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  • Deferral of decision regarding a second dose for 12 to 15-year-olds

    25/10/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    One dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has been offered to children aged 12 to 15 since the beginning of September. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has considered whether they should also be offered a second dose, but has recommended waiting for

  • New political adviser

    21/10/2021 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Ingrid Nikoline Sand as political adviser to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Bjørn Arild Gram.

  • Adjustment of local and county authorities’ general grant

    28/09/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Government proposes a one-year deduction in the general grant to local and county authorities with income from licence power. The proposal applies to local and county authorities in the areas with the highest electricity prices.

  • Joint Statement of Support for the Asean Special Envoy on Myanmar

    15/10/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Timor‑Leste, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on behalf of the European Union have issued a

  • New ambassadors from Pakistan, Iraq, Maldives and Laos

    15/10/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 15 October 2021.

  • Profits from natural resources will be better distributed

    28/09/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance, Office of the Prime Minister

    Energy producers and the aquaculture industry make billions of kroner on our common resources. The Government is now proposing that more of the value created should go back to society.

  • Increased preparedness on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

    27/09/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Today, the Norwegian Government has decided to heighten the emergency preparedness in relation to infrastructure, onshore and offshore installations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

  • Norway signs record agreement for F-35-missiles

    16/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    - This is a very important agreement both for Norway’s defensive capabilities and US-Norwegian defence cooperation, says Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram.

  • New air surveillance radars to the Norwegian Armed Forces

    17/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    The Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) signed a contract with Lockheed Martin on 17 of November 2022 for delivery of eight military air surveillance radars with an option for three additional radars.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    11/11/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Geir Indrefjord as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ms. Emilie Enger Mehl.

  • Norway to provide support for grain transport from Ukraine to Ethiopia

    08/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Norway will provide NOK 9.5 million in funding to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the transport, processing and distribution of 25,000 tons of grain from Ukraine to Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken

  • Norway increases humanitarian support to Syria

    17/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government is providing an additional NOK 51 million to support humanitarian efforts to help the Syrian population, which is in dire need of assistance.

  • Norway increases support for civilians in Afghanistan

    16/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan. Norway is now providing NOK 220 million to the UN and the World Bank to support their efforts to enhance food security and ensure the provision of basic services such as health and education

  • Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust on the RSF takeover of El Fasher, Darfur, Sudan

    28/10/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'The Sudanese paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), claims to have seized control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) headquarters in the besieged city of El Fasher,' says Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust.

  • Norway extends agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine

    21/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Norwegian assistance in the medical evacuation of patients from Ukraine to hospitals in Europe is in high demand in the EU and Ukraine. The Norwegian Government is extending its agreement with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) on the transport of patients

  • New ambassadors from Georgia, Cyprus, Djibouti and Bangladesh

    17/03/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 16 March 2023.

  • Norwegian Prime Minister met with President of European Commission

    17/03/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Friday morning, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen had a bilateral meeting in Bergen.

  • High-level meeting on Troll A platform

    17/03/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    On Friday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and President and CEO of Equinor Anders Opedal visited the Troll A platform.

  • Norway to provide NOK 2 billion to support Ukrainian government administration

    17/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘The Ukrainian authorities need our help to be able to maintain critical services such as education, health care and payment of pensions. We will make sure that this funding reaches them quickly,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • Norway signs up to European battery initiative

    17/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The government has opened upfor Norway to join the enlargement process for the IPCEI EuBatIn battery initiative. 5 Norwegian battery projects are now part of the process. The membership will provide Norwegian companies access to funding, new markets

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