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08/07/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian government launched the International Energy and Climate Initiative - Energy+ together with the UN Secretary General on 10 October 2011. The initiative aims to increase access to modern energy and energy efficiency, and avoid emissions
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06/02/2012
News story
Ministry of the Environment
As part of the Norwegian chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment will arrange a Conference on Green Economic Growth in Oslo on Thursday March 1st.
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28/03/2014
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
“I would like to congratulate Jens Stoltenberg on his appointment as Secretary General of NATO. In Jens Stoltenberg, NATO has found a strong, unifying Secretary General. Today, Jens Stoltenberg has been given an important task that carries a great
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25/01/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Kjersti Stenseng and Ms. Katrine Gramnæs as politcial advisers in the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education.
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28/04/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Monday 27 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre formally opened the annual human rights dialogue meeting between Norway and Indonesia. The human rights dialogue has been ongoing since 2002, and this is the eighth annual meeting.
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09/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Ministry of Transport and Communications met with the EU on the establishment of joint functional airspace block.
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03/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, on the 3rd of February 2012, the King in a session of the Council of State formally awarded 60 production licenses in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2011.
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08/07/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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21/07/2009
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
At the end of the broadcast it was stated: “Only hours before this broadcast, the Foreign Minister of Norway went on national television to announce that his country has entered into direct negotiations with Iraq to find a way to extradite Mullah
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23/04/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today the Government will present a white paper on nuclear safety cooperation with Russia in the High North. “Our efforts to ensure that Russian nuclear waste does not harm the environment or fall into the hands of terrorists have made Norway safer.
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06/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The Government has introduced new measures in the immigration policy that will ensure that the Norwegian practice in areas of importance differs as little as possible from other European countries. This is a continuation of the tightening measures
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29/04/2010
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
“A concerted effort by the Norwegian and Russian authorities has halted illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) catches of cod in the Barents Sea, which were estimated at more than 100 000 tonnes a year. Last year, no IUU fishing of cod was
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06/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Innovation Norway has decided to spend 4 million Norwegian kroner extra on marketing campaigns in Norway, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. - I am happy to hear that Innovation Norway takes this initiative when we are facing an important summer
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19/05/2010
News story
Ministry of Culture
The International Ibsen Award for 2010 has been given to the Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse. The award was presented on 10 September during the Ibsen Festival at the National Theatre in Oslo.
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19/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 56 exploration licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in the Awards in Pre-defined Areas 2015 (APA 2015) licensing round.
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13/10/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Business development, research, energy and justice and home affairs will be key areas for cooperation between Norway and Romania over the next few years. Through the EEA and Norway Grants, EUR 502.5 million has been allocated to twelve programmes.
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08/01/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag as state secretary to Minister Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland.
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21/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Violent conflicts are increasing in number and in complexity. Their humanitarian consequences are devastating, and a record number of people have been forced to flee their homes. ‘Preventing conflicts is infinitely preferable to repairing the damage
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08/02/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The humanitarian situation in parts of Ukraine is serious. Five million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including some 1.5 million internally displaced people. Children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable in the cold
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30/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘2015 has been a dramatic year. Now, as the year draws to a close, we want the remainder of our humanitarian funding to be used in some of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises, including the refugee crisis in Syria and the neighbouring countries