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07/10/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The award of this year’s Nobel
Peace Prize to Dr Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) highlights one of the most serious security
challenges facing the world today, said Foreign Minister Jan
Petersen. (07.10)
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20/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
HRH Crown Prince Haakon will make an official visit to Tonga, Fiji and Samoa in the period 5-11 April 2019. Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein will accompany the Crown Prince on the visit to Tonga and Fiji.
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Web TV
08/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Government is proposing to exclude companies classified as exploration and production companies within the energy sector from the Government Pension Fund Global to reduce the aggregate oil price risk in the Norwegian economy.
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16/02/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is in a critical financial situation and is facing a severe funding gap. That is why we like last year are disbursing the whole of our core contribution of NOK 125 million to UNRWA at
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Web TV
13/02/2019
News story
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
On 14-15 February The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs hosts a Peer Review on «Enhancing whistleblower protection through better collaboration between responsible authorities - a tool to prevent and tackle work-related crime».
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22/01/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
After the changes in the Government today, Ms. Kristine Lie resigns as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr. Bård André Hoksrud, and has been appointed as political adviser to Minister of Public Security Ingvil Smines
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Web TV
22/01/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In the session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
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13/12/2018
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided that the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks shall be increased to 2.5 percent from 31 December 2019, in line with the quarterly advice from Norges Bank.
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17/01/2018
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s extraordinary session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
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15/01/2018
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance today publishes reports from two expert groups on the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The reports will be a part of the Ministry’s assessment of Norges Bank’s active management of the Fund and investments in unlisted
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30/11/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Norway.
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01/12/2017
Press release
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
During the final round of negotiations this week in Washington, D.C., an international agreement was achieved to prevent unregulated fishing in the central Arctic Ocean.
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09/12/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The WTO has decided to amend the
Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) agreement in
accordance with the decision on patents and access to medicines of
2003. The decision set aside a provision of the TRIPS agreement
that hinders
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28/10/2005
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Pressemelding Nr.: 192/2005 Dato: 28 October 2005 New political advisor The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Ms. Magnhild Eia (44), secondary school teacher, Sokndal, as political advisor to Minister Åslaug Haga. The Government
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11/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Tom Vraalsen has been
appointed to lead the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) on
behalf of Norway. The international commission is to monitor the
implementation of the peace agreement between the Sudanese
government and the
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10/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Altogether the government proposes
a reallocation of NOK 550 million in the development assistance
budget. (14.11)
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09/12/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre
has expressed deep concern about the recent development in the
border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. (12.12)
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21/10/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The new president’s first annual
meeting with ministers from the Nordic-Baltic countries is taking
place in Stockholm and serves as a political forum where the
countries can discuss important development policy issues with the
President. (21.10)
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15/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Over a five-year period, EUR 34
million will be made available for projects in Latvia. State
Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Traavik will sign the
agreement on behalf of the Norwegian government at the seminar held
to launch the mechanism
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29/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
She will among other things have
meetings with her Belgian colleague, Minister of Development
Co-operation Armand de Decker, members of the European Parliament
and representatives of the EU Commission. (29.11)