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03/04/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The annual spring meeting of the international donor group for Palestine, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), was due to be held in Brussels on 1 April, hosted by the EU. The meeting has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In its
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01/12/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a crisis in global education, with serious ramifications for schooling for children and young people. The impact on children in poorer countries has been particularly severe. Norway is increasing its support for
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25/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Covid-19 pandemic is exacerbating an already difficult situation for populations in countries affected by humanitarian crises. Refugees and internally displaced persons will be especially vulnerable to coronavirus infection even as they continue
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11/04/2020
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide on Twitter: Norway congratulates the people of Sudan on the one-year anniversary of the ouster of al-Bashir and his regime. We recognize the efforts by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the transitional
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12/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Easter holidays are in just a few weeks’ time, which is why the government has today announced a series of recommendations on how to enjoy the holidays in a Covid-safe manner.
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24/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
In order to prevent the spread of infection to the areas with low infection rates the Government, following the recommendations of the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, is implementing stricter national
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16/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Over 100 days after the outbreak of the conflict in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, the humanitarian situation remains grave.
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08/03/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the COVID-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the Central Ostrobothnia Hospital District and the North Karelia Hospital District in Finland from ‘
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11/03/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bilateral relations and the cooperation in the UN Security Council and Nato were the main focus when UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab met with Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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18/03/2021
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided to follow Norges Bank’s advice not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement of 1 percent for banks.
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01/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chile is the third country with which Norway has established a formal ocean dialogue. ‘The MoU on establishing an ocean dialogue is not only a sign of our close bilateral cooperation with Chile on the oceans, but also shows our shared international
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10/03/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The National Security Authority (NSM) today notified Rolls-Royce that the Norwegian government is examining whether the planned sale of Bergen Engines AS to TMH Group should be blocked under the Security Act.
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03/03/2020
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On 14th February 2020, the King in Council awarded 69 new production licenses in the APA 2019 licensing round (Awards in Predefined Areas).
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04/06/2021
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Norway has negotiated a free trade agreement with the UK in record time. With the exception of the EEA Agreement, this is the most comprehensive free trade agreement Norway has ever negotiated.
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24/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Culture
Today, Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Minister of Culture and Equality Abid Raja, Minister of International Development Dag Inge Ulstein, and Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie presented the Norwegian Government's new action plan to
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16/09/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In the years before 2015, Norway will contribute up to 1 billion US dollar to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. The size of Norway’s contribution will depend on how successful Brazil will be in reducing deforestation. This makes Norway the first
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09/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today announces this year's licensing round for the geologically best-known parts of the Norwegian continental shelf - APA 2021.
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01/07/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, over 40 million people worldwide are being subjected to some form of modern slavery, such as forced labour or forced marriage. The Government is now launching a new strategy to combat modern slavery. ‘Modern slavery in all its forms deprives
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16/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Fredric R. Jameson has made outstanding contributions to the understanding of the relation between social formations and cultural forms in a project he himself describes as the “poetics of social forms”.
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04/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Today, the Norwegian Government has submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal for a new sustainable finance law.