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14/01/2014
News story
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Norway, together with Denmark and Sweden, will hold air services negotiations with Pakistan 30-31 January 2014.
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20/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 20 January, the Government is launching a new plan for efforts in the area of women, peace and security. The purpose of the plan is to promote women’s participation and enhance the protection of women in conflict-affected countries.
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06/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Uganda has transferred NOK 23 million to Norway in repayment for aid funds that had been misappropriated. Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås commented, “This is the largest single repayment we have ever received.”
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08/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Following the entry into force of the NEFAB Agreement on 23 December 2012, the inaugural meeting of the NEFAB Council took place in Oslo on 6 February 2013.
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10/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Culture
-I think it is marvellous that Kon Tiki has been given the honour of being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It shows that the effort put into Norwegian film in later years is bearing fruits and that the Norwegian film industry is capable of
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13/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I condemn the rocket attacks launched from Gaza at southern Israel both yesterday and today,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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08/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Labour
The Government and the employer/employee organisations have agreed on an extensive economic stimulus package to reduce sick leave and a new and more goal-oriented IA agreement.
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07/01/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 7 January, the Norwegian Government established a broad-based independent committee to undertake a thorough, research-based review of the EEA Agreement. The establishment of an independent review committee was first announced in the Government’s
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15/02/2010
News story
Ministry of the Environment
Sigbjørn Johnsen, Minister of Finance, held the closing address at the sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity. He called for further development of economic instruments to protect nature and stated that the value of economic of biodiversity is
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03/02/2016
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
A delegation from Mongolia, including policy makers, experts, scientists and livestock industry leaders, on Wednesday February 3rd had talks with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF), represented by State Secretary Hanne Maren Blaafjelldal (
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04/06/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Norwegian Government is easing the COVID-19 measures in Svalbard by raising the occupancy rate for overnight accommodation to 90 per cent.
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06/02/2015
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) will be Norway’s largest interdisciplinary research institute in the agricultural and environmental sphere, and one of Norway’s largest research institutes. Alvhild Hedstein has been appointed
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20/01/2015
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Government is today offering ownership interests in 54 new production licences in connection with the Awards in Pre-defined Areas 2014 (APA 2014). Forty-three different companies are offered ownership interests in the licensing round.
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28/10/2015
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Five gene banks and research centers on four continents deposited seeds at this year's fifth and final opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. A total of 10,060 new seed samples, from gene banks in Asia, Africa, South America and Europe, were
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06/06/2006
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has
excluded Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Wal-Mart de Mexico (“Wal-Mart”) and
Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc. (“Freeport”) from the
Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global’s investment universe in
line with
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24/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by about 13 percent from 1990, and in 2013 amounted to just over 8 percent of the Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions. A Project Group reviewing agriculture challenges in the face of climate change has
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22/05/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Stoltenberg sends
his condolences to the WHO staff and to Dr Nordström, acting
Director-General, on the death of Director-General Dr. Lee
Jong-wook.
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01/10/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway supports the initiative made by Serbia to host an international conference for cluster munitions affected states in Belgrade October 2 - 4 2007.
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05/09/2007
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
- A new offensive to meet the health millennium goals, is how Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg describes the International Health Partnership launched today in London together with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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27/08/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is to take the lead in efforts to harmonise health, safety and environment standards for industrial activities in the Barents Sea.