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  • Stability in the Middle East and in Lebanon is important for our national security as well.

    23/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway gives high priority to enhancing stability, security and development, and this was highlighted during the visit by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust to Lebanon today. Norway and Lebanon enjoy good, long-standing bilateral

  • Norway to receive more patients from Gaza

    23/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Office of the Prime Minister

    The Norwegian Government has decided to accept up to 15 new patients from Gaza.

  • Norway supporting Syria at a critical time

    22/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The sense of hope which the Syrian people expressed amid destruction, is what stands out the most, said the Norwegian Minister of International Development, Åsmund Aukrust, after visiting Syria today. Norway is providing a further NOK 20 million in

  • The story of tomorrow’s Syria is being written now.

    22/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust visited Syria today. Six months after the fall of the Assad regime, the political situation remains fragile. There is an enormous need for humanitarian assistance and support for reconstruction

  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Norway

    22/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had a chance to see key aspects of Norway’s contribution to NATO first-hand when he visited Evenes Military Air Station and Ramsund Naval Station in North Norway on Thursday.

  • Norway is adjusting its guidelines in Finnmark to enable more training with Sweden and Finland

    22/05/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

    The Norwegian government has decided to make adjustments to the national guidelines for foreign military activity in Northern Norway. The adjustments facilitate increased training and cooperation with allied countries, including cross-border

  • Norway condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)

    21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against a group of diplomats in Jenin today.

  • Revised National Budget: “Norway Price” for Electricity and District Heating

    21/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The government proposes allocating NOK 1,265 million to the support scheme for electricity and district heating, called “Norway Price”, for households in 2025. The plan is to introduce the support scheme from the 1st of October 2025.

  • Norway contributes to Ukraine’s energy security

    21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Energy

    Energy is one of the main focus areas of Norway’s support to Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Norway has contributed approximately NOK 6.2 billion to the Ukrainian energy sector. In addition, further contributions of NOK 4.5

  • Record High Tropical Forest Loss in 2024

    21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Tropical forest loss reached record levels in 2024, according to a report published today. Large-scale fires, mainly human induced, and intensified by rising temperatures and drought, were a major driver.

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    NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Norway for the first time

    21/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has invited NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Evenes and Ramsund in North Norway Thursday 22 May. ‘Norway is NATO’s eyes and ears in the north. This visit will give Secretary General Mark Rutte the chance to

  • Norway proposes Bodø as location for new NATO air operations centre

    20/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

    ‘The Norwegian Government has decided to put forward Bodø as the location for the new NATO combined air operations centre,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • Joint donor statement on humanitarian aid to Gaza

    19/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Whilst we acknowledge indications of a limited restart of aid, Israel blocked humanitarian aid entering Gaza for over two months. Food, medicines and essential supplies are exhausted. The population faces starvation. Gaza’s people must receive the

  • Press Invitation to the Launch of the Longship Project

    19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Norway’s Largest Climate Initiative Ready for Operation - Featuring the World’s First Carbon Capture Facility in the Cement Industry, Brevik CCS.

  • The Revised National Budget: High production generates large revenues from the petroleum industry

    19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The world needs large amounts of oil and gas every day. In recent years, revenues from the petroleum sector have been at historically high levels, and the government expects these revenues to remain high in 2025. In the revised national budget, the

  • New Important Step in the Government’s Offshore Wind Initiative: Announcing competition for project areas at Utsira Nord

    19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy is announcing a competition for three project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord. The project aims to facilitate increased renewable power production, technological development, and new growth opportunities for

  • New ambassadors from Ukraine, Poland and Uzbekistan

    16/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 15 May 2025.

  • A paradigm shift in development aid

    15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) presented the official aid statistics for 2024, which show that international development aid declined compared to the record high reached in 2023. A significantly greater decrease is

  • Revised national budget 2025: Stable governance in uncertain times

    15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

    In the revised national budget, the government maintains the course set in the budget passed before Christmas. The most significant changes stem from the unanimous decision in Parliament to significantly increase support for Ukraine and from the

  • Revised National Budget 2025: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2025

    15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To 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 10:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised

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