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13/12/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
What is next for Colombia? The peace agreement is one of the first in history that put heavy emphasis on environment and sustainability as part of the peace building process. Today in Oslo, Colombia's Government share their plans on the way forward.
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24/11/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The signing of a new peace agreement gives Colombia the chance to bring an end to decades of armed conflict. Recent armed confrontations show that the ceasefire is fragile, and there is no time to lose in implementing the peace agreement,’ said
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13/11/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Colombian government and the guerrilla group Farc-EP announced this evening in Havana that they have reached a new peace accord.
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05/02/2016
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
- The main goal of the Energy Union is a climate friendly, efficient and secure energy system. Norwegian gas and renewables can play an important role in this respect, says the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien.
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20/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'I condemn the terrorist attack on Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan today in the strongest possible terms. Education is a fundamental human right, and this attack on an educational institution is also an attack on Pakistan's future. It
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17/02/2016
Press release
Ministry of Defence
The government has done a comprehensive assessment of Norwegian military contributions to international operations in 2016.
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17/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will be providing NOK 380 million to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2016. This will be announced at a donor conference in the UN on 17 December, when the Fund celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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21/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Defence
Norway's Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide had this story written on Defense News now in December. Defence News Outlook 2016 - perspectives from global thought leaders.
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has drawn up a range of measures to tighten the immigration rules and make it less attractive for people to seek asylum in Norway. These have now been distributed for comment.
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22/10/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende played host when ministers from 25 countries and the Director-General of the WTO gathered in Oslo for informal talks on Friday and Saturday. International trade, preparations for the WTO's next ministerial
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07/10/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I would like to congratulate this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
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21/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The deadline for applications to the annual licensing round in the best known exploration areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (APA 2016) expired on Tuesday 6th of September 2016. 33 companies have shown their interest in receiving oil and gas
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23/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The establishment of a Norwegian embassy in Bamako will strengthen our bilateral relations with Mali, and enable us to have a closer dialogue on the security challenges facing Mali and the wider Sahel region,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge
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16/09/2016
News story
Ministry of Finance
Selected chapters of the Financial Markets Report 2015 are now available in English.
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13/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I would like to congratulate both parties on reaching agreement on the collection of electricity payments. This is the most extensive agreement between Israeli and Palestinian authorities for a very long time. Both parties have shown a willingness
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18/09/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The high-level week of the 70th session of the UN General Assembly will begin with a summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, the Sustainable Development Summit, on 25-27 September. The general debate will begin on 28 September
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22/09/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'It is crucial to reach a political solution to the crisis in Syria. Norway is providing both political and economic support for the efforts of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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22/09/2015
Press release
Ministry of Defence
- Our new combat aircraft will strengthen all of the Armed Forces, says Norwegian Minister of Defence Ms. Ine Eriksen Søreide, who on 22 September participated in the formal roll-out of the first Norwegian F-35 at Lockheed Martin's production
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02/09/2015
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Minister of Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen today opened the Norgerhaven prison in the Netherlands. The first inmates are already in place.
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07/09/2015
News story
Ministry of Defence
The talks took place at the 23rd International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO 2015 in Kielce, Poland in September 2015.