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07/10/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government will allocate NOK 500 million to efforts to promote climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and hunger prevention. The funding will be provided under the aid budget.
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07/05/2015
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On May 4th Gassnova delivered its study on potential full-scale CCS projects in Norway to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The pre-feasibility study shows that several industrial actors could be willing to continue studying the possibilites for
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24/09/2015
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice from Norges Bank.
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07/05/2015
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications has today announced an invitation to tender for sceduled regional air services in Southern Norway.
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24/09/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their credentials to His Majesty King Harald V on 24. September.
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27/09/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide chaired the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in New York on 26 September.
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11/05/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today's session of the Council of State, the King has been honourably discharged Mr. Amund Drønen Ringdal from his office as state secretary to Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen.
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23/05/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A new fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait, will be launched at the world Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul today. 'The aim is to increase access to education for children and young people in emergencies. This is important not only
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12/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Culture
The Government is partnering with private actors to establish a new foundation with a mandate to develop an art residence and atelier on Svalbard.
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10/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Minister of Justice and Public Security has decided that border controls at the internal Schengen borders will continue until 11 November 2016. This follows the adoption of an implementing decision by the European Council on 12 May, allowing
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27/04/2016
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public security has decided to appeal the ruling of Oslo District Court regarding Anders Behring Breivik’s lawsuit against the state of Norway.
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13/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting a school on World Oceans Day.
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27/04/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I deeply deplore the killings in Bangladesh, and my thoughts are with the victims’ families and loved ones. Bangladesh has a long and proud tradition of being an open and diverse society, but these killings pose a threat to freedom of expression.
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29/04/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution assessment report Towards Cleaner Air will be launched in Brussels 31 May 2016.
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26/04/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I most strongly condemn the killing of Canadian citizen John Ridsdel in the Philippines. Abhorrence and outrage is the only reasonable response to his murder by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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25/04/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The international community needs to take immediate action. Norway has already announced that we will contribute NOK 30 million to the emergency relief effort,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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28/05/2015
News story
Ministry of Finance
In the Report to Parliament on the management of the Government Pension Fund in 2014, which was submitted to Parliament 10 April, the Government presented plans for a new climate criterion for the exclusion of companies from the Government Pension
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12/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Sound, transparent tax systems that increase government revenue and improve the distribution of wealth are essential for the very poorest countries to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable development. Through this agreement with the World Bank
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23/09/2015
Press release
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
- Norway has been a driving force internationally for efforts to combat fisheries crime. Now more EU Member States should follow up on these efforts, the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker said when she spoke at the European
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28/04/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'It is deeply regrettable that Indonesia is once again carrying out executions. I urge the Indonesian Government to stop the planned executions and reintroduce the moratorium on the death penalty,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.