Norway: Joint Press statement on the 5th Security and Defence Dialogue
22/04/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of DefenceOn 21 April, the European Union and Norway held their fifth Security and Defence Dialogue, in Oslo.
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Changes among the state secretaries
24/04/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Bård Flaarønning as acting state secretary to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Sissel Kruse Larsen, settles parental leave.
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Næringsministeren til Tromsø 28. april
27/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNæringsminister Cecilie Myrseth er i Tromsø 28. april sammen med Tysklands minister for forskning, teknologi og romvirksomhet Dorothee Bär.
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Norway and Germany to strengthen cooperation in the space sector
28/04/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesToday, Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth and Germany’s Minister of Research, Technology and Space, Dorothee Bär, met in Tromsø to sign the mandate for a new working group tasked with following up bilateral cooperation. Launch
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Norway Joins the Pax Silica Initiative
06/05/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway is joining the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative, which aims to strengthen cooperation on securing robust and reliable supply chains for emerging technologies.
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Joint Statement – Nordic Defence Cooperation
06/05/2026 News story Ministry of DefenceOn May 5-6 the Nordic Ministers of Defence gathered in Trøndelag under Norway's chairship of NORDEFCO in 2026.
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The Revised National Budget: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2026
12/05/2026 Press release Ministry of FinanceTo ensure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to presenting the Revised National Budget at 11:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised
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Major celebration to mark Svalbard’s 100th anniversary as part of the Kingdom of Norway
14/08/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityToday, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen are participating in the celebrations to mark that it is 100 years to the day since Svalbard became part of
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Joint statement on the horrific humanitarian situation in El Fasher
14/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAs fighting continues unabated in North Darfur, Sudan, hundreds of thousands of civilians are trapped in and around the city of El Fasher besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). All trade routes and supply lines have been cut off, and
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Joint statement on Gaza
10/08/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain strongly condemn the recent announcement by the Government of Israel of the intensification of the occupation and the military offensive,
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Norway contributes NOK 200 million in budget support to Palestine
28/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is contributing NOK 200 million to help ensure that public employees in Palestine receive their salaries.
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Joint statement on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
21/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway,
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Statement on the escalating violence in Syria
17/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAlarmed by escalating violence in Syria, including in #Sweida. I urge all actors to exercise maximum restraint. Deeply concerned about recent Israeli airstrikes and rising domestic tensions. The escalation risks undermining efforts towards a