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11/05/2005
Press release
Ministry of Defence
(10.05.05) (Meeting of Nordic
Defence Ministers, Joensuu, Finland, 10 May 2005) Norway, Sweden
and Finland have reached agreement to collaborate in the
establishment of a so-called “battlegroup” to be placed at the
disposal of the EU. The three
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26/06/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Norway is at the forefront of a major effort to promote global education, and is doubling its support for the Global Partnership for Education. This reflects the high priority given to global education in the Government’s development policy,’ said
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26/06/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘It is important that Norway, together with our European partners, sends a clear signal to the Syrian authorities that the persistent use of violence is unacceptable and must end immediately. Norway will therefore align itself with the EU’s new
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28/11/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Acting on a Norwegian initiative, the UN General Assembly has passed a landmark first resolution calling for the protection of women human rights defenders.
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08/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, 8 February 2012, the King in a session of the Council of State formally awarded 51 production licenses in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2012.
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08/07/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Energy+ is an international partnership, which is voluntary and open to all interested countries, organisations and actors who endorse the Energy+ Guiding Principles. The Energy+ Partnership aims to support international action to increase access to
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26/03/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am pleased and relieved that the Norwegian woman who was kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula last Thursday has been released and is safe,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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27/03/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Mr. Atle Ottesen will from 31 March 2013 resign from the post as political adviser to Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.
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26/08/2005
Press release
Ministry of Defence
(26 August 2005) Read the press
release from the Nordic-Baltic Defense Ministers meeting in
Kongsvinger.
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04/04/2014
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 from Norges Bank. The Financial Supervisory Authority has stated that it concurs with the advice.
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27/06/2014
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 advice from Norges Bank. The Financial Supervisory Authority has stated that it concurs with the advice.
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26/10/2005
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, Norwegian
Minister of Petroleum and Energy met with Mr. Malcolm Wicks, UK
Minister of State for Energy, in London today 26 October.
(26.10.05)
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20/10/2005
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Mrs. Wøien comes from Gran in Hadeland. She holds a BA
degree in teaching, and is working as a full-time politician for
the Centre Party at Oppland County Council. She is also a member of
the Centre Party Central Executive Committee. ( 20.10.05)
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30/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The local office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad was attacked on 29 May by unidentified armed men. An Afghan guard was killed and one expatriate staff member was slightly injured in the attack.
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10/12/2013
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
HRH Crown Prince Haakon and Prime Minister Erna Solberg are representing Norway in the memorial ceremony for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg today, Tuesday 10 December.
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Image archive
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Any photographs used must be credited to the photographer. Click on photo for print version. Photo: Ilja C. Hendel Photo: Ilja C. Hendel Photo: Ilja C. Hendel
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12/02/2014
Article
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Independent verification of results will provide confidence that REDD+ results are real. Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of forest carbon emissions and uptake is therefore of fundamental importance for making REDD+ viable.
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10/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Continued upswing in the Norwegian
economy next year is expected to contribute to an improvement in
the labour market. A broadly neutral fiscal policy stance is
therefore maintained. The Government Amendment to the Budget for
2006 implies no
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07/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Driven by demand from domestic sectors, including the petroleum sector, growth in the Mainland Norway economy is strong, in line with the average for the past 40 years. Nearly 75,000 more people are employed now than at the peak before the financial
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05/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Today the Government proposes to reduce the uplift in the petroleum tax system from 7.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent. The overall uplift is thereby reduced from 30 per cent to 22 per cent. The proposal will lead to more efficient use of resources and