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  • Norway to continue as guest country in G20

    03/12/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On Tuesday, 3 December, South Africa announced that Norway will continue to participate as a G20 guest country under the South African G20 Presidency. Norway had status as a guest country in 2024 under the Brazilian presidency.

  • Identification of systemically important institutions

    03/12/2024 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has today decided that DNB ASA, Kommunalbanken AS, Nordea Eiendomskreditt AS and Sparebank 1 Sør-Norge ASA still shall be identified as systemically important institutions in Norway, as recommended by the Norwegian FSA.

  • Norway expressing strong support for Palestine at the Cairo conference

    02/12/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “Conflicts and destabilization in the Middle East have led to death and destruction on a massive scale. Millions have been displaced. The Palestinian economy is in crisis. In this dramatic situation, the Norwegian government has proposed increasing

  • Norway contributes F-35 fighter jets and NASAMS air defence to Poland

    02/12/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    Ukraine remains in critical need of military support, with Poland as as the most critical logistics hub.. Starting early December 2024, Norway will assume air defence responsibility for the most important hub for the transport of both civilian and

  • Prime Minister to meet Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from Nihon Hidankyo

    29/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will meet the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo on Wednesday 11 December. The press conference can be viewed here at approximately 10:15.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    29/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Cecilie Juul Stensrud as state secretary to Minister of Defence, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Anne Marie Aanerud, settles parental leave.

  • Greater and more long-term support to Ukraine

    28/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    All political parties in the Storting (Norwegian parliament)  today reached agreement on expanding and increasing the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, which was established to support Ukraine’s fight for freedom. There is agreement between the

  • Call for increased Nordic civil-military cooperation

    28/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    On Thursday Norway’s Minister of Justice and Public Security, Emilie Enger Mehl, hosted the Haga meeting in Oslo, where Nordic colleagues with responsibility for civil protection and emergency preparedness met to discuss increased Nordic

  • Statement by Minister Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim on urgent need for increased humanitarian access to Gaza

    27/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I deplore the circumstances leading to WFP’s decision to suspend deliveries of food parcels in Gaza’, said Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim, Minister for International Development.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Eide on the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

    27/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    I welcome the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon. This is an important first step reached with support from the United States and France. I urge all parties to respect the agreement and to comply with UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

  • Final Round of Plastic Negotiations

    26/11/2024 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This week, negotiators from around the world are gathering in Busan, South Korea, for the final negotiations on a global plastics agreement. Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, will participate in the closing of

  • Norway Announces New NOK 50 million Contribution to "Grain from Ukraine" Initiative

    26/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway pledges an additional NOK 50 million (USD 4.5 million) to the "Grain from Ukraine" initiative, a program that plays an important role in combating hunger in regions of the Middle East and Africa facing severe food insecurity.

  • The Fosse Lecture will be given by Jean-Luc Marion

    25/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Culture and Equality

    The French philosopher and theologian Jean-Luc Marion has been invited to give the first Fosse Lecture, and the German translator Hinrich Schmidt-Henkel has been awarded the Fosse Prize for Translators in 2025. The Fosse Prize will be among the

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    22/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Political Adviser Signe Bjotveit as state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Oddmund Hoel.

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the arrest warrants issued by the ICC

    21/11/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Mohammed al-Masri and Benyamin Netanyahu. The ICC plays a crucial role in ensuring accountability for serious crimes’, said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

  • Norway allocates half a billion NOK to boost Ukraine’s defence industry

    21/11/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    Defence Minister Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram announced the support during a Nordic Defence Ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday, focused on the war in Ukraine and its need for support.

  • Decleration from the Ministerial Meeting in Copenhagen 20 November 2024

    20/11/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

    Decleration from the Defence Ministers of Northern Group.

  • Norwegian-supported fund to strengthen rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe

    20/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A new fund totalling more than EUR 300 million will support organisations working to promote the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe.

  • Norway provides direct funding to Ukrainian civil society organisations

    20/11/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    1,000 days have passed since Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine. Local organisations are playing key roles in Ukraine’s fight to defend itself. For the first time, Norway now provides direct funding to Ukrainian civil society organisations.

  • Norway and Brazil to cooperate on climate-friendly shipping

    19/11/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Norway and Brazil will work together to promote climate-friendly shipping. The aim is to establish fixed routes between Brazil and Europe for ships employing technology and fuel with lower greenhouse gas emissions.

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