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30/01/2006
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
The Office of the Prime
Minister has from 1 February appointed Mr. Morten Wasstøl, (33),
programme officer, Arendal, as political advisor to Minister
of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy. He succeeds Mr. Kjetil Bjørklund,
who will leave the post
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30/01/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 18/2006 Date: 27.01.06 Change of political advisor in Ministry of the Environment The Office of the Prime Minister has from 1 February appointed Mr. Morten Wasstøl, (33), programme officer, Arendal, as political advisor to
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26/11/2001
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Prime Minister Kjell Magne
Bondevik: Statement to the Storting
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24/02/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende announced today that Norway will provide NOK 729 million in aid to north-eastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region in 2017. This area has been hard hit by Boko Haram's campaign of terror, poverty, lack of
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06/12/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Based on decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the OPCW, Norway and Denmark have agreed to offer a joint contribution to the transportation of chemical warfare agents out of Syria. Denmark will lead the maritime operation, whereas
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Web TV
14/02/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is co-hosting the Oslo Humanitarian Conference on 24 February, together with Germany, Nigeria and the UN. The deadline for applications for media accreditation is 21 February.
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16/10/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Following the resignation tendered by Jens Stoltenberg’s second government 14 October, the King in a Council of State session at 10 am today accepted the resignation as of 12.00 noon today. At the same time, the King appointed Erna Solberg’s
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07/11/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
US Secretary of Energy, Ernest Moniz, and Norwegian Minister for Petroleum and Energy, Tor Lien, today agreed to enhance the cooperation between the United States and Norway within the field of carbon capture. The purpose of the accord is to speed
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12/12/2013
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today decided that the level of the countercyclical buffer should be 1 per cent from the 1st of July 2015. Norges Bank has given advice that the level of the buffer should be 1 per cent. The Financial Supervisory
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18/11/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I condemn today’s terrorist attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem in the strongest possible terms,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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10/11/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has proposed a total allocation of nearly NOK 3 billion for High North activities in 2015, an increase of well over NOK 0.5 billion from 2014.
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List page
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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19/02/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has decided that Norway will join the EU’s External Borders Fund. The purpose of the fund is to ensure uniform and adequate control of the external borders of the Schengen area and efficient management of migration flows.
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03/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for the OECD countries, called SOPEMI. The recent report for Norway covers 2009 and
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01/12/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am concerned about the recent developments in Egypt. In Cairo, we have seen the use of force against demonstrators, the arrest of activists, and unreasonably harsh sentences. It is important that the authorities strengthen human rights in the
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16/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Natalie Zemon Davis is one of the most creative historians writing today, an intellectual who is not hostage to any particular school of thought or politics according to the Holberg Prize Academic Committee.
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31/01/2017
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Oslo District Court rejected in September 2015 the claims against the Norwegian State in the case related to tariffs in Gassled. The judgement from Oslo District Court was appealed by the four plaintiffs with participating interests in Gassled. The
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17/02/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In a joint statement the Troika (USA, United Kingdom and Norway) expresses its continued support to the African Union led peace process.
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Image archive
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The pictures can be used with photo credit: MPE/NTBscanpix. Click on the picture for higher resolution.
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02/05/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘The advance of ISIL affects our security. We are now stepping up Norway’s efforts by increasing our contribution to the international coalition against ISIL,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.