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23/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Government propose a continuation of the financial support for the Technology Centre for CO2 capture at Mongstad (TCM) until end of 2023.
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22/03/2020
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is working on an amendment to the Immigration Regulations to allow foreign workers already in Norway to receive a residence permit extension. This amendment is of great importance to agriculture.
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21/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Storting today adopted temporary legislation that will authorise the Government to carry out necessary and proportionate adaptive measures for a limited period to address the effects of the coronavirus.
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21/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Government announces a fixed-term benefits scheme for foreign employees in Longyearbyen whose income is suspended due to the current corona virus epidemic.
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21/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The number of people being laid off temporarily has shot up since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. Both people who are laid off or lose their jobs and employers will receive more compensation under new rules.
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20/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The outbreak of Covid-19 is serious for life and health. To counter the outbreak, strong measures have been taken in Norway as well as in other parts of the world. The event will have a major impact on the economy and significantly weigh on economic
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20/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The government has proposed to establish a loan programme where lenders receive a guarantee on 90 percent of the value of new loans issued to small and medium-sized enterprises hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The government has also proposed to
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19/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The European Commission has today decided that restrictions introduced under a week ago upon exports of personal protective equipment will not apply to Norway and the other EFTA countries. This is good news, and it means that Norway will be treated
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Web TV
19/03/2020
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Many children have questions about the Coronavirus. To provide answers, the Norwegian government, is holding a press conference for them.
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19/03/2020
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The members of the troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) have made a new statement on the South Sudan peace process.
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18/03/2020
Circular
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
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18/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Several countries are now supporting Norway’s appeal for funding for the development of a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are among the countries that are now pledging millions.
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18/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Culture
‘It is a very demanding time for the culture, voluntary and sport sectors, with businesses, organisations, clubs, associations and individuals seeing their income completely or partially disappear almost overnight. The Government will do what we can
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17/03/2020
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Foreign nationals who have come to Norway from abroad and are therefore quarantined, but have not developed infection symptoms, may now leave Norway. If they choose to stay in Norway, they must remain in quarantine for the full period. Foreign
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17/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘We are in a serious and unpredictable situation. It is becoming harder for many Norwegian citizens to return home because more and more countries are closing their borders and airspace and introducing states of emergency. The Government wants very
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17/03/2020
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 16 March, the Nordic and Baltic countries' Foreign Ministers and Norway's State Secretary decided to help their citizens in their return home.
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17/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Culture
‘I am pleased, as the Minister of Culture and Equality, to assure voluntary organisations on behalf of the Government that they will keep state grants which they have already received or for which an administrative decision has been taken that they
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Web TV
16/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The government has proposed two new loan measures, providing support of a total of NOK 100 billion. The package will improve Norwegian businesses’ access to the necessary liquidity in the challenging situation they are now facing.
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16/03/2020
Speech/statement
Barne- og familiedepartementet
Statement from Minister of Children and Families, Mr. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad at the governments Press Conference For Kids on march 16th.
By
Minister of Children and Families Kjell Ingolf Ropstad
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16/03/2020
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Due to the ongoing outbreak of the corona virus, the Office of the Prime Minister is experiencing significantly increased workload.