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  • Norway steps up efforts to combat anti-Semitism

    08/11/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Jews in Norway continue to experience hostile attitudes and anti-Semitism, and in recent weeks the extent of these incidents has increased in the wake of the war in Gaza. The Government has now announced a new action plan against anti-Semitism that

  • Statement on the developments in Sudan

    13/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am deeply concerned by the developments in Sudan, especially what we are now seeing in Darfur, with alarming reports of serious human rights violations and abuse committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, including killings,

  • Foreign Minister Eide talking with Israel’s National Security Adviser

    04/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I had good phone conversation with Isarel’s National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi. I emphasized the urgent need to secure the release of the hostages that were taken on 7 October', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

  • New ambassadors from Angola, New Zealand and Guinea

    09/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 9 November 2023.

  • Report on the 2050 Low Emission Society from the 2050 Climate Commission

    29/02/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    On the 27th of October 2023 the Ministry of Climate and Environment received the final report from the 2050 Climate Commission.

  • The Norwegian Government asks the municipalities to settle 35 000 refugees in 2023

    25/11/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    The war in Ukraine is ongoing, and millions of people have had to flee from their home country. The Norwegian Government is now asking Norwegian municipalities to prepare to receive many refugees next year as well.

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

    23/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    Today, representatives of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Oslo on board the UK aircraft carrier, HMS QUEEN

  • New ambassadors from South Sudan and Colombia

    24/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to King Harald V on 24 November 2022.

  • Norwegian Naval Strike Missiles to the British Royal Navy

    23/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    The long-range precision strike capability of the Royal Navy will be boosted in a new deal with the Norwegian government. The deal strengthens defence ties between the UK and Norway.

  • Norway signs agreement to assist Ukraine with gas procurement

    21/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance

    Norwegian Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum has today signed an agreement to provide funding of NOK 2 billion to enable Ukraine to purchase natural gas during the coming winter.

  • Joint statement by the Ministers of Defence of NORDEFCO

    22/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

    The Nordic Ministers of Defence and representatives met in Oslo today to discuss the grave security situation in Europe, the war in Ukraine, Nordic defence cooperation and the incoming Finnish and Swedish memberships of NATO.

  • Colombia: 'Very pleased with formal peace talks'

    22/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I'm very pleased to see Colombia's government and ELN commencing formal peace talks', Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Anniken Huitfeldt said.

  • Important step for Offshore Wind

    06/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Norwegian Government has great ambitions for the development of offshore wind power in Norway and aims to tender the first phase of Sørlige Nordsjø II and Utsira Nord by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

  • Joint Statement on Afghanistan

    21/12/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Statement from Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union on on Taliban’s

  • German Vise-Chancellor visits Norway in January

    22/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Office of the Prime Minister

    Germanys Vise-Chancellor Robert Habeck visits Norway 5th and 6th of January 2023. Habeck will amongst other discuss Norwegian-German industry- and energy collaboration with the Norwegian Prime minister and other ministers, attend The Confederation

  • Amendments to the lending regulation

    09/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Today, the Ministry of Finance has adopted amendments to the Norwegian bank lending regulation. The amendments will take effect on 1 January 2023.

  • Identification of systemically important institutions

    21/12/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has today decided that DNB ASA, Kommunalbanken AS and Nordea Eiendomskreditt AS shall continue to be identified as systemically important institutions in Norway, as recommended by the Norwegian FSA.

  • Revised National Budget: More funding for low-threshold measures in mental health and substance abuse care

    16/05/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    In its proposal for the revised 2023 National Budget, the Norwegian Government will allocate NOK 53 million to strengthen four grant schemes for low-threshold measures in the area of mental health and substance abuse care.

  • The Prime Minister met Chinas Foreign Minister Qin Gang

    12/05/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Bilateral relations, climate, the war in Ukraine and human rights were on the agenda in the meeting between Prime Minister Støre and Foreign Minister Qin.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    28/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Truls Vasvik as acting state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol, in the period that state secretary Karl Kristian Bekeng settles parental leave.

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