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03/01/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway commends the many Bangladeshis who exercised their democratic right to vote on election day, 30 December 2018, and welcomes the opposition’s decision to contest the elections for the first time in 10 years,’ said State Secretary Marianne
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01/01/2019
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
National radio and television, 1 January 2019.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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28/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is providing NOK 75 million to the UN Peacebuilding Fund. A good deal of this funding will be channelled to the vulnerable Sahel region.
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22/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Troika (United States, Norway, and the UK) join IGAD in condemning the harassment and abuse of monitors from the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring and Verification Mission (CTSAMVM) on Tuesday 18 December.
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20/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Finance
In a press release 16th November 2018, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance stated that if the EU takes measures in the Financial Markets area to address Brexit without a transition period, the Norwegian authorities will ensure corresponding and
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20/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has today adopted a temporary regulation allowing firms established outside the EEA, which 29th March 2019 could conduct investment activities in Norway based on home state authorisation and supervision according to
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20/12/2018
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Peder Weidemann Egseth as political adviser to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, as of 14 January 2019.
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20/12/2018
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Government has appointes Marie Benedicte Bjørnland som ny as Commissioner for the National Police Directorate.
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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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17/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Finance
A working group that has assessed the potential for Norwegian participation in the European Central Bank’s AnaCredit project on credit reporting, has submitted its report to the Ministry of Finance. The working group recommends improving existing
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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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14/12/2018
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has discharged Mr. Tom Erlend Skaug as state secretary to Minister of Children and Equality Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland, and appointed him again as state secretary in a 50 percent position to
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14/12/2018
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide's speech at the launching of the new India strategy.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide
Litteraturhuset, Oslo 14 December 2018
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13/12/2018
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 13 December 2018.
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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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12/12/2018
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup's statement when the partnership for maternal, newborn and child health met in India 12 December.
By
Former Minister of International Development Nikolai Astrup
New Delhi, 12 December
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Web TV
12/12/2018
Article
Ministry of Finance
Norway is well placed to manage climate risk, but the implications of major climate change are potentially severe and challenging to envisage. An ambitious and effective climate policy is the most important step the Norwegian authorities can take in
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Web TV
12/12/2018
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen (Progress Party), today received the report on climate-related risk factors and their significance for the Norwegian economy from the Commission Chair, Martin Skancke, MSc (Econ).
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12/12/2018
Speech/statement
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Norwegian Natonal Statement at the UN Climate Conference (The COP24) in Katowice 2018. Held by Minister Ola Elvestuen Wednesday 12th of December.
By
Minister of Climate and Environment Ola Elvestuen