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  • Prime Minister holds bilateral meetings with three Presidents

    10/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Wednesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with the Presidents of Ecuador, Panama and Paraguay. The heads of state are in Norway as guests of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado.

  • Clear Support for UN Resolution on Emergency Aid to Palestine

    12/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, 139 countries voted in favour of a UN resolution expressing full support for the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.

  • Norway Supports New Claims Commission for Ukraine

    16/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, Norway signs the convention establishing a Claims Commission for Ukraine. The Claims Commission is the second of three components in an international compensation mechanism for the victims of Russia’s war of aggression. The other two

  • Statement from Minister Eide onmilitary airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine

    15/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am horrified by the military airstrike on a hospital in Rakhine, Myanmar, killing patients and health workers,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Agreement for 2026

    18/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and Russia have reached a fisheries arrangement for 2026.

  • Statement from Minister Eide on the Situation in Venezuela

    03/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The developments in Venezuela mark a grave escalation of an already highly volatile situation. It is now imperative that the full facts of what has occurred are established,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. ‘The Maduro regime

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    09/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Jakob Vorren as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Jon-Ivar Nygård.

  • Minister Eide unveiled replica of rune stone in Ukraine

    12/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The Alstad stone is a symbol of the historic ties between the people of Norway and the people of Ukraine,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Changes among the political advisers

    13/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Ms. Petra Brinch is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Kjersti Stenseng.

  • Norway signs new two-year agreement with UNRWA

    13/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway today signed a new two-year agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Under the agreement, Norway will provide core funding of NOK 175 million per year for the period 2026-2027.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the planned execution of Erfan Soltani

    14/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'The planned execution of Erfan Soltani is unacceptable and must be stopped,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • Foreign Minister Eide and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas to take part in Arctic Frontiers conference

    23/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas will be participating in the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø on Tuesday 3 February.

  • Changes among the political advisers

    26/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Mr. Munir Jaber resigns as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sigrun Aasland. Mr. Jaber is appointed again as political adviser to Minister of Transport, Mr. Jon-Ivar Nygård.

  • Norway and Zambia will cooperate on cutting emissions

    28/01/2026 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway and Zambia have signed an agreement that will both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy access in Zambia. The cooperation is organized under the Paris Agreement Article 6 and may contribute towards Norway’s climate targets.

  • Joint statement - UNRWA

    28/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    We, the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom strongly condemn the demolitions by the Israeli authorities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for

  • Concern over Global Backlash against Gender Equality and Sexual and Health Rights

    30/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Minister of International Development is deeply concerned about the announced tightening of US aid policies negatively affecting women and LGBTQ+ people.

  • Norway to Align with EU Sanctions against Those Responsible for the Mass Killings in Iran

    30/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The EU’s decision to introduce sanctions against concrete individuals that have contributed to the mass killings in Iran is important. Norway will also align itself with the sanctions adopted by the EU against specific individuals and entities. In

  • Press invite: Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry to Arctic Frontiers

    02/02/2026 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, will attend Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø, Norway on Monday 2., Tuesday 3. and Wednesday 4. February. The annual Arctic Summit joins people from academia, business, industry and politics from

  • Norway to help citizens to fly home

    11/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is now arranging for an aircraft to transport Norwegian citizens home from Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

  • The Finance Minister promotes Norwegian resource rent taxation in Financial Times

    16/01/2025 News story Ministry of Finance

    In the article «Tax lessons for governments from Henry George» in Financial Times, Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum discusses how Henry George's ideas on taxation of land and resources may be relevant for the global tax debate.

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