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11/11/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Knut Storberget from the office as Minister of Justice as of today at 2.30 pm. Fra the same point of time Ms. Grete Faremo has been appointed Minister of Justice and
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25/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aid funds that were intended to go towards reconstruction efforts in northern Uganda have been misused. This misuse of funds was discovered by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda.
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12/10/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Government and Norges Bank present two targeted initiatives to enhance confidence in the financial market. Through the issuance of government bonds amounting to 350 billion kroner the Government will provide collateral that may be used in banks’
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11/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
On 1 November, the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion sent instructions to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) with a view to ensuring that people who testify in criminal cases relating to human trafficking are given residence permits.
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04/01/2009
Press release
Ministry of Children and Equality
- There should be no more doubt over whether we've abolished with the right of parents to punish children physically and psychologically in Norway. Clarifications to the law are intended to remove all discussion about its provisions," says Minister
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01/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
As part of the Government’s measures to limit the amount of asylum seekers to Norway, the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion instructs the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration to change the practice concerning asylum applications from Iraqi
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20/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The news that the Libyan city of Sirte has now fallen and that former dictator Muammar Gaddafi is dead marks a historic turning point for Libya,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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24/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Torrential rains have caused floods and landslides across Central America. El Salvador is one of the countries that have been worst hit. Norway is providing NOK 5 million for the rescue effort there.
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11/10/2006
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Nordic Baltic Office at the IMF
has prepared its biannual report on recent policy developments that
have been discussed in the Executive Board and in the International
Monetary and Financial Committee, IMFC, of the IMF.
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29/06/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The ministers of the G10, a group
of major importers of agricultural products, restated their
determination to establish modalities for agriculture in order to
successfully conclude the DDA by the end of 2006. (29.06.06)
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16/10/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Early in October the content of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault grew by more than 30,000 new seed samples. The largest deposit this time was a shipment of 1.6 tons of seed samples from the gene bank of the international
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04/07/2003
Letter
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
(4 July 2003)
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11/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway condemns the bombing of the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan by the Sudanese military, and urges the parties to come to the negotiating table to find a solution to the conflict in Southern Kordofan State and Blue Nile State.
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02/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Although the Nordic countries’ positions differed as regards the timing of Palestinian membership of UNESCO, they agree that the way forward must be based on a resumption of negotiations and the vision of a two-state solution.
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02/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Mr. Ola Borten Moe, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, has invited oil companies to nominate blocks that ought to be included in the 22nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf.
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24/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway condemns the sentencing of the prominent Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski. “There are strong indications that the judgment is politically motivated,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented.
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14/10/2008
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
State Secretary Raymond Johansen is inviting Norwegian and Israeli businesses and research institutions for a seminar on bilateral co-operation within trade and research. The seminar is being held in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade and
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Political staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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03/09/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Norwegian Government has decided to introduce entry restrictions and a quarantine requirement for one country in Europe: Romania. No other changes are being made to the entry restrictions or quarantine requirements for countries and areas in
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29/07/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Due to uncertainty concerning the Delta variant and the increased infection rates both in Norway and internationally, the Norwegian Government has decided not to implement Step 4 of the reopening plan at this time. In the middle of August a new