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    • Revised National Budget: Government announces changes to the ALIS subsidy

      15/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

      More and more Norwegians are becoming general physicians, recruitment of GPs has never been higher. This year, more than NOK 560 million has been allocated to the subsidy scheme for doctors specializing in general practice. In the revised national

    • Revised National Budget: NOK 32 million proposed for online doctor trial

      15/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

      As part of the strategy to improve GP services, the government has introduced a trial scheme for online doctors. In the revised national budget, the government proposes an additional NOK 32 million to the municipalities for the trial, taking the

    • A paradigm shift in development aid

      15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Today, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) presented the official aid statistics for 2024, which show that international development aid declined compared to the record high reached in 2023. A significantly greater decrease is

    • Revised national budget 2025: Stable governance in uncertain times

      15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

      In the revised national budget, the government maintains the course set in the budget passed before Christmas. The most significant changes stem from the unanimous decision in Parliament to significantly increase support for Ukraine and from the

    • Revised National Budget 2025: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2025

      15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

      To ensure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to presenting the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised

    • Norwegian candidate nominated as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

      14/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      The Norwegian Government supports Bård Vegar Solhjell as candidate to the position as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The position will become vacant when the current Administrator, Achim Steiner, steps down in June.

    • Statement on lifting sanctions on Syria

      14/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      'I welcome President Trump’s announcement that sanctions on Syria will be lifted. Norway has argued for the same regarding European sanctions', said said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

    • Norwegian and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers meet with the President of Sami Parliament in Tromsø

      12/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Naalakkersuisoq for Foreign Affairs and Research, Vivian Motzfeldt, held a bilateral meeting with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, in Tromsø and also met with the President of the Sámi Parliament, Silje Karine Muotka

    • Changes among the political advisers

      12/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      Mr. Andreas Skretting Jansen is appointed political adviser to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

    • Prime Minister Støre met with UK Prime Minister in Oslo

      09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on board the Coast Guard vessel Jan Mayen in Oslo. The two leaders discussed a range of issues such as the security situation in Europe, defence, trade and the

    • AU Deputy Chairperson and Norwegian Minister of International Development Meet to Deepen Strategic Partnership

      09/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      A high-level meeting took place on May 6 at the African Union Headquarters between H.E. Ms. Selma Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and H.E. Mr. Åsmund Aukrust, Norwegian Minister of International Development. The

    • JEF nations to enhance cooperation with Ukraine

      09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      The 10 northern European countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have agreed to strengthen their security cooperation. At the JEF Leaders’ Summit in Oslo today, the countries also agreed to invite Ukraine to form an enhanced

    • The Joint Expeditionary Force Leaders’ Summit: Joint press statement

      09/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

      We, the Leaders of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), met today in Oslo to reaffirm our shared commitment to European security and stability, our strengthened support to Ukraine and our continuous effort to understand and respond to regional

    • Increased support for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war of aggression

      09/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway is providing NOK 580 million to the efforts of the UN Refugee Agency (UNCHR) to assist refugees, internally displaced people and other people in Ukraine and Moldova who are affected by the war.

    • Ukraine: Norway Supports the Establishment of a Special Tribunal

      09/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway supports the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russians responsible for the attack on Ukraine.

    • Announcement of APA 2025

      09/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

      The Ministry of Energy has announced this year’s licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf - APA 2025. As in previous years, the licensing round follows the standard procedure with a company application deadline in September, and the award

    • Norway to extend agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine

      09/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

      The Norwegian Government has decided to extend its agreement with the EU on the evacuation of Ukrainian patients until 31 March 2026. In addition to transport for medical evacuation, Norway is providing expertise and deliveries of medical equipment,

    • India and Pakistan: Statement by the Foreign Minister

      08/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘I am deeply concerned about the escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan‘, said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

    • Norway to strengthen cooperation with Brazil to address global challenges

      08/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      The Norwegian Government is today launching a new strategy to enhance cooperation with Brazil.

    • Statement from Indonesia and Norway: Defending multilateral cooperation

      08/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, Arrmanatha Nasir, and State Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, met 7 May 2025 for political consultations. They engaged in a candid and constructive dialogue on

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