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Prime Ministers Starmer and Støre visit British airbase
04/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterToday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the RAF Lossiemouth airbase in Scotland. The base is crucial to ensuring NATO’s readiness and maintaining security in the High North.
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National Security Adviser at the Office of the Prime Minister
09/12/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterAs part of the effort to strengthen the implementation of the National Security Strategy, the Government has decided that State Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister Thomas Hornburg is to serve as National Security Adviser to the Prime
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Norwegian Ministry of Justice Extends Option Deadline for Purchasing Additional Rescue Helicopters with Leonardo
09/12/2025 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityThe Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MoJ) has agreed with Leonardo to extend the option deadline for purchasing additional AW101 SAR Queen rescue helicopters by two months.
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Statement from Foreign Minister Eide: New mass killings in Sudan must be prevented
08/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘The alarm is sounding for the Kordofan region in Sudan. I am extremely concerned about the reports of a large and increasing number of civilian casualties from airstrikes, artillery shelling, and summary executions.’ says Norwegian Minister of
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Norway Supports Flood-Affected Communities in Sri Lanka
11/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is providing more than USD 2,4 million to assist those affected by severe flooding in Sri Lanka.
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Press meeting with the Prime Minister and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
10/12/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado will meet the press.
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Statement from State Secretary Kravik: UN Premises Must Be Respected
15/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'When an occupying power forcibly enters and raids UN premises — as occurred yesterday at UNRWA’s compound in East Jerusalem — we cannot remain silent,' said State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.
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Changes among the political advisers
16/12/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMr. Mathias Solli is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Defence, Mr. Tore O. Sandvik.
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Norway to purchase vital F-16 ammunition and air defence for Ukraine
17/12/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of DefenceThe Norwegian Government is providing approximately NOK 3.2 billion in funding via the JUMPSTART mechanism (Joint Ukraine Multinational Program - Services, Training, and Articles Rapid Timeline) for the purchase of ammunition for F-16 fighter jets,
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Joint Statement from Troika Capitals on South Sudan
19/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by the Governments of Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States on the deteriorating situation in South Sudan.
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Statement on Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank
24/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement condemning the approval by the Israeli security cabinet of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Joint Statement on the Gaza Humanitarian Response
31/12/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement on Gaza from the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Commitment to provide security guarantees for Ukraine
06/01/2026 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre participated in a summit of the Coalition of the Willing in support of Ukraine. The coalition members agreed that any future peace agreement must be backed up by security guarantees provided by European
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Joint statement by the Nordic Foreign Ministers on Greenland
06/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on 6 January 2026.
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Joint statement on support to UNRWA and NGOs
07/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain condemn the latest Israeli legislation targeting UNRWA, including measures to cut water, electricity and communications to its facilities.
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Emergency support package for Ukraine
12/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Government is now providing an emergency support package of EUR 340 million to Ukraine. This was announced by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide in Kyiv today. The funding will be used to support the energy sector and to help
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Allocation of funding under the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine in 2026
12/01/2026 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn 2026, Norway will provide NOK 15 billion in civilian and humanitarian support to Ukraine and Moldova under the Nansen Programme Support for Ukraine. The key focus areas for Norway’s support to Ukraine are energy security, budget support for the
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APA 2025: 57 new production licenses awarded
13/01/2026 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Norwegian Ministry of Energy offers 57 new production licenses to 19 companies on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2025 licensing round.
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New life to international efforts in combatting religious intolerance
13/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is organizing an expert consultation in Oslo to strengthen international cooperation in combatting religious intolerance, from January 13-14.
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From State Secretary Andreas Kravik on the situation in Iran
14/01/2026 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'At a meeting with the Iranian ambassador today, I emphasized the gravity of the situation and strongly condemned the severe and disproportionate violence against the demonstrators,' said State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.