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    • Changes among the state secretaries

      21/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Sigrid Hagerup Melhuus as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms. Cecilie Myrseth.

    • Statement on hostilities and attacks against civilians in Sudan

      18/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Statement by Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust on the escalation of hostilities and attacks against civilians in Sudan

    • Joint statement on the anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death

      16/02/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      On the anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s death, which followed years of persecution by the Kremlin, we again extend our condolences to his family. We reiterate that the ultimate responsibility for his death lies with the Russian authorities.

    • Norway joins international coalition for sustainable AI

      11/02/2025 Press release Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

      Norway is supporting a French initiative aimed at ensuring that the development and use of artificial intelligence take place in a sustainable manner. Norway has been invited to join the collaboration at the AI Action Summit in Paris.

    • Norway Extends Air Defence Mission in Poland

      11/02/2025 News story Ministry of Defence

      Norway is extending its contribution to NATO’s air and missile defence in Poland until the summer. Norwegian NASAMS air defence forces will remain stationed in Rzeszów to protect key supply lines in and out of Ukraine.

    • 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

    • Chair’s statement: Meeting in the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State solution

      16/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      On Wednesday 15 January, 85 states and international organisations met in Oslo, Norway, for the third follow-up meeting in the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two State-Solution, initiated by Saudi Arabia as Chair of the Arab-OIC

    • APA 2024: 53 new production licenses awarded

      14/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

      The Norwegian Ministry of Energy offers 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2024 licensing round.

    • Joint statement on the situation in Myanmar

      06/01/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Joint press statement on the human rights and humanitarian situation in Myanmar.

    • Norway signs space agreement with the US

      16/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      Today, Norway and the U.S. signed a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA), which will facilitate the launch of U.S. launchers and satellites from Andøya Spaceport.

    • 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

    • The Revised National Budget: High production generates large revenues from the petroleum industry

      19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

      The world needs large amounts of oil and gas every day. In recent years, revenues from the petroleum sector have been at historically high levels, and the government expects these revenues to remain high in 2025. In the revised national budget, the

    • Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre: Statement on the situation in Gaza

      28/12/2024 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

      The recent attacks in North Gaza against some of the few remaining operational hospitals, are unacceptable.

    • Annual white paper on the Government Pension Fund

      10/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

      Today, The Ministry of Finance is presenting the 2025 white paper on the Government Pension Fund (Meld. St. 22 (2024-2025)). In the white paper, the Ministry reports on the results and management of the Government Pension Fund Global and the

    • Norwegian Government to provide up to 3 billion USD to new fund to preserve tropical forests

      06/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment

      For many years, Norway has been one of the largest donors of funding to protect the world’s rainforests. The Government is now proposing to allocate up to 3 billion USD to a new international fund designed to safeguard the world’s tropical forests

    • Norway has received eight more patients from Gaza

      11/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

      ‘The health system in Gaza has collapsed, many clinics have been reduced to rubble and very little treatment is available. I am very pleased that Norway is able to help more patients from Gaza. So far, we have evacuated a total of 18 patients and 38

    • Norway and Ukraine sign a new, modernised free trade agreement

      08/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

      Today, 8 april 2025, Norway and the three other EFTA states — Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland — signed a new and modernised free trade agreement with Ukraine. The agreement was signed in Kyiv.

    • Changes among the state secretaries

      31/10/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Renate Tårnes as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

    • Norway to provide NOK 5 billion for artillery ammunition for Ukraine

      07/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence

      Norway will provide NOK 4 billion in funding in 2025 to a Czech-led initiative to supply Ukraine with artillery ammunition. Norway will also provide NOK 1 billion to the European Peace Facility (EPF).

    • Changes among the state secretaries

      10/04/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

      In today’s Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Gunn Karin Gjul as state secretary to Minister of Justice and Public Security Astri Aas-Hansen, as of 22 April 2025.

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