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25/01/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is increasing its presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is opening a new embassy in the capital Kinshasa. DRC will also be a new partner country in Norwegian development cooperation.
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25/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Stringent measures were implemented yesterday in ten municipalities to halt the UK COVID-19 strain. Strict measures will now be implemented in 15 neighbouring municipalities with effect from midnight.
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25/01/2021
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide's statement at the high level panel "Nordic Collaboration through UN Procurement" .
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide
25 January
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24/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway is concerned by mass detentions of peaceful demonstrators in Moscow and other Russian cities. We call for their immediate release and expect Russia to adhere to its international obligations to ensure freedom of speech and freedom of
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23/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The requirement to present a negative SARS-CoV-2 test prior to arrival when travelling to Norway is being amended to require a test taken 24 hours prior to departure instead of 72 hours. Furthermore, all persons who have been to the UK, South Africa
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23/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
In order to halt the outbreak of the UK mutation in Nordre Follo, the Government has decided to impose very strict measures from 12.00 on Saturday 23 January in ten municipalities in Eastern Norway. The municipalities support the Government’s
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22/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'I am deeply concerned by reports of the use of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Tigray', the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.
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22/01/2021
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Dear Minister Klöckner, dear colleagues,
By
Minister of Agriculture and Food Olaug Vervik Bollestad
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22/01/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to the Etelä-Savo Hospital District and Pohjois-Savo Hospital District in Finland.
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21/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Security Council receives regular briefings on progress in the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia, which was signed in 2016. Norway and Cuba were official guarantor countries in the peace process.
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21/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The elderly in nursing homes and residential care homes are prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine in Norway. The majority of those vaccinated are elderly people, often with severe underlying diseases.
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21/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘It is very good news that Joe Biden, on his first day as US President, announced that the US will rejoin the Paris Agreement and will remain a member of the World Health Organization (WHO),’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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21/01/2021
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
The national action level is back to yellow for lower and upper secondary schools with effect from Wednesday 20 January. Municipalities with a high infection rate should consider whether to maintain the red level locally.
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21/01/2021
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
The Norwegian Government recommends that universities, university colleges and tertiary vocational colleges continue to use digital teaching where possible, but that students in areas with low infection rates should have the opportunity to attend
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20/01/2021
Press release
Ministry of Finance
There is still considerable uncertainty about the economic outlook in Norway and internationally. Banks should therefore, in line with recommendations from the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), apply caution in distributing profits until 30
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20/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'With EU embassies in Israel Norway voiced our grave concern about the Israeli decision to expand the Givat Hamatos settlement on the West Bank', the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.
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20/01/2021
Speech/statement
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Address by the Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie to the Stortingon 18 January 2021, regarding Norwegian authorities’ work on vaccines against Covid-19.
By
Minister of Health and Care services Bent Høie
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19/01/2021
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s statement regarding the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the Storting, 18 January 2021.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg
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19/01/2021
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 61 production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the Award in Pre-Defined Areas 2020 (APA 2020).
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18/01/2021
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg´s introduction to the coronavirus press conference in Marmorhallen, 18 January 2021.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg