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08/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Government has today appointed a Committee to assess the equity portion of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Committee will be chaired by Senior Economist and Adjunct Professor Knut Anton Mork.
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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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Political staff
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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Political staff
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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Ministers
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs has the main responsibility for labour market policy, working environment and safety policy, pensions policy, and welfare and social policy.
Appointed: 16/12/2015
Left: 24/01/2020
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04/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On Monday, the Ministry og Petroleum and Energy signed an agreement with Statoil on a feasibility study regarding CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The study will include various development concepts for storing CO2 at three
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01/01/2016
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
National radio and television, 1 January 2016.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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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
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has drawn up a range of measures to tighten the immigration rules and make it less attractive for people to seek asylum in Norway. These have now been distributed for comment.
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme is historic, and it is crucial that it is implemented in a credible way. Norway has therefore helped to ensure that Iran’s excess enriched uranium is replaced by natural uranium, so that the commitments in
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21/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, representatives of the opposition returned to the South Sudanese capital, Juba, for the first time since the conflict in South Sudan broke out in December 2013. 'This is a long-awaited and important step on the path to peace in South Sudan,'
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21/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Defence
Norway's Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide had this story written on Defense News now in December. Defence News Outlook 2016 - perspectives from global thought leaders.
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18/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The fact that the Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution 2254, endorsing the road map for the peace process in Syria, is of historic importance. It shows that the international community is now finally united in seeking to find a
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18/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Kenya has requested assistance from Norway in developing its petroleum sector. Through the programme Oil for Development, Norway will support Kenya in improving management of its natural resources and protection of the environment. The objective is
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18/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
The circular provides guidelines for the local authorities on how they are to deal with child welfare cases where children have connections to several countries.
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Political staff
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
State Secretary for the Minister of Fisheries and Seafood
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Political staff
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
State Secretary for the Minister of Fisheries
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17/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘If we are to meet the new sustainable development goals for education and health, we need innovative solutions. Today the Government is announcing the first round of a competition in which we are asking for ideas for innovation projects that can
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17/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will be providing NOK 380 million to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2016. This will be announced at a donor conference in the UN on 17 December, when the Fund celebrates its 10th anniversary.
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17/12/2015
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 for Q4/15 from Norges Bank.