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Norway to provide NOK 4.5 billion (EUR 378 million) to Ukraine

Norway has allocated NOK 2.8 billion (EUR 235 million) in support for life-saving humanitarian aid for the people of Ukraine. Now Norway is setting aside an additional NOK 1.7 billion (EUR 143 million) in civilian support for the Ukrainian

Statement by the Prime Minister at the press conference: Plan to reach 2 %

Good afternoon everyone, welcome to today’s press conference. We have invited you here to tell you about our plans to strengthen the Norwegian Armed Forces and the defence alliance that we are a part of.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre

Foreign policy address to the Storting 2023

'Foreign policy does not have a long shelf life. When the world changes, so do our options for action', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt in her address to the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget).

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt

Norwegian Government plans to meet NATO’s 2 % goal by 2026

Strengthening defence and civil preparedness is one of the Government’s main priorities in the years to come.

Ownership in the upstream gas pipeline network

The overall objective of Norway’s petroleum policy is to facilitate profitable production of oil and gas in a long-term perspective. The upstream gas pipeline network, and its regulation, plays a key role in achieving this fundamental objective.

Statement on hospitalization of opposition politician Babaryko in Belarus

We are deeply concerned by reports that Viktar Babaryko has been hospitalised as a result of being beaten in prison.

Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Truls Vasvik as acting state secretary to Minister of Health and Care services Ingvild Kjerkol, in the period that state secretary Karl Kristian Bekeng settles parental leave.

Fears of greater humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan

The ongoing hostilities in Sudan have led to the temporary suspension of many emergency aid operations. ‘This could have catastrophic consequences for millions of people who depend on emergency aid to survive. I am deeply concerned about the

Foreign Minister Huitfeldt in Moldova

Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is taking part today in the Nordic-Baltic (NB8) Foreign Ministers’ meeting in the Moldovan capital Chişinău. This is the first time Ms Huitfeldt and the other Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers have visited

New ambassadors from the United Kingdom, the Holy See and Uganda

Two ambassadors and Apostolic Nuncio to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 27 April 2023.

Invitation to tender – Operation of scheduled regional air services in Norway from 1 April 2024 and the route Værøy– Bodø v.v. (helicopter) from 1 August 2024

The Norwegian Ministry of Transport has today announced invitations to tender on operation of scheduled regional air services in Norway from 1 April 2024 and the route Værøy–Bodø v.v. (helicopter) from 1 August 2024. The deadline for submission of

Norway bids to host Internet Governance Forum 2025

The Norwegian government announced today its bid to host the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in 2025. The IGF is a global platform for multistakeholder discussions on internet governance and policy. Norway aims to unite the international community

Remarks by Prime Minister Støre at the 2nd North Sea Summit in Ostend

Thank you, Alexander [De Croo, Prime Minister of Belgium], it is good to be ‘the new kid on the block’ with my friends around the North Sea, the emerging, biggest energy region, potentially, in the world. Norway is, as you said, the largest provider

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Ostend, Belgium

Norway and EU establish Green Alliance

‘Norway and the European Union have ambitious goals for climate action and the green transition. The Green Alliance with the EU will facilitate the creation of future green jobs in Norway,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Belgium and Norway will work closer on cross-border transport and storage of CO2

Today, Prime Ministers Alexander De Croo and Jonas Gahr Støre, met in Ghent as part of the enhanced Belgium-Norway dialogue and cooperation on climate, energy and industrial transformation, as agreed in February 2022. In preparation to the North Sea

Travelling with dogs in Norway

The Norwegian Act on responsible dog management. This Act sets out the general requirements for dog management in Norway. Information on the most essential requirements when travelling with dogs in Norway follows below.

The North Seas can be the world’s biggest power plant

Op-ed in POLITICO by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Belgium), Prime Minister Mark Rutte (The Netherlands), Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (Luxembourg), President Emmanuel Macron (France), Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Germany), Prime Minister Leo

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre POLITICO

Sudan: Norwegian diplomats in safety

The three Norwegian diplomats who were posted to Sudan have now been evacuated. ‘I am pleased and relieved that our three Norwegian diplomats are now safe after being caught in the fighting in Khartoum for a week,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs

Call from Norway’s Foreign Minster for a ceasefire in Sudan

'I am deeply disappointed by the failure of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Response Forces (RSF) to respect the ceasefire', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

Strong call for an immediate ceasfire in Sudan

The dramatic situation in Sudan was on the agenda in a meeting of the African Union in Addis Abeba yesterday.