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19/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian economy is in a cyclical upturn. Employment is increasing and unemployment is in decline. In the material to the government’s conference on the 2020 budget, growth in the mainland economy is forecasted to be above trend both this and
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18/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, Iceland and the UK have initialled a temporary agreement on trade in goods, should the UK leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement (no-deal Brexit).
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18/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
State Secretary Rikard Gaarder Knutsen gave this speech at the annual Energy Transitions conference for 2019 at Chatham House in London.
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15/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
At the Christian Michelsen Institute dinner 2019 Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein gave the annual Christian Michelsen speech.
By
Former Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein
Bergen, 15 March
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15/03/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Five years have passed since Russia illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol on 18 March 2014. This act was a serious violation of international law and a challenge to the established international order. Norway therefore reiterates its condemnation
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14/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Seceratry Marianne Hagen's main speech at the Ministerial conference on Syria in Brussels.
By
Former State Secretary Marianne Hagen
Brussels, 14 March
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14/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- There are 800 million people with disabilities in developing countries. I am delighted that we can now give a real boost to this vulnerable group, said Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein, when he announced Norway’s allocation
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14/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Culture
The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Trine Skei Grande's speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
By
Former Minister of Culture and Equality Trine Skei Grande
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13/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of International Development's remarks at the side event “Inclusive quality education and lifelong learning - Key for gender equality and empowerment of women” at the 63rd session of Commission on the Status of Women, New York 13 March
By
Former Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein
New York, 13 March
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13/03/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘Four years ago, Norway pledged NOK 10 billion to the aid effort in Syria. We have delivered on that promise. The funds from Norway have provided millions of people with access to education, food, health care, water and sanitation, and other
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12/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Many refugees lose their papers and diplomas while fleeing, but without such documentation it may be difficult to get a job or enroll in a higher education institution in the host country. "The qualifications passport gives refugees the opportunity
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12/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurologic disease (TSE) affecting cervids. The infectious agent is known to be a prion, a normal protein that in this disease misfolds and destroys the brain. The development of the disease is slow
By
Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Vervik Bollestad
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11/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Article from Minister of International Development, Dag-Inge Ulstein, and Minister of Digitalisation, Nikolai Astrup, together with Mitchell Baker (chairwoman of Mozilla) and Henrietta H. Fore (Unicef director). The article is published at Devex,
By
Former Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein
, Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Nikolai Astrup
Devex, 11 March
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11/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On March 8th, the international woman's day, we celebrated the opening of a new platform named after a leading figure in the Norwegian women’s rights movement in the late 1800s, Aasta Hansteen.
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08/03/2019
Article
Ministry of Finance
Exploration and production companies will be phased out fron the Fund gradually over time. The plans for the phasing-out of exploration and production companies in the benchmark and the Fund will be prepared in consultation with Norges Bank, after
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Web TV
08/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Government is proposing to exclude companies classified as exploration and production companies within the energy sector from the Government Pension Fund Global to reduce the aggregate oil price risk in the Norwegian economy.
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07/03/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 7 March 2019.
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06/03/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte's remarks at the Civita event "Should Norway aspire for a seat at the UN Security Council?".
By
Former State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte
Oslo, 6 March
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06/03/2019
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Speech by Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen, 6 March 2019.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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05/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, Norway and Cyprus are signing MoUs on funding totalling EUR 11.5 million for the new funding period for the EEA and Norway Grants. In the new period, support will continue to be provided to projects that promote dialogue between the north and