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Statement to the Ministerial Council of the OSCE

Norway's statement to the 29th Ministerial Council of the OSCE. (The statement was held by Director Lars Ragnar Hansen on behalf of the Minister.)

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Łódź, Poland, 1 December

Joint statement: Estonia, the Netherlands, and Norway have agreed to donate a deployable field hospital to Ukraine

Joint Statement of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Norwegian Prime Minister and German Chancellor propose a NATO surveillance centre for subsea infrastructure

In Berlin today, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed to propose that NATO should establish a surveillance centre to improve the protection of subsea infrastructure.

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Norway provides support for further shipment of grain from Ukraine

‘Grain from Ukraine is needed in many countries where people are experiencing acute food insecurity. Norway has therefore provided NOK 50 million to support a further shipment of grain from Ukraine. Ukraine is once again showing that it is a

Concluding remarks at Equinor's Autumn Conference 2022

Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, held the concluding remarks at Equinor's Autumn Conference on 29th November 2022 in Oslo, Norway.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Opening Speech at Berlin Security Conference

'Our security environment has changed dramatically over the past year. We have taken unprecedented actions to adjust and support Ukraine', State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson said in his opening speech at the conference..

By State Secretary Eivind Vad Petersson Berlin, 30 November

Defense ministers meeting in the European Intervention Initiative will take place in Oslo

The annual ministerial meeting for the 13 countries in the European Intervention Initiative (EI2) will take place in Oslo 7th of December.

Combining forces against hunger – a policy to improve food self-sufficiency

Hate speech and cyberhate

No one should be subjected to violence, hate or trolling on the basis of their faith, skin colour, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression etc. Hate speech and cyberhate can have serious consequences for individuals,

Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt in Kyiv: Foreign Minister warns against use of the cold as a weapon

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is back in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. ‘The situation we are witnessing is desperate. Many people here are facing a grim choice: to flee or to freeze. Russia is pursuing this war with an unprecedented degree

Joint Statement from the Venezuelan Dialogue and Negotiation Process

In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding, signed on 13 August 2021 in Mexico City, the parties have resumed the Venezuelan Dialogue and Negotiation Process.

The Norwegian Government asks the municipalities to settle 35 000 refugees in 2023

The war in Ukraine is ongoing, and millions of people have had to flee from their home country. The Norwegian Government is now asking Norwegian municipalities to prepare to receive many refugees next year as well.

Norway supports the EU Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine with approximately NOK 150 million

The EU has established a training mission for the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Norway will provide approximately NOK 150 million in support to this initiative.

How can Switzerland and Norway cooperate on CCS?

Minister of Petroleum and Energy held this speech at a stakeholder event with participants from Norway and Switzerland in Oslo 25th November2022.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland

Closer cooperation between Norway and Switzerland on CCS

Norway and Switzerland will strengthen cooperation on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR). This is clear following today’s meeting between the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland and the Swiss

Address at Norwegian, Swedish and Kenyan business forum

Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim's address at a seminar for increased Nordic-Kenyan business cooperation.

By Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Nairobi, Kenya, 24 November

New ambassadors from South Sudan and Colombia

Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to King Harald V on 24 November 2022.

Protection against harmful content

The technological developments within the audiovisual sector has led to a strong increase with reference to the availability of audiovisual content. As audiovisual content takes up more and more time of children and young people’s life the risk of

Joint Statement by the Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group

Today, representatives of the Northern Group - comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom - met in Oslo on board the UK aircraft carrier, HMS QUEEN