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JEF nations to enhance cooperation with Ukraine
09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterThe 10 northern European countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have agreed to strengthen their security cooperation. At the JEF Leaders’ Summit in Oslo today, the countries also agreed to invite Ukraine to form an enhanced
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Defence ministers statement JEF Bodø
05/11/2025 News story Ministry of DefenceToday, Defence Ministers and senior representatives of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met here today in Bodø.
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Norway signs agreement with Cyprus on EEA and Norway Grants
06/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway signed an agreement in Cyprus today on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.
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Strengthening civil society in Moldova
11/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is providing NOK 8.8 million in support to two new civil society partners in Moldova. The funding will be used to strengthen the efforts of these organisations to promote democracy and reform in connection with Moldova’s process towards EU
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Norway to provide guarantees of NOK 2 billion for renewable energy in the Amazon and Central America
07/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterNorway is joining forces with Sweden and Denmark to provide guarantees totalling approximately NOK 2 billion to support renewable energy development in the Amazon and Central America. Together, the guarantees will unlock close to NOK 8 billion for
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The Government Follows Up on the Parliament’s Decision Regarding the Ethical Framework for the Pension Fund
07/11/2025 Press release Ministry of FinanceOn November 4, the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) requested that the government review the ethical framework for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).
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Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the UN Security Council resolution on Gaza
18/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I welcome the Security Council’s decision. It is important that the Security Council has endorsed the 20-point peace plan, which Norway also supports. It is crucial that the ceasefire in Gaza is respected and continues, and that work on phase 2 of
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Norway to increase support for Norwegian People’s Aid’s mine clearance activities in Ukraine
18/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsMines and other explosive objects are scattered across large areas of Ukraine and are disrupting vital agricultural activities. This is affecting not only Ukraine but also other countries that rely on Ukrainian agricultural products.
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Norwegian-supported fund to strengthen rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe
20/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsA new fund totalling more than EUR 300 million will support organisations working to promote the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe.
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Norway to provide an additional NOK 465 million in humanitarian support to Ukraine
19/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsHumanitarian needs in Ukraine continue to rise steeply. Russia has intensified its attacks, forcing Ukrainians to flee their homes and causing more and more civilian casualties.
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Changes among the state secretaries
21/11/2025 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn 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.
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Norway to increase support for Ukraine and global food security by NOK 120 million
19/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThis week, Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust is participating in the Fourth International Food Security Summit in Kyiv, Ukraine at the invitation of President Zelensky. The Summit, convened by the Ukrainian authorities, aims to
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Norwegian–Russian fisheries negotiations to be held in December
21/11/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesNorway and Russia have agreed that this year’s fisheries negotiations will be held in a virtual format from 8 to 12 December.
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Prime Minister Støre to participate in G20 Summit: ‘An important arena for cooperation in a more polarised world’
22/11/2025 News story Office of the Prime MinisterThis weekend, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is participating in the G20 Summit in Johannesburg, where leaders of the world’s major economies will meet to discuss global challenges.
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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 EnvironmentFor 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
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Statement from State Secretary Kravik on Sudan
27/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'I am pleased to be in Sudan and grateful for the frank and substantive discussions I have held with senior officials and with humanitarian partners', said State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik.
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Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30/11/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs'On the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, I express my deepest sympathy to all those who have lost loved ones - children, parents, siblings, and friends', said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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The Republic of Korea’s Minister of Defence visits Norway
01/12/2025 News story Ministry of DefenceOn November 28th, Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik welcomed his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back for a bilateral meeting.
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Joint Statement from The Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals’ Board Meeting in Italy to Advance Space Security
06/12/2024 News story Ministry of DefenceThe Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Initiative Principals’ Board met from December 3-5, 2024 in Florence, Italy. Senior representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United
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Agreement on EEA and Norway Grants
12/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and the European Union have now signed an agreement on a new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants.