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Changes among the political advisers
07/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMr. Jakob Schram is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Finance, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg.
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Changes among the state secretaries
07/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Joakim Sevrin Tranvåg Øren as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security, Ms. Astri Aas-Hansen.
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Changes among the state secretaries
04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.
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Changes among the political advisers
04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterAfter the changes in the Government today, Ms. Trine Bilet (Lab.) is appointed political adviser to Minister of Children and Families, Ms. Lene Vågslid (Lab.).
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Changes in the Government
04/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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Norway responds to negative developments in Georgia
03/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsLike many other countries, Norway has reacted to recent negative developments in Georgia in several ways. An EU decision to suspend the visa free regime for official passport holders will be followed up by parallel steps by Norway.
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New steps to reduce electricity bills and maintain control over national energy resources
01/02/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of EnergyThe Norwegian Government has proposed a set of new measures to lower the cost of consumer electricity bills. Under the new plan, consumers will be able to choose between subscribing to the general electricity support scheme or a new fixed price of
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Joint Statement Marking Four Years Since the Military Coup in Myanmar
01/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFour years on from the Military Coup in Myanmar: joint statement by Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
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Norway transfers USD 24.5 Million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
30/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs'Gaza is in ruins, and UNRWA is needed more than ever. The fact that Israeli laws, which can effectively prevent UNRWA from operating in Palestine, are coming into force is extremely dramatic. This is particularly serious at a time when all efforts
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Joint statement by the Nordic Defence Ministers
30/01/2025 News story Ministry of DefenceToday, 30 January 2025, the Nordic Ministers of Defence met in Helsinki under the Finnish chairship of Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO).
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Statement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim
29/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim - Appalled by attack on hospital in Al Fasher, Sudan
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Statement on the situation in Democratic Republic of the Congo
28/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway condemns the recent offensives by the M23, supported by Rwanda, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Commemorative event at Auschwitz: Antisemitism is still a threat
27/01/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterOn Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon were present at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony marking the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. ‘The slaughter of
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New strategy for a new reality in the Sahel
27/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn recent years, the situation in a number of countries in the Sahel region has been adversely affected by military coups, geopolitical rivalries, anti-Western rhetoric and violence. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has now updated its Strategy for
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Nordic-Baltic statement on the Belarusian presidential election
26/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Nordic-Baltic countries support the statement by EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas on support to the Belarusian people.
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Changes among the state secretaries
24/01/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Anette Kristine Davidsen as acting state secretary to Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, Ms. Karianne Oldernes Tung, from 24 January to 2 March 2025.
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Norway and Thailand signs historic free trade agreement
23/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and the other EFTA countries have today signed a historic free trade agreement with Thailand. The agreement will give virtually all goods from Norway zero tariffs into Thailand.
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Norway has signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo
22/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and the other EFTA-countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo on Wednesday 22. January. The agreement covers trade in goods and services, including financial services, intellectual property
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Norway Increases Support for Mine Clearance in Ukraine
21/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorwegian People’s Aid (NPA) is a global leader in using mine detection dogs and is clearing large areas in Ukraine of mines and explosives. Norway is increasing its support for this work by NOK 164 million in 2025.
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Foreign Minister Eide: Visiting Syria leaves a profound impression
19/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Syria may be at a turning point. We have seen positive initial signals from the transitional government, but we need to be prepared for the fact that developments can go both ways. It is imperative that the international community contributes to a