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Deposit Guarantee Scheme

I would like to draw your attention to an issue which is of great importance for Norway, namely the ongoing review of the Deposit Guarantee Scheme directive which might be entering the final stage.

Statement by the Prime Minister at the opening of FREYR Battery’s Customer Qualification Plant in Mo i Rana

Dear Freyr, my warmest congratulations on taking the first operative steps towards a large-scale battery factory.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Video statement

New Year Speech 2023

It is the evening of the first day of the year. Whether you have celebrated a traditional Christmas with your family, been at work or mostly spent these days on your own, I hope you had the chance to be with people you care about.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre National radio and television, 1 January 2023

Statement when lighting a Christmas tree in London

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Anniken Huitfeldt's statement when she lighted the Christmas tree in London together with her british colleague James Cleverly.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt London, 5 December

The proposed Payment Services Directive II - regarding comsumer protecion

As party to the EEA Agreement, Norway has implemented Directive 2007/64/EC (PSD I), and has a strong interest in how the revised Directive will be drafted.

Response to the warning of the European Systemic Risk Board on vulnerabilities in the residential real estate sector in Norway

Response to the warning of the European Systemic Risk Board on vulnerabilities in the residential real estate sector in Norway

Digital Single Market

This letter was sent on 27 February 2015

Speach: Berlin Security Conference

Speach from Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram at Berlin Security Conference 1. December 2022.

By Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram

Joint statement of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Helsinki

At their meeting in Helsinki on 3 May 2023, the Presidents of Finland and Ukraine and the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden issued the following statement.

Joint Statement - Germany – Norway - Hydrogen

Norway and Germany agree to further strengthen our close partnership on energy, climate policy and industrial transformation. The goal is to achieve shared climate goals, create new green industries and jobs, and strengthen energy security.

Invitation to Tender Procedure - Operation of scheduled regional air services (helicopter) Værøy – Bodø v.v. 1 August 2024 – 31 October 2028

The Ministry of Transport published an invitation to a tender procedure on 27 April 2023 for the operation of scheduled regional air services on the helicopter route Værøy–Bodø v.v. from 1 August 2024 to 31 October 2028. The invitation is found here

Access to veterinary services in Norway

Report by a working group established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Oslo, March 10. 2023.

The working group has reviewed the status and challenges regarding access to veterinary services, with a particular focus on veterinary services for food producing animals.

Recommendation of March 20, 2013, on the observation of the company Royal Dutch Shell plc.

Please find the Council's recommendation here. Please find the Ministry's press release here.

Recommendation of February 22nd, 2010, on the exclusion of the company Samling Global Ltd

The Malaysian forest company Samling Global has been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global on the grounds of illegal logging and severe environmental damage. The Council on Ethics has assessed the company’s operations in

The United Kingdom withdrawal from the EU: Initial assessment – selected points

The UK has decided to leave the EU. It will begin the withdrawal process by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by the end of March 2017. Norway will not be a party to the forthcoming withdrawal negotiations between the UK and the EU. However,

Evaluation of Nordic World Heritage Foundation (2008-2013)

På oppdrag fra Miljøverndepartementet og Unesco har Vista Analyse AS gjennomført en evaluering av Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF). NWHF er et kategori 2-senter under beskyttelse av Unesco, som følge av en avtale mellom den norske

Policies for Growth and Jobs

The EU Strategy for Growth and Jobs in a Norwegian Perspective

This report discusses the EU Strategy for Growth and Jobs from a Norwegian perspective. It focuses on the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to facilitate long-term sustainable growth, and it does so by studying Norway’s policy in light of the EU

Recommendations from 2010, 2012 and 2014 regarding the companies Repsol S.A. and Reliance Industries Limited

On 1 December 2010 the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of the companies Repsol YPF (now Repsol S.A) and Reliance Industries Limited from the Government Pension Fund Global. The companies were partners in a joint venture which was

Recommendation of April 18, 2013, to exclude the company Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd.

The Council on Ethics recommended to exclude the company Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd in April 2013. Please find the recommendation here. Please find the Ministry's press release here.

Recommendations of May 2nd and June 13th concerning the exclusion of the companies ATK and Lockheed Martin Corp.

Continued exclusion of the companies was recommended because of their involvement in the produstion of nuclear weapons. Plese fins the Council's recommendations here.