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The Arctic Council

The Arctic Council is the most important multilateral forum for Arctic issues. Since its establishment in 1996, the Council has been a key arena for cooperation on matters of common interest to the Arctic states, with a particular focus on the

Internet voting trials

Internet voting pilots were carried out in a limited number of municipalities during the local election in 2011 and parliamentary election in 2013.

Reduced voting age trials

During the 2011 and 2015 local elections, trials with reduced voting age were carried out in selected municipalities.

The ocean nation of Norway

Every day hundreds of thousands of Norwegians go to work in the ocean industries, which together account for about 70 per cent of Norway’s export earnings.

The National Budget 2021

Information about Norway's National Budget for 2021 was published on 7 October 2020. The National Budget presents the Solberg Government's programme for the implementation of economic policy and projections for the Norwegian economy.

Norway's Governments since 1814

Welcome to an overview of Norway's governments, the Council of State, since 1814.

The Government

The term "government" is used in everyday language in two senses: One is the Prime Minister and the ministers gathered for meetings as the Council of State, presided over by the King, and the other is the ministers gathered for government

Agreement Norway - Monaco

Agreement Norway - Saint Lucia

Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the Commonwealth of Saint Lucia concerning the exchange of information relating to tax matters.

Agreement Norway - Isle of Man

Agreement Norway - Isle of Man Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the Isle of Man for the exchange of information relating to tax matters Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the Isle of Man for the avoidance of double taxation on

Petroleum Price Board and the norm prices

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy collects information about sale of crude, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and natural gas from the Norwegian shelf. From 1 July 2011 the companies that submit reports to the Ministry shall report their sales through the

Child welfare service assistance measures for young persons between 18 and 25 years of age

The objective of providing assistance measures for the 18-25 age group is to give these young persons the necessary help and support during the transition to an independent adult life.

Forms and guides

Applicants for project and programme support should normally use the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ application form S01 (Norwegian) / S01 (English).

National services in the specialist health care services

The term national services in the specialist health care services is a common term for national / bi-regional treatment services and national competence services.

Men and Women in Norwegian Governments 1945 -

The first Norwegian government with a female member, was Einar Gerhardsen’s coalition government 25 June-5 November 1945. Mrs. Kirsten Hansteen (1903-1974) represented the Communist Party and was consultative minister in the Ministry of Social

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Web page: https://www.ebrd.com/home

Election observation

The purpose of election observation is to determine whether the election and the electoral process are in compliance with national and international legislation and other universal principles for democratic elections.

Norwegian contributions to EU-consultations

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has recently shared Norwegian views on the Commission's consultations on the renewable directive and the energy efficiency directives:

Petroleum resources

Norway is an important supplier of oil and gas to the global market.

Exploration

Around 47 % of all the remaining resources on the shelf are undiscovered.