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09/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway condemns the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) today. ‘The DPRK has once again defied a united international community by carrying out a fifth nuclear test,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge
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06/09/2016
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Speech by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the Norwegian Government's banquet in honour of the Kavli Prize laureates, Oslo 6 September 2016.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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06/09/2016
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Speech at the Indo-Norwegian Joint Workshop about Bioeconomy.
By
Acting State Secretary Terje Halleland
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02/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Gender equality and women's rights are key to promoting development. A new era requires new answers, and we are now modernising our approach to these issues. I am therefore pleased to present a new ambitious Action Plan for Women's Rights and
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Political staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Appointed: 01/09/2016
Left: 28/01/2019
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01/09/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 1 September 2016 appointed Mr. Bård Ludvig Thorheim as political adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. He succeeds Mr. Peder Weidemann Egseth, who has returned to the Conservative Party’s
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31/08/2016
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg had a telephone conversation today with her British counterpart, Theresa May. The topics they discussed included Brexit and post-Brexit bilateral relations between Norway and the UK.
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29/08/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Government hereby invites oil companies to nominate blocks for the 24th licencing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. The numbered licencing rounds cover frontier areas opened for petroleum activities, with the greatest potential for large
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28/08/2016
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Speech by the Foreign Minister of Norway Mr. Børge Brende at the Energy Security Summit in Stavanger, 28 August 2016.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
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26/08/2016
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Børge Brende's speech at the signing ceremony for the agreement between representatives of the Philippine Government and the communist movement National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) in Oslo 26 August 2016.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
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26/08/2016
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Speech by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the Nordea Accelarator program-meeting in Oslo, 26 August 2016.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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Political staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ragnhild Berg Nilsen is political adviser for Frank Bakke-Jensen, Minister of EEA and EU Affairs.
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26/08/2016
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Several of the legislative amendments adopted by the Storting in June are now being implemented, and more will enter into force this autumn.
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26/08/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'In the course of a few days, the parties in the Philippine peace process have reached agreement on issues that have blocked progress for many years. The agreement to recommend amnesties and a ceasefire is a breakthrough. It is also of crucial
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25/08/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Colombian government and the FARC announced today that they have come to agreement on a final peace accord. The accord concludes more than four years of negotiations. The armed conflict, which has persisted for five decades, has claimed more
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22/08/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The Philippine government and the Communist movement NDFP are coming to Oslo to resume formal peace negotiations in a conflict which has been running for 47 years. We are very committed to offering our support in this process,' said Minister of
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19/08/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Today, on World Humanitarian Day 2016, I want to draw attention to the crises that often overlooked and underfunded. The Government is therefore increasing Norway's humanitarian funding for the crises in South Sudan and Yemen by NOK 60 million.
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18/08/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The arrest of several people with links to the opposition, including Natiq Jafarli of the Republican Alternative movement, gives cause for concern,’ said State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tore Hattrem.
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17/08/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week.
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16/08/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The EEA and Norway Grants are an effective tool for strengthening relations between Norway and the beneficiary countries, an independent evaluation has concluded.