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11/05/2015
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
“The role of the railways in the transport system is to be strengthened. An increase in grants and improvements in organisation will transform the railways into a key transport sector in the future. The railway reform will better distribute the
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04/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of petroleum and Energy has received a great number of applications from 33 oil companies in the licensing round Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019.
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23/01/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has signed an agreement to provide NOK 3.2 billion in funding for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Government is doubling Norway’s annual contribution to the Fund, making this the largest funding agreement Norway has ever signed with a
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22/11/2019
Press release
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
The new ownership policy facilitates value creation, today and in future. In the policy, the Government has developed and clarified its expectations of the companies, for example as regards transparency, diversity and responsible business conduct.
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20/11/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Christian Haugen as political adviser to Minister of Public Security Ingvil Smines Tybring‐Gjedde, as of 21 November 2019.
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17/07/2015
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
Practical information and program for the commemoration in the Government Administration Complex on 22 July at 09.30.
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15/07/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I am extremely pleased that the UN member states have agreed on a framework for financing sustainable development. This is good news for the world, and particularly for the least developed countries,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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16/07/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the other coastal states to the central Arctic Ocean, Canada, Denmark, Russia and the US, have signed a declaration on research cooperation and measures to combat unregulated fishing in the international part of the central Arctic Ocean.
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16/08/2019
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Brazilian government has dissolved by decree the Amazon Fund Guidance Committee (COFA) and Amazon Fund Technical Committee (CTFA). Thus, given the current circumstance, Norway has no legal and technical basis for providing the annual
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08/11/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed political adviser Ms. Maria Kristine Strandskog Göthner as temporarily state secretary to Minister of Education and Integration, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner, in the period that state
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29/03/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
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19/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The large number of refugees that have come to Bangladesh has put pressure on the refugees themselves, the local villagers and the natural resources in the area. Funding from Norway will be used in efforts to find better alternatives to the
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18/12/2018
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Once again, it seems likely that humanitarian needs will reach record heights. The UN global humanitarian appeal estimates that more than 130 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2019. As 2018 draws to a close, Norway has disbursed
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25/03/2019
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Land use, land use change and forestry will be a part of the proposed agreement between Norway and EU on joint fulfilment of our 2030 emission targets.
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06/06/2019
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Norway now joins an ambitious and extensive genomics collaboration with other European countries. The collaboration will benefit Norwegian research, Norwegian health care and Norwegian patients.
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05/06/2019
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Agreed Statement Norway-Mali, Bamako, 31 May 2019:
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17/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the African Union (AU) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement, with a framework of NOK 180 million over three years, to strengthen the political dialogue and cooperation between Norway and the AU.
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03/05/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May. ‘World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to remind the world of the importance of defending freedom of expression and the right to have a free press. It is disturbing to see that the number of
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18/06/2015
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today decided that the level of the countercyclical capital buffer requirement shall be increased to 1.5 per cent from 30 June 2016, in accordance with advice from Norges Bank. The Ministry has earlier decided that the
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21/04/2015
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is today announcing this year’s licensing round for the geologically well know areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2015. The objective is to award new production licences