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26/06/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is currently visiting Afghanistan. This visit is part of the regular contact between the Afghan and Norwegian authorities to follow up the Norwegian civilian and military efforts in the country, and provides an
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12/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
On 10th October 2012 the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security decided to extradite a person to Rwanda where he will be prosecuted for his complicity in the 1994 Genocide.
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30/04/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is today announcing the awards of 21 new production licenses in the 20th Licensing Round.
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23/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received proposals from 37 companies regarding blocks which the companies wish to see included in the 22nd licensing round. A total of 228 blocks and partial blocks have been nominated in the 22nd licensing
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25/01/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Kristin Bergersen and Mr. Steinulf Tungesvik as acting state secretaries in the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
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21/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has today adopted restrictive measures against individuals responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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20/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Despite several rounds of negotiations, there are no coastal state agreements in place for 2014 neither for blue whiting nor for Norwegian spring spawning herring. Norway has been ready to conclude both agreements since last autumn.
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23/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Culture
- I congratulate the entire Norwegian team with fantastic effort in the history's first Winter Youth Olympic Games which has just been ended in Innsbruck. This shows that it grows well in Norwegian sport, and that our proud tradition in winter
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30/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Metier AS and Møreforsking Molde AS have on assignment from the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs and the Ministry of Finance carried out an external quality assurance (KS1) of the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s study of the different
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04/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The Government is deeply concerned about the situation in Syria. It is both dangerous and unacceptable, and is looking more and more like a civil war. This is underscored by the latest, unconfirmed reports of new attacks in Homs,” said Foreign
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Political staff
Ministry of Culture
Mina Gerhardsen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture on 30 September 2011. Gerhardsen’s previous position was that of State Secretary to the Prime Minister.
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15/04/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has decided to transfer more of its options for vaccine doses to the Covax global vaccine initiative. ‘Norway is being supplied with vaccines under its agreement with the EU and has decided that these options are not relevant for use on the
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16/04/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway gave a record NOK 37.8 billion in aid to developing countries in 2019, slightly more than 1 per cent of the gross national income (GNI).
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08/04/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In a joint statement issued prior to the annual UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) Youth Forum, Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein and youth delegates of the Norwegian Children and Youth Council (LNU) stressed that the
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23/04/2021
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
On Thursday and Friday, Prime Minister Erna Solberg is taking part in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, convened by US President Joe Biden. The objective of the Summit is to discuss how to promote stronger action to tackle the climate crisis.
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07/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway shares the Security Council’s concern about the escalating violence and deadlocked negotiations. The statement makes it very clear that the Security Council is united on this
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29/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
From Senegal in the west to Eritrea in the east, people are on the brink of a major disaster. Norway is therefore providing NOK 50 million to help those affected by the drought and ensuing food crisis.
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02/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway welcomes the EU’s decision to grant Serbia candidate status and to start working towards closer cooperation with Kosovo. These are important contributions to the stabilisation of South East Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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06/03/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway welcomes the initiative that has now been taken to resume talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the Security Council together with Germany. It is positive that a
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10/04/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The death sentence against 19 people in Myanmar is unacceptable and a deeply worrying development', Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.