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Remember to Keep Your Dog on a Leash This Summer
14/07/2025 News story Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThere is a nationwide leash requirement in Norway until August 20.
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Joint statement on recent developments in Georgia
11/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsJoint statement of 11 July 2025 by the Foreign Ministers of Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United
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Norway provides NOK 40 million to fight hunger in South Sudan and Haiti
11/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation in the world working to save lives and combat hunger. The WFP provides food aid in emergency situations and supports long-term efforts to ensure food security and development.
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Norway signs new agreements to strengthen Ukraine’s energy security and green transition
10/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign AffairsTo support the reconstruction and development of a less vulnerable energy system in the future, Norway is entering into three new cooperation agreements with NEFCO, UNDP and the Energy Community.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs on US sanctions against Francesca Albanese
10/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsIt is problematic when individual countries impose sanctions on UN representatives for fulfilling mandates entrusted to them by the UN Human Rights Council.
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Statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide on the airstrikes in Ukraine
09/07/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I condemn the large-scale Russian airstrikes against multiple Ukrainian cities', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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Norway will implement EU rules to reduce deforestation
07/07/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and FoodPreserving rainforests and other tropical forests is crucial to reduce climate change and halt loss of biodiversity. The Norwegian Government will implement parts of the EU Deforestation Regulation. This regulation introduces new requirements for
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Norway Aligns with EU’s Listing of Two Russian Shipping Companies
07/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe Norwegian government has decided to list two Russian fishing companies Norebo JSC and Murman Seafood. With this decision, Norway will align itself with the sanctions adopted by the EU on May 20, in the same way that we have previously aligned
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Minister Vestre visited Kyiv and signed a health partnership agreement with Ukraine
04/07/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesNorway and Ukraine have recently signed an agreement on a health partnership. The agreement was signed in Kyiv on Tuesday, July 1.
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Increased Tariffs on Agricultural Goods and Fertilizers from Russia and Belarus
04/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe government has decided to increase tariffs on agricultural products and fertilizer goods from Russia and Belarus in line with similar measures implemented by the EU.
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Lifting of sanctions on Syria implemented in Norwegian Law
03/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway has today implemented legal acts to lift sanctions against Syria. Sanctions targeting key individuals in former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime will remain in place.
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The Minister of International Development Signed three Tax for Development Agreements
02/07/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘To support developing countries in their endeavors to finance their own development, fight poverty, and provide citizens with basic services, tax revenues must be increased. That’s why Norway has more than doubled its support since 2015 to help
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Norway Commits Up to USD 50 Million to Asian Development Bank’s Carbon Fund
01/07/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentNorway’s commitment to the carbon fund will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help mobilize private green investments in developing countries. It will also be an important step for Norway to reach our goal of becoming climate neutral by 2030.
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Signed Trade Agreement with Malaysia
30/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesAt the EFTA Ministerial Meeting in Tromsø, Norway and the other EFTA countries signed a new Economic Partnership Agreement with Malaysia.
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The World Gathers in Seville to Finance the Sustainable Development Goals Towards 2030
30/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs"To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, more resources must be mobilized, both from public and private sources. At the same time, development aid must be used more efficiently. In Seville, I am working to ensure that countries commit to
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Changes among the political advisers
30/06/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Petra Brinch resigns as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr. Nils Kristen Sandtrøen. Ms. Brinch is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Ms. Tonje Brenna.
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Convoy with food has finally reached the famine-affected Zamzam camp
30/06/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsEncouraging news in a desperate situation in Darfur, Sudan. A World Food Programme (WFP) convoy with food has finally reached the famine-affected Zamzam camp.
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Minister of defence Sandvik met President Zelenskyy: The Norwegian government boosting Ukrainian defence industry
27/06/2025 News story Ministry of DefenceThe Norwegian Government and Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) announced development and production of low-cost air defence missiles and unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in Ukraine. During his first visit to Kyiv, the Norwegian
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Norway submits its new NDC under the Paris Agreement
26/06/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentToday, Norway submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2035 under the Paris Agreement. Norway’s NDC for 2035 is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 70-75 per cent compared to 1990 levels.
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NOK 60 million to Ukrainian women’s organisations
26/06/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is providing NOK 60 million to Ukrainian women’s organisations under a new three-year agreement with FOKUS (Forum for Women and Development). The funding will be used to support initiatives to strengthen women’s rights, prevent gender-based