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Government to provide student support for electricity costs
13/12/2021 Press release Ministry of Education and ResearchThe Government is proposing offering an application-based additional loan of NOK 3000 to students at universities, university colleges and vocational schools and adult students studying at upper secondary level in order to cover their electricity
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Prime Minister congratulates Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties on Nobel Peace Prize
07/10/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee states that new laureates have worked for many years to promote the right to
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International commitment to protect children in conflict
06/06/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs‘There is an urgent need to step up the protection of children from the horrors of war. I’m thankful for the commitments by states and organisations to better protect children in armed conflict’, said Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt.
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Changes among the state secretaries
09/06/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, the King Crown Prince Regent has honourably discharged Mr. Amund Vik as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland.
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Ministries hit by cyber-attacks
24/07/2023 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional DevelopmentThe Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (DSS) has detected a cyber-attack on the ICT platform used by 12 ministries. The matter is currently being investigated by the police.
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Changes among the political advisers
04/08/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterMs. Signe Bjortveit resigns as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Ola Borten Moe. Ms. Bjortveit has been appointed as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sandra Borch.
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Consultation: Seeking input to accelerate the phasing in of zero- and low-emission aircraft in Norwegian aviation
29/06/2023 Press release Ministry of TransportThe Ministry of Transport is seeking input on how to accelerate the transition towards zero and low-emission aviation so that the first commercial zero-emission aircraft are phased in as soon as technology permits in Norway.
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Friends of Sudan Group Statement
07/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsFrance, Germany, Norway, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union, as members of the Friends of Sudan, express their deep concern about the ongoing
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Norway plans to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
24/08/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence‘Norway is supporting Ukraine in its efforts to build a modern air defence system. This is both important and necessary. We have already decided to train Ukrainian fighter jet pilots and announced in the summer that we would provide two Norwegian F-
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Norway to use NOK 2 billion to help procure natural gas for Ukraine
29/08/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsRussia’s war on Ukraine is having a dramatic impact on energy security and the economic situation in Ukraine. The Norwegian Government is proposing to provide NOK 2 billion to help ensure that Ukrainians have access to natural gas in the coming
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Denmark, Iceland and Norway are ready to ratify Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO
05/07/2022 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign AffairsFollowing today’s signing of the Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of Finland and Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Norway are ready to submit their ratification instruments to the Government of the United States of America. With
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Greece approves use of expired Norwegian passports
04/07/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityNorwegian citizens who have not renewed their passports following the pandemic are able to travel to Greece using their expired passport as identification. This change takes effect today and will apply until the end of 2022.
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Award of licences for CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf
18/08/2023 News story Ministry of EnergyToday the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy publishes offers for one new exploration licence related to CO2 storage under the storage regulations on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea.
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Changes among the state secretaries
11/08/2023 Press release Office of the Prime MinisterIn today’s Council of State, The King has made changes among the state secretaries.
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Increased Norwegian support for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova
17/04/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway is providing an additional NOK 70 million for humanitarian aid in Moldova. Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visited Ukraine's neighbour on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Municipalities in Norway still very willing to settle refugees
13/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social InclusionNorwegian municipalities have so far agreed to settle nearly 19,000 refugees in 2024. If this trend continues, the municipalities will again end up undertaking to settle almost 30,000 refugees this year - on par with the record-breaking years of
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Joint statement by Special Envoys and representatives on Sudan
08/04/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpecial Envoys and representatives from France, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the European Union have concluded a meeting in Oslo, where they discussed the war in Sudan and what must be done to avoid further civilian
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The World needs to stand by UNRWA
04/03/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsAfter nearly four months of war, the situation in Gaza is catastrophic. More than 75 percent of the area’s population of more than two million are displaced. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed, many of them children. The United
By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide Guest Essay for The New York Times
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Norway's main statement at the OSCE Ministerial Council Meeting
02/12/2021 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsCheck against delivery Madam Chairperson - Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde. Dear Colleagues: Former Norwegian Foreign Minister Thorvald Stoltenberg often said: “I have been called a coward because I like compromises. I consider that a badge of
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Stockholm, 2 December
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The Prime Minister's opening address at Oslo Energy Forum
14/02/2024 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister'When we succeed in carbon capture and storage, it may have major impact far beyond Norway. If we can do our offshore activity with 50 percent reduction of emissions, the technology can have an impact far beyond us', said Prime Minister Støre.