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Norway allocates half a billion NOK to boost Ukraine’s defence industry
News story Date: 21/11/2024
Defence Minister Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram announced the support during a Nordic Defence Ministers’ meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday, focused on the war in Ukraine and its need for support.
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Decleration from the Ministerial Meeting in Copenhagen 20 November 2024
News story Date: 20/11/2024
Decleration from the Defence Ministers of Northern Group.
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Norwegian-supported fund to strengthen rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe
Press release Date: 20/11/2024
A new fund totalling more than EUR 300 million will support organisations working to promote the rule of law, democracy and human rights in Europe.
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Norway provides direct funding to Ukrainian civil society organisations
Press release Date: 20/11/2024
1,000 days have passed since Russia launched a full-scale war on Ukraine. Local organisations are playing key roles in Ukraine’s fight to defend itself. For the first time, Norway now provides direct funding to Ukrainian civil society organisations.
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Norway and Brazil to cooperate on climate-friendly shipping
Press release Date: 19/11/2024
Norway and Brazil will work together to promote climate-friendly shipping. The aim is to establish fixed routes between Brazil and Europe for ships employing technology and fuel with lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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1 000 days of full-scale war in Ukraine
News story Date: 19/11/2024
Today marks 1 000 days since Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Eight years prior to that, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and parts of the Donbas region.
Speeches and statements
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Address to the Storting on the situation in the Middle East
Speech/statement Date: 21/11/2024
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Statement by Minister Anne Beathe Kristiansen Tvinnereim on Adre border-crossing, Sudan
Speech/statement Date: 14/11/2024
Statement from the Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.
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Minister Eide’s remarks at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine’s Peace Formula
Speech/statement Date: 31/10/2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Espen Barth Eide’s remarks at the Ministerial Conference on the Human Dimension of Ukraine’s Peace Formula, in Montreal, Canada, 30 October.
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State Secretary Kravik’s remarks at the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting
Speech/statement Date: 25/10/2024
State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik's remarks at the G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting in Natal, Brazil 24 October 2024.
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Norway’s Historical Experience with Taxing & Regulating the Exploitation of Its Natural Resources
Speech/statement Date: 23/10/2024
Lecture held by Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, at St. John University the 23 October 2024, New York, USA.
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Zero Emission Regional Aviation Conference 2024
Speech/statement Date: 17/10/2024
Opening speech by the Minister of Transport, Jon-Ivar Nygård, at the Zero Emission Regional Aviation Conference in Oslo 17. October 2024.
Broadcasts and video
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A budget that provides security for the population and country, and develops the whole of Norway
Broadcast 07.10.2024, 12:30
Through the proposed National Budget for 2025, people will be financially better off, Norway’s preparedness against war and crime will be strengthened, and social and geographical differences will be reduced. Unemployment is still low, wages are increasing faster than prices and businesses are thriving. After several years of economic unrest, we are experiencing an economic turning point where people are financially better off.