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Web TV
02/06/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Through the EEA and Norway Grants, Norway contributes to strengthening the civil society sector in Europe. What has been achieved so far and which opportunities are available for Norwegian actors to get involved in partnership projects?
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22/05/2017
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Royal Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Statsbygg, Norway are implementing measures to prevent the season-dependent intrusion of water into the seed vault’s access tunnel. Until then: When water intrudes into the outer part of the seed vault,
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26/03/2007
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
We the Environment Ministers of Ireland, Iceland, Norway, and Austria, met in Dublin today (26 March 2007). Among the issues discussed was the current international debate on the future role of nuclear energy particularly in the context of climate
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03/07/2008
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
“With its proposed new Act on Ports and Fairways, the Government will facilitate the safety of navigation, efficient transport at sea and sustainable use and management of fairways. The Act also contributes to the efficiency and safety of port
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13/10/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister
has as of today appointed Ms. Solveig Torsvik as political advisor
to Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Brustad.
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26/03/2007
Press release
Ministry of Finance
An IMF mission team presented today its preliminary conclusions on the Norwegian economy to the Ministry of Finance. - I am pleased that the IMF broadly supports the government’s economic policy. The reports from the IMF give important contributions
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08/11/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Yet again it is civilians who are
being killed and made to suffer due to military operations. I am
extremely disappointed that the parties are not honouring the
promises they made in Geneva a week and a half ago to refrain from
launching any
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28/01/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Johnsen today sent a letter to the World Economic Forum (WEF) upon the publication of the paper ”Accelerating the Transition towards Sustainable Investing” during the annual meeting in Davos.
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19/07/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Observations by the Norwegian Government in respect of the programme “The Wanted” on NBC.
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14/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the US are joining forces to build a hospital for the victims of sexualised violence in eastern Congo. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the new Norwegian-American initiative when she visited the Democratic Republic of the
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04/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Myanmar Government and the armed group Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) have agreed to continue talks with a view to finding a peaceful solution to the violent conflict in Kachin State. “This is encouraging news,” Minister of Foreign
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08/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
- I am very pleased to see that the European Parliament has chosen to say no to continued discard of fish, says Minister for Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.
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23/02/2010
Press release
Ministry of Labour
The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements presents the preliminary report on the basis for wage settlements in 2010.
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26/02/2010
Press release
Ministry of Finance
In a draft legislation proposal, the Government recently presented changes to the VAT Act in order to prevent VAT fraud in connection with trading of emissions allowances.
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01/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has adopted rules for real estate investments in the Government Pension Fund Global.
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03/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Pakistan today for talks with the Pakistani authorities, including Prime Minister Gilani and Foreign Minister Qureshi.
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05/04/2017
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
- Stad Ship Tunnel is an important project on the western coast of Norway, which will provide greater predictability and safety for transport by sea. It will create opportunities for establishing new ferry and shipping routes, and transfer of
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16/03/2017
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 for Q1/17 from Norges Bank.
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26/02/2010
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Trade is important, but trade alone cannot solve the fundamental challenges regarding increasing world hunger, says the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk.
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19/02/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, David Miliband, and Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, reached agreement today on a set of priorities for diplomatic cooperation to fight climate