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    • Applications for permits to store CO2 in the North Sea

      06/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

      The Ministry of Energy has received applications from six companies in connection with the announcement of three areas in the North Sea related to CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf.

    • Norway to provide NOK 10 million for reduction of methane emissions

      05/06/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway is contributing to a new multi-donor trust fund established by the World Bank to help curtail methane emissions and natural gas flaring. Funding commitments have also been obtained from the United States, Germany, the United Arab Emirates and

    • Municipalities in Norway still very willing to settle refugees

      13/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

      Norwegian municipalities have so far agreed to settle nearly 19,000 refugees in 2024. If this trend continues, the municipalities will again end up undertaking to settle almost 30,000 refugees this year - on par with the record-breaking years of

    • Expert group tasked with looking at how artificial intelligence can influence democratic elections

      10/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

      2024 is a historic election year. Never before have so many voters gone to the polls all over the world. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) is developing rapidly, which may increase the spread of disinformation and have an undesirable

    • Direct sales of weapons and defense-related products to Ukraine permitted from 1 January 2024

      01/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence

      The Norwegian government has decided to permit direct sales of weapons and defense-related products from the Norwegian defense industry to the defense authorities in Ukraine. This policy change will enter into force on January 1 2024.

    • Revised National Budget: The Norwegian Defence Boost Begins Now

      14/05/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

      The government's most fundamental task is to ensure the security of people living in Norway. Therefore, we prioritise defence, security, and preparedness, especially in a more serious security situation. In the revised national budget, the

    • Norway gives green light for seabed minerals

      10/01/2024 News story Ministry of Energy

      On 9 January, the Norwegian parliament (Storting) considered the government's proposal for opening an area for mineral activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. With the parliament’s decision, the basis is now laid for a gradual and responsible

    • Norwegian humanitarian policy in a time of crises

      15/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      A greater number of protracted armed conflicts, declining respect for international humanitarian law, accelerating climate change and record numbers of people experiencing food shortages and hunger. This is the bleak backdrop for Norway’s new

    • Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group

      23/05/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

      Today, Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Palanga and gave the following statement:

    • Foreign Minster Eide condemns Russian attacks on Ukraine

      29/12/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      ‘Norway condemns Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on Ukrainian cities. Attacks on civilians are unacceptable’, said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

    • Changes to the regulations for displaced Ukrainians

      07/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

      Norwegian municipalities have done an outstanding job of settling and integrating displaced persons from Ukraine. Norway will continue this commitment, and take its share of the responsibility, but the level of arrivals must be sustainable over time

    • Intensifying efforts to promote Norwegian culture abroad

      25/11/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Equality

      In cooperation with the organisations in the Norwegian Arts Abroad network, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is launching a new programme aimed at helping Norwegian artists and cultural practitioners to succeed internationally. This is

    • Romania wants to buy Norwegian F-16

      22/12/2021 News story Ministry of Defence

      Through a letter signed by the chiefs of the two Chambers of the Romanian Parliament, sent on Monday, 20 December, the Romanian Parliament approved the acquisition of 32 Norwegian F-16 fighter jets. The estimated total Romanian budget is EUR 454

    • Ventyr SN II AS won the auction for the allocation of a project area for offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II

      20/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy, Office of the Prime Minister

      Following a successful auction, it is Ventyr SN II AS, owned by Parkwind and Ingka-group, who will be the first to develop offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II. The winning bid in the auction is 115 øre/kWh. Two bidders participated in the auction.

    • Joint Statement on Increasing Violence in Myanmar

      26/11/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      The following is the text of a joint statement signed by the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.

    • Norway donates NOK 70 million to refugees and migrants

      19/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Norway is donating NOK 70 million to UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s work for displaced persons and migrants, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced Tuesday.

    • State budget for 2025: Norwegian government boosting hospital finances: waiting times to be slashed

      16/10/2024 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

      In the state budget for 2025, the Norwegian government is proposing to increase operating allocations for hospitals by NOK 5.5 billion compared to the balanced budget for 2024. You would have to go back to 2008 to find the closest comparable

    • Norway and Ukraine working to strengthen business cooperation

      28/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      This week Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, travelled to Kyiv with a Norwegian business delegation to enhance trade cooperation and facilitate increased support from the private sector.

    • The National Budget 2025: Key Figures in the National Budget 2025

      07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of Finance

      The Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures at 8 am, prior to the publication of the budget, which includes more detailed projections, at 10 am.

    • Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry visits Poland

      29/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Cecilie Myrseth visited Warsaw on Friday, September 27, where she met with her Polish counterpart and Norwegian businesses in Poland to discuss opportunities for trade and business cooperation.

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