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  • Foreign Minister Eide: Broad international agreement to strengthen Palestinian institutions and promote the two-state solution

    26/05/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The critical situation in Palestine was the topic when Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide chaired two ministerial meetings on Palestine in Brussels today.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    13/01/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s Council of State, The King has honourably discharged Mr. Bent-Joacim Bentzen as state secretary to Minister of Defence, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram. Mr. Benzen is appointed again as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Jon-Ivar Nygård.

  • Norway increases support to Combined Maritime Forces in the Red Sea

    21/12/2023 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway will provide additional staff officers as part of an international effort to protect civilian shipping in the Red Sea.

  • Changes in requirements for accommodation offered to asylum seekers

    11/12/2023 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    It is a goal for the Government that the numbers of asylum seekers arriving in Norway are sustainable, and for arrivals to be more on a par with arrivals to our neighbouring countries.

  • Syria crisis demands continued attention

    27/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The crisis in Syria must not be forgotten, even at a time of many ongoing conflicts and wars. 90 per cent of the Syrian population live in poverty, according to the World Bank. Norway will therefore provide NOK 500 million in support to the work by

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    President Zelensky in Norway

    13/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky is paying a visit to Norway on Wednesday 13 December. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is the host for the President’s visit.

  • The Prime Minister congratulates Nihon Hidankyo on Nobel Peace Prize

    11/10/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated that the organisation is receiving

  • The 2023 municipal speech: “My faith in all of you is formidable”

    26/01/2023 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Minister of Health and Care Services, Ingvild Kjerkol, held her annual municipal speech today, in which she shared her expectations of the municipal health and care services for 2023.

  • Indonesia and Norway strengthen joint efforts to beat climate change

    01/12/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Indonesia is a global leader in reducing deforestation - now with the lowest reported levels in 20 years. To recognize Indonesia’s impressive results, Norway announces a contribution of 100 million US dollars to support the country’s continuous

  • 15 years of Partnership on Climate and Forest

    22/03/2023 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Brasilia, 23.03.2023: Joint press statement between Marina Silva, Brazil’s Minister of Environment and Climate and Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s Minister of Climate and Environment.

  • Norway increases support to Lake Chad region

    24/01/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is providing NOK 730 million in aid to Nigeria and the other countries in the Lake Chad region, which have been hit hard by violent extremism, climate change, poverty and hunger.

  • Norway invests NOK 200 million in clean cooking solutions in Africa

    02/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Over 2.3 billion people do not have access to clean cooking facilities and must use charcoal and other fossil fuels to put food on the table, putting their health at risk. Norway announces a NOK 200 million agreement that will give up to 3.6 million

  • Norway to increase support for climate change adaptation in agriculture

    09/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The support Norway is providing will go towards increasing the resilience of ten million small-scale food producers in developing countries in order to enhance food security in the coming years,’ said Minister of International Development Anne

  • Statement by Foreign Minister Huitfeldt on the developments in Israel

    27/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am deeply concerned by the developments taking place in Israel. Things are continuing to deteriorate. Norway is following the ongoing judicial reform process closely and the Israeli authorities are well aware of our position. The demonstrations

  • Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt in Kyiv: Foreign Minister warns against use of the cold as a weapon

    28/11/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt is back in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. ‘The situation we are witnessing is desperate. Many people here are facing a grim choice: to flee or to freeze. Russia is pursuing this war with an unprecedented degree

  • APA 2023: Applicant for production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

    29/08/2023 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 25 companies in connection with the announcement of APA 2023.

  • Booster dose to be offered to all adults

    15/11/2021 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government is making provisions to offer all people over the age of 18 a booster dose.

  • Norway increases support for earthquake victims

    18/02/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘There is an enormous need for humanitarian assistance in both countries. Norway is now increasing its support for the victims of the earthquakes bringing the total to NOK 250 million,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.

  • International tax co-operation in the UN

    23/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, the UN voted on a resolution on global tax cooperation, with the aim of reducing illicit financial flows between countries and curb tax evasion. Most Western countries voted against the resolution, but Norway chose to abstain.

  • Feasibility study on a hydrogen value chain between Norway and Germany

    23/11/2023 News story Ministry of Energy

    The joint feasibility study on a hydrogen value chain between Norway and Germany has now been published. The study shows that, given a number of assumptions, it is technically feasible to establish a value chain for transporting large quantities of

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