On this page you can find speeches and statements from the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministries.
Speeches and statements
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The coronavirus situation: Press briefing January 13 2021
14/01/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityGood Wednesday afternoon, everyone, In recent days there has been a lot of talk about the situation at our borders. Therefore, let me begin by saying that Norway has some of the strictest rules regarding entry and testing in Europe. This has been
By Minister of Justice and Public Security Monica Mæland Press conference about the coronavirus situation, January 13 2021
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EERA DeepWind 2021
13/01/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Petroleum and EnergyMinister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru gave this digital speech to the EERA DeepWind 2021 conference in Trondheim on January 13th 2021.
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Ensuring Strategic Stability in the High North
12/01/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of DefenceNorway’s defense minister:The United States and Norway have a strong and longstanding bilateral relationship based on mutual interests and common values. The transatlantic link remains the cornerstone of Norwegian security, and our two countries
By Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen Published in Defense News
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One Planet Summit
11/01/2021 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the One Planet Summit in Paris, 11 January 2021.
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Challenges of maintaining peace and security in fragile contexts
06/01/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide in the UN Security Council debate on Challenges of maintaining peace and security in fragile contexts.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 6 January
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New Year Speech 2021
01/01/2021 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterNational radio and television, 1 January 2021.
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Food makes peace
30/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Agriculture and FoodThe Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 has been awarded to the World Food Program (WFP) for its efforts in the fight against hunger, and for creating the conditions for peace in areas with a high risk of conflict. WFP is the world's largest humanitarian
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It’s not over. Not by a long shot.
21/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Health and Care ServicesThe good news about the vaccines that are on their way has generated a sense of optimism both at home in Norway and abroad. We are all looking forward to – and hoping for – a summer in which our daily lives are more or less as they were before we
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Introductory remarks at the press conference on December 2020
18/12/2020 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister Erna Solberg´s introductory remarks at the press conference on 16 December 2020.
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The coronavirus situation: Speech by The Minister of Justice and Public Security
16/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityGood afternoon everybody, As you all know, we have experienced increased rates of infection during the autumn, and for this reason we have been focused on limiting arrivals at Norway’s border and enforcing stricter controls on those who do enter the
By Minister of Justice and Public Security Monica Mæland Press conference about the coronavirus situation, 15. December 2020.
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Statement at the International Criminal Court
14/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement (virtually) at 19th Session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Courti.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide Hague, 14 December
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Climate Ambition Summit
12/12/2020 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020, 11 December 2020.
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Statement at “Kainaki II to COP 26”
11/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at the “Kainaki II to COP 26” - Pacific Islands Forum High-Level Roundtable on Urgent Climate Change Action.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 11 December
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Statement at World Press Freedom Conference 2020
09/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at the World Press Freedom Conference 2020 - a ministerial roundtable on the safety of Journalists and the issue of impunity.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 9 December
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The coronavirus situation: Speech by The Minister of Justice and Public Security
09/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityGood afternoon everyone, This autumn, we have faced a second wave of infection. This means that we have been forced to once again close many of the services that we were able to re-open during the summer as we sought to ensure we did not lose
By Minister of Justice and Public Security Monica Mæland on the press conference about the Corona virus situation, 9. December 2020.
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Address on Norway’s membership of the Security Council
08/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's address to the Storting on Norway's membership of the UN Security Council.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide Oslo, 8 December
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Combating Illicit Financial Flows
08/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Marte Ziolkowski's remarks (virtual) at the Global Forum side event - in cooperation with the African Union high-level panel .
By State Secretary Marte Ziolkowski 8 December
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Statement to the Ministerial Council of the OSCE
04/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at the Ministerial Council of the OSCE.
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide 4 December
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Special Session of the UN General Assembly in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
03/12/2020 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterStatement by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the United Nations special session of the General Assembly in response to the Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, 3 December 2020.
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No silver bullet: Using data to develop context-sensitiv solutions to disinformation
03/12/2020 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Marte Ziolkowski's remarks at a round table (virtually) about information and disinformation by the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre.
By State Secretary Marte Ziolkowski Oslo, 3 December