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National Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Summit for Democracy
09/12/2021 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterMr. President, Excellencies,Today, most threats against democracy come from within. From elected leaders who act in breach of democratic principles, embrace corruption and disregard human rights. The threat is often amplified by disinformation.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Summit of Democracy
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Opening address by the Prime Minister at Leangkollen Security Conference
05/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister“I believe that the notion of deterrence and reassurance is the right equation. But what matters is that the deterrence has to be credible. We have to make it credible in the way we invest, train and exercise our responsibility. The reassurance
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Oslo
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Opening address by the Prime Minister at the Cutting Edge AI seminar in Oslo
04/09/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister- I ask myself, how can we use this new technology and how can we make it available? That's why we are speeding up the use of AI in the public sector in Norway, for instance in the health sector. We aim for 80% of the public sector to have adopted
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Kavli Prize Week, University of Oslo
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Speech by the Prime Minister at the opening event – Bodø 2024, European Capital of Culture
03/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterYour Majesty, Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to start by quoting Rolf Jacobsen’s poem: ‘It is long, this country of ours. Most of it is north.’ But let us not stop there. Toda y, we broaden our perspective, and say most of Europe is north. We
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Bodø
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The Prime Minister's speech at the Trondheim Synagogue 100th anniversary
26/10/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'We must acknowledge the fact that we need different cultures, different religious communities, different traditions - to expand, renew and enrich our shared Norwegian identity,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Trondheim Synagogue
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The Prime Minister's Speech at the Award Ceremony of the Mohn Prize 2024
31/01/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterTranscript of the speech as delivered Dear friends, good morning, It is a true honour for me on behalf of the Norwegian Government and a great personal pleasure to congratulate Doctor and Professor Emeritus Oran Young on the Mohn Prize of 2024. My
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø
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The Prime Minister's introduction at the press conference during the meeting of Nordic Prime Ministers in Stockholm
28/10/2025 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'We've also had among the Nordic prime ministers today a discussion on the need to coordinate our work against organized crime - against gangs, against drug trafficking - that is feeding organized crime in Europe,' said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Stockholm
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Address to the Storting on Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council
10/05/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsOn 17 January, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt gave an address to the Storting on Norway’s membership of the UN Security Council in the period 2021-2022.
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Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the Summit for Democracy
29/03/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterMr President, Excellencies, Russia’s attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was a watershed moment. It was an attack on the rules-based international order. An assault on democracy and the values that underpin it, human rights and rule of law.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Virtual Plenary
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Statement by the Prime Minister at the opening of FREYR Battery’s Customer Qualification Plant in Mo i Rana
28/03/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterDear Freyr, my warmest congratulations on taking the first operative steps towards a large-scale battery factory.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Video statement
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New Year Speech 2023
01/01/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterIt is the evening of the first day of the year. Whether you have celebrated a traditional Christmas with your family, been at work or mostly spent these days on your own, I hope you had the chance to be with people you care about.
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre National radio and television, 1 January 2023
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Prime minister Støre's speech at ONS 2022
29/08/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterNorway will remain a stable, predictable, and not least, a trustworthy European energy partner.
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No nation alone can solve a global problem by itself
17/02/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterOp-ed by Bill Gates and Jonas Gahr Støre, Le Monde (English).
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Speech by the Prime Minister at the opening of Hywind Tampen
24/08/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterYour Royal Highness, Ladies and gentlemen, we are now standing right in the middle of what has become Norway’s electricity powerhouse.
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There’s a model for Ukraine’s future Euro-Atlantic integration: The Baltics
11/07/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsForeign affairs ministers Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Denmark), Margus Tsahkna (Estonia), Elina Valtonen (Finland), Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir (Iceland), Arturs Krisjanis Karins (Latvian prime minister; acting foreign minister), Gabrielius
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Opinion in The Washinton Post, 10 July 2023
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Keynote speech at International Day to Protecting Education from Attack
09/09/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Erling Rimestad's keynote speech when Norad marked the third International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
By State Secretary Erling Rimestad Oslo, 9 September
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The United Nations Food Systems Summit
26/07/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterExcellencies and delegates, dear friends, I send you sincere greetings from Norway. As Prime Minister I am proud to say that my government is fully committed to transform the current food systems into more inclusive and sustainable ones. We have to
By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Address at the Stocktaking Special Session: Indigenous Peoples´ Food Systems
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Making the case for democracy
02/09/2022 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsArticle by the following Nordic Foreign Ministers: Jeppe Kofod (Denmark), Pekka Haavisto (Finland), Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir (Iceland), Ann Linde (Sweden) and Anniken Huitfeldt.
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt 2 September
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Address at business seminar in London
01/03/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of Foreign Affairs Ms Anniken Huitfeldt's address at a British Norwegian business seminar in London. (Huitfeldt's address was held on behalf of Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland.)
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt London, 1 March
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Statement at Ministerial round table at the Commission on the Status of Women
07/03/2023 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Bjørg Sandkjær’s statement at Ministerial round table at the Commission on the Status of Women: “Fostering inclusive innovation and technological change to empower women and girls and create safer digital spaces”