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  • Letter to the EU Commission on climate and energy policies

    19/12/2013 Letter Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The ministers Vidar Helgesen (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Tine Sundtoft (Ministry of the Environment) og Tord Lien (Ministry of Petroleum and Energy) have sendt a letter to the European Commission with the Norwegian Government's views on the 2030

  • Recommendations from 2011, 2012 and 2013 concerning the companies Posco, Daewoo International Corporation, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), GAIL India, Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas)

    17/12/2013 Article Government.no

    On 2 May 2011 the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of the Korean companies Daewoo International Corporation and Korea Gas Corporation, as well as the Indian companies Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) and GAIL India Ltd. (GAIL)

  • Recommendation of December 1, 2010, on exclusion of the company Alstom SA

    25/10/2013 Article Government.no

    The Ministry of Finance has decided to place the French company Alstom SA under observation due to the risk of gross corruption in the company’s operations. The Council on Ethics recommended the company for exclusion the 1st of December 2010. Please

  • Forecasting demand and supply of labour by education

    22/10/2013 Report Ministry of Education and Research

    In Norway, supply of labour by level of education has developed in line with demand for many years. At the same time unemployment rates and relative wages for different educational groups have been quite stable over time.

  • Child abduction from or to Norway

    21/10/2013 Article Ministry of Children and Families

    The assistance provided by the Norwegian authorities will depend on whether your child has been abducted to a signatory country to one of the international conventions on child abduction. The information on these pages has therefore been divided

  • Recommendation of June 27, 2012, on the exclusion of the company AngloGold Ashanti

    21/10/2013 Article Government.no

    The Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of the company AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. in June 2012. Please find the Council’s recommendation here. In October 2013, the Ministry of Finance decided not to exclude the company, but to instead ask the

  • Recommendation of March 20, 2013, on the observation of the company Eni Sp.A

    21/10/2013 Article Government.no

    Please find the Council's recommendation here. Please find the Ministry's press release here.

  • Government Conferences in Norway

    17/10/2013 Article Government.no

    Government conferences in Norway are generally held once a week, usually on Thursdays, at the Office of the Prime Minister. The first item on the agenda is preparations for the meeting of the Council of State on Friday.

  • Evaluation of Nordic World Heritage Foundation (2008-2013)

    16/10/2013 Report Ministry of Climate and Environment

    På oppdrag fra Miljøverndepartementet og Unesco har Vista Analyse AS gjennomført en evaluering av Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF). NWHF er et kategori 2-senter under beskyttelse av Unesco, som følge av en avtale mellom den norske

  • Pensions and welfare

    Topic Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    Everyone shall have equal opportunities, rights and obligations to take part in society and make use of their resources, irrespective of economic or social background.

  • Energy

    Topic Ministry of Energy

    The chief task of the Ministry of Energy is to develop a coordinated and coherent energy policy. It is an overriding goal to ensure high value creation through the efficient and environmentally-friendly management of the country’s energy resources.

  • Education

    Topic Ministry of Education and Research

    The Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for kindergartens, primary and lower secondary schools, upper secondary schools, tertiary vocational  education and higher education.

  • Immigration and integration

    Topic Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    The government is working to reduce the number of asylum seekers without the need for protection, faster settlements of persons who receive residence, and faster return of persons without legal residence in Norway.

  • Culture, sports and non-profit work

    Topic Ministry of Culture and Equality

    The cultural sector should be diverse, strong and independent. Culture expands our understanding of ourselves and the society in which we live. Sport and physical activity have great intrinsic value. Top-level and recreational sports should

  • Transport and communications

    Topic Ministry of Transport

    The Ministry of Transport has overall responsibility for the framework conditions for postal activities, for the civil aviation, public roads and rail transport sector, ferry services forming part of the national road system, for coastal management,

  • Law and order

    Topic Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Government is working to ensure safe communities, to reduce everyday crime, and the individual's need for legal protection and Security.

  • Business and industry

    Topic Government.no

    The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries develops and implements policies and framework conditions for business and industry, trade and shipping. In addition to making active use of the instruments at its disposal, it is important that the

  • Climate and environment

    Topic Ministry of Climate and Environment

    It is the Ministry of Climate and Environment that has chief responsibility for the Government’s environmental policy. Environmental policy cuts across ministerial boundaries and involves issues that are the responsibility of several different

  • Families and children

    Topic Ministry of Children and Families

    The Ministry of Children and Families endeavours to ensure that children and young people get a good upbringing and that families can feel secure, both financially and socially.

  • Health and care

    Topic Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Ministry of Health and Care Services has chief responsibility for health policy, public health, health services, municipal services for the elderly and disabled, health legislation and parts of social legislation in Norway. Click "More on Health

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