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Kjerkol's WHA address

President, Director General, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is an honour to address you on the occasion of WHO’s 75-year anniversary. We pay tribute to WHO and its staff for their remarkable commitment. Over the past 75 years, we have made WHO a

By Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol

Important: Pets from Ukraine must be registered with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority

Ukrainian refugees arriving in Norway with their own pets must register these with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The state will cover all costs for tests, ID marking, vaccination, parasite treatments and quarantine.

Assessment of Norwegian fixed broadband pricing in a Nordic context –2022

This analysis is commissioned by Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet (KDD). It investigates Norwegian broadband prices, comparing them against three other Nordic markets: Denmark, Sweden and Finland. It’s an update of a previous analysis written in

Assessment of Norwegian mobile revenues in a Nordic context – 2022

This analysis is commissioned by Kommunal- og distriktsdepartementet (KDD). It provides a one-year-later update of the revenue, usage and pricing parts of the original analysis “Assessment of Norwegian mobile revenues in a Nordic context”, dated 22

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Roadmap for expanding production capacity in the defence industry

Strategy for Norway’s efforts in the Sahel region (2024–2030)

The situation in the Sahel region (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad) has deteriorated significantly in recent years as a result of a series of military coups, geopolitical rivalries, anti-Western rhetoric and increasingly complex

Henry George Lecture at St. Johns University: Norway’s Historical Experience with Taxing & Regulating the Exploitation of Its Natural Resources

Lecture held by Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, at St. John University the 23 October 2024, New York, USA.

By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

Meld. St. 20 (2024–2025)

Promoting democracy, rule of law and human rights in Europe

Three decades ago, we experienced a strengthening of democratic values and multilateral co-operation. Today, the situation is starkly different. Globalisation has stalled amidst rising great power rivalry and deepening polarisation. We are

The refugee crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Address to the Storting on 10 March 2022

Regulation 24 November 2005 on general application of wage agreement for construction sites in the county of Hordaland

Operation of scheduled regional air services in Northern Norway from  1 April 2022

The Ministry of Transport published an invitation to tender procedure on September 30, 2021 for the operation of scheduled regional air services in Northern Norway from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024.

Access to veterinary services in Norway

Report by a working group established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Oslo, March 10. 2023.

The working group has reviewed the status and challenges regarding access to veterinary services, with a particular focus on veterinary services for food producing animals.

Two Newcomers Join Svalbard Global Seed Vault for Final Opening of 2022

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is set to accept new seed shipments from 12 genebanks around the world this week, adding two countries to its family of depositors in the process: Iraq and Uruguay.

Agreed Minutes

Agreed Minutes on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles between the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway in the Southern Part of the Banana Hole of the Northeast Atlantic 1. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom

Invitation to tender: Scheduled air services in Norway - 1 January 2008 – 31 March 2009

The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites tenders to an open tender procedure for regional scheduled air services on the routes Andenes - Bodø v.v. and Andenes - Tromsø v.v. during the period 1 January 2008 to 31 March 2009. The deadline

Scheduled air services in Norway, Finnmark and Northern Troms - 1 April 2007 – 31 March 2010

Invitation to tender Aug 24 2006: Scheduled air services in Norway - 1 April 2007 – 31 March 2010 (pdf) Invitation to tender (Norwegian)

Norwegian guidelines for support to human rights defenders

These guidelines are a tool to help the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian diplomatic missions to systematise measures and efforts to support human rights defenders and their work. The guidelines complement other guidelines and policy

MCC: Gram's speech at The NATO Military Committee Conference 2023 in Oslo

Here you can read the speeches of Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram and Chief of Defence Eirik Kristoffersen.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Crashworthiness of buses – a matter of life, death and labour rights

Comment from the Norwegian Minister of Transport, Jon-Ivar Nygård, in Euractiv October 10. 2023.

By Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård