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12/04/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy together with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate are publishing "Facts 2012 - The Norwegian petroleum sector".
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12/04/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“Correspondence between the public and the administration will be based on digital mail,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the presentation of the Government’s new digitalisation programme today. He announced that the next major Government
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11/04/2012
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
“Correspondence between the public and the administration will be based on digital mail,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the presentation of the Government’s new digitalisation programme today. He announced that the next major Government
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11/04/2012
News story
Ministry of Defence
Major-General Robert Mood will assist the Joint United Nations-League of Arab States Special Envoy for Syria Kofi Annan, in his efforts to secure an end to armed violence in all its forms by all parties in Syria, the provision of humanitarian aid,
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10/04/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway deplores the announcement by the Israeli authorities of an expansion of the Har Homa settlement in East Jerusalem. The building of settlements on occupied land is illegal, a violation of international law, and the most serious obstacle to
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04/04/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A Governor in Sudan has encouraged soldiers not to take prisoners when they enter enemy territory. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “This is a violation of humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.”
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01/04/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The by-election in Myanmar on 1 April is yet another important step forward in the country’s political reform process.
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30/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Government today approved the development plan for the Martin Linge gas field. Until now the licensees have referred to the field as Hild. Located in the northern part of the North Sea, the field is about 150 kilometres west of
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30/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Finance
“Long-term, good management means that the assets in the Government Pension Fund can benefit both current and future generations. The investment strategy will be further developed. In line with what we announced last year, we are now preparing to
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30/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Finance
“The Norwegian Government is today presenting a report to Parliament (Storting) on the management of the Government Pension Fund in 2011. In line with what we announced last year, we are now preparing to make changes to the investment strategy for
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30/03/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The King has in today’s session of the Council of State made the following changes among the state secretaries: Mr. Roger Østlie Sandum, Ms. Ingrid Fiskaa and Ms. Henriette Westhrin have been honourably discharged from their offices as state
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29/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is announcing the annual licencing round for mature areas on the continental shelf.
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29/03/2012
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Holberg Prize Laureate of 2012 is Professor of Sociology Manuel Castells. Castells’ research includes topics such as urbanisation and new information technology.
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28/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Climate change and public health are priority areas in the new round of EEA Grants to Portugal. Some NOK 440 million has been allocated for the period 2009-14.
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28/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway calls on Sudan and South Sudan to refrain from using military force along the border between the two countries.
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27/03/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“Norway will ratify the Convention against Nuclear Terrorism”, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the Nuclear Safety Summit in Seoul today.
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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Embassy in Damascus has been closed until further notice because of the security situation.
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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is assisting the two West African countries Sierra Leone and Guinea in negotiations on delimitation of the maritime boundary between them. This weekend, Sierra Leone and Guinea signed an agreement on submissions to the Commission on the
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26/03/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today visited the demilitarised zone between South and North Korea.
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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Cabinet meeting today set Monday, 9 September 2013 as the date for the 2013 parliamentary (Storting) election and the Sami parliament election.