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Departments

The Ministry of Health and Care Services has nine departments: The Department of Administration The Department of Budgetary and Agency Governance The Department of eHealth The Department of Hospital Ownership The Department of Public Health The

Nordic-Baltic statement on recent developments in Georgia

De nordisk-baltiske landene har gjennom mange år støttet opp om Georgias reformpolitikk og landets ambisjon om å knytte seg nærmere til europeisk og euroatlantisk samarbeid. Dette ønsket støttes av et klart flertall i det georgiske folk. Med

Supervision, control and monitoring

The Norwegian Gambling Authority was established in 2001 as a supervisory body for the administration and oversight of private lotteries and state-controlled gaming. The Storting’s intention was to strengthen controls in the growing gaming and

Statement on the situation in Sudan from Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim

‘The situation for large parts of the civilian population in Sudan is catastrophic'.

Position of the Norwegian Government on the Commission’s new draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market 24 May 2006

Position of the Norwegian Government on the Commission’s new draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market 24 May 2006 Norway supports the general purpose to reduce barriers to trade in services in

The Ministry is advising against trade and business cooperation with the illegal Israeli settlements

Information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7 March 2024:

Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Sigrun Gjerløw Aasland as acting state secretary to Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad, settles

Science prizes

A number of international research prizes are awarded in Norway to honour outstanding scientific contributions and to stimulate interest in research among the general public.

NOU 2018: 17 - Climate risk and the Norwegian economy

Innovation in Services

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Admission to places

The entitlement to a place in a kindergarten applies to children who turn one year old no later than the end of November in the year that they apply for a place. Children born after the end of November will be entitled to a place in the following

Norway is tightening its restrictive measures against Russia

In response to Russia's unlawful war against Ukraine, Norway is tightening its restrictive measures against Russia.

Big Tech and democracy

The Internet has become a central arena for public debate, distribution of quality news content and access to culture. At the same time, tech companies and social media platforms have a huge impact on the democratic discourse in Norway.

New white paper highlights Sámi perspectives in public health work

The Government believes that public health policy has paid too little attention to factors that affect public health and living conditions in the Sámi population. This will change with the white paper that was passed in the Council of State on

Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide visits Ukraine

Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide is currently in Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba and visited a power plant. Norway is now mobilising support to provide electrical materials and equipment to

‘Will contribute to a more stable world’

Today marks the start of the first ministerial meeting of the year in the G20, where the world's most important economies meet. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide is attending from Norway.

Meld. St. 22 (2020–2021) - Data as a resource

Meld. St. 22 (2020–2021) Report to the Storting (white paper)

Norway’s main priorities for the 75th session of the UN General Assembly

The 75th session of the UN General Assembly opened on 15 September 2020 at the UN Headquarters in New York.  This year, delegates from capitals around the world will not be physically present for the week of high-level meetings . Attendance in the

Governance Framework

The Storting has in the Government Pension Fund Act, made the Ministry of Finance responsible for the management of the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN). The operational management of the Fund is carried out by Folketrygdfondet.

Parental disputes

Out of considiration for the child, it is important that the parents focus on the child’s needs and cooperate on parenting.