News and press releases
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Ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC) - Chair's Summary
27/09/2019 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide chaired the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in New York on 26 September.
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Norway strenghtens its efforts against modern slavery
26/09/2019 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian Government is strengthening its efforts to combat modern slavery, and is consolidating these efforts into a development programme.
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Press Information: Ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC)
25/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide will chair the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, in New York on Thursday 26 September. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is
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Launch of initiative to negotiate an Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability
25/09/2019 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrime Minister Erna Solberg announced on 25 September the launch of an initiative - together with New Zealand, Costa Rica, Fiji and Iceland - to negotiate an Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability.
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Norwegian Minister of International Development launches action plan on sustainable food systems at UN General Assembly
25/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘It is unacceptable that more than 820 million people are struggling to find enough to eat and that one in five children under five are chronically malnourished. In order to fight hunger and achieve food security, we must change both our mindset and
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Norway doubles support to the Green Climate Fund
23/09/2019 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Global climate change is one of the greatest challenges we are facing, and it is undermining the progress made in areas such as poverty reduction, education and health,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
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Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom call for more ambition on global forest protection
22/09/2019 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentNew York, September 22, 2019: The governments of Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom call for increased ambition and action by the global community to conserve and restore tropical forests.
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New ambassadors from Ireland, Namibia and Malaysia
20/09/2019 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThree new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 19 September 2019.
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Norway elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency
19/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway was elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period 2019-2021 at the organisation’s General Conference today.
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Countercyclical buffer unchanged
19/09/2019 Press release Ministry of FinanceToday, the Ministry of Finance has decided not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks.
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Norway to provide NOK 30 million for school meals in Mali
13/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsFunding from Norway will be used to provide nutritious school meals to some 55 000 children in conflict-torn Mali. ‘Malnourished children have problems learning, no matter how good the teaching is. If children are given school meals, their parents
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New agreement with World Bank steps up tax assistance efforts
12/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘Sound, transparent tax systems that increase government revenue and improve the distribution of wealth are essential for the very poorest countries to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable development. Through this agreement with the World Bank
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Milestone for cooperation on CCS in Europe
05/09/2019 News story Ministry of Petroleum and EnergyNorwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, European Commission and Gassnova gathered central actors from politics and industry to the high level conference on CCS in Oslo on September 5th.
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APA 2019 - Large interest for the Norwegian Continental Shelf
04/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and EnergyThe Ministry of petroleum and Energy has received a great number of applications from 33 oil companies in the licensing round Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019.
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Press Conference with EU Commissioner for climate and energy, Minister of Petroleum and Energy and Minister of Climate and Environment
02/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentThe Ministry of Petroleum and Energy invites to a press conference with EU Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, Minister Kjell-Børge Freiberg and Minister Ola Elvestuen in Oslo on September 5th.
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Enova supports Equinor’s pilot project for floating offshore wind
29/08/2019 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentEnova has decided to grant Equinor, along with its partners, NOK 2.3 billion in a funding commitment for what could turn out to be the world’s largest floating offshore wind park.
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New ambassadors from China, Mexico, Iceland and Bulgaria
29/08/2019 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFour new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 29 August 2019.
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Norway supports UN efforts for international control of the arms trade
27/08/2019 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is participating in the fifth Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty in Geneva this week. During the general debate, Norway announced that it will be contributing to the Voluntary Trust Fund (VTF).
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Review of the equity benchmark for the Government Pension Fund Global
27/08/2019 Press release Ministry of FinanceThe Ministry of Finance has received assessments from Norges Bank on the composition of the equity benchmark for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Ministry’s assessments will be presented in the report on the Government Pension Fund in
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New free trade agreement: Better trade terms and a commitment to combat illegal logging
25/08/2019 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesThe European Free Trade Association (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein) concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) late on Friday, the 23rd of August.