News and press releases
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Norwegian Presidency in the Council of the International Seabed Authority
2018-07-18 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAmbassador Olav Myklebust of Norway was recently presiding over the meetings in the Council of the International Seabed Authority in Jamaica. The election of Myklebust as President of the Council for 2018 reaffirms Norway’s leading role in respect
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US Secretary of Defense visits Norway
2018-07-14 Press release Ministry of DefenceUS Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis visited Norway on Saturday July 14th. — The United States is our closest and most important ally, and it is an honor to welcome Secretary Mattis to Oslo, said Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen in his
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Norway increases support for mine clearance in Iraq and Syria
2018-07-12 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Mine clearance is crucial to prevent the loss of civilian lives, to ensure access for emergency aid, and to enable hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people to return safely to their homes. This is why we are now increasing our support
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Press Invitation: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis meets with Frank Bakke-Jensen and Ine Eriksen Søreide in Oslo
2018-07-11 Press release Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe American Secretary of Defense, James N. Mattis, will be visiting Oslo to have bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. The press is invited to attend statements at the
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50 mill. USD partnership to protect Ecuador's rainforest
2018-07-10 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentNorway, Germany and Ecuador has entered a 50 million USD partnership to protect 13.6 million hectares of World’s most biodiverse rainforests.
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NATO Summit: Allied unity and burden-sharing
2018-07-10 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of DefenceAllied unity and the issue of burden-sharing will be among the central topics when heads of state and government convene for the NATO summit in Brussels on 11-12 July.
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Norway to strengthen cooperation with Croatia on business development and justice and home affairs
2018-07-03 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday Norway and Croatia signed MoUs under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme amounting to around EUR 103.4 million. Key focus areas will be business development and innovation, energy, and justice and home affairs.
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Troika Statement on the South Sudan Peace Talks
2018-06-29 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Norway.
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EnergyfactsNorway.no: Facts about Norwegian renewable energy in English
2018-06-29 News story Ministry of Petroleum and EnergyThe Norwegian energy facts website EnergyfactsNorway.no is now available in English. The site contains facts about the Norwegian energy system, and can be a useful source of information for the energy sector, educational institutions, the public
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Speeding up Guyana partnership
2018-06-28 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentThe Governments of Guyana and Norway met today in Oslo, Norway, agreeing to move their climate, forests, and sustainable development forward with speed and determination. "I am delighted that we now have strong agreement with the Government of
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Solution found for migrant rescue ship Lifeline
2018-06-27 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe migrant rescue ship Lifeline has docked in Malta after a group of European countries, including Norway, agreed to assist Malta and offer to resettle a number of the more than 200 migrants on board.
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Australia and Norway strengthening oceans cooperation
2018-06-27 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsAustralia and Norway launched their first bilateral dialogue on oceans in Canberra today to strengthen our cooperation in oceans management.
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The Joint Strike Missile has proven advanced capabilities and has passed all the qualifying tests
2018-06-27 Press release Ministry of DefenceAn important milestone has now been achieved, with the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) passing the last of its planned tests in the missile qualification programme. The development phase of the JSM is now in its final stage and is scheduled for
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Norway steps up the fight against illegal deforestation with UN and INTERPOL
2018-06-27 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentOrganized criminals make 50-152 billion USD a year illegally cutting down invaluable tropical forests and their activities have detrimental consequences for sustainable development in rainforest nations and the global climate.
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Launches sale of remaining 37,800,000 shares in SAS
2018-06-26 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThe Norwegian state represented by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries launches sale of its remaining 37,800,000 shares in SAS
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Defence-related exports from Norway in 2017
2018-06-22 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, the Government presented the annual white paper on exports of defence-related products. In 2017, Norway exported arms and military equipment worth around NOK 5.4 billion, up from NOK 3.6 billion in 2016.
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New ambassadors from Guatemala, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Tanzania
2018-06-21 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFour new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 21 June 2018.
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Countercyclical buffer unchanged
2018-06-21 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks unchanged, in line with the quarterly advice from Norges Bank. The buffer requirement currently stands at 2 percent, as decided by the
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Sudan: The Troika Condemns Continued Clashes in Jebel Marra, Darfur
2018-06-19 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe so-called troika in Sudan (USA, UK and Norway) has delivered a joint statement on the ongoing clashes in the Jebel Marra region of Darfur.
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New regulation on requirements for residential mortgage loans
2018-06-19 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has adopted a new regulation on requirements for new residential mortgage loans.