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Amendments to the lending regulation

09/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance

Today, the Ministry of Finance has adopted amendments to the Norwegian bank lending regulation. The amendments will take effect on 1 January 2023.

Norway has introduced a price cap on Russian oil

08/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway has introduced a price cap of USD 60 per barrel for crude oil originating in or exported from Russia, and has incorporated this into the sanctions legislation. This corresponds to the price cap adopted by the EU and the G7 countries. The oil

Colombia: 'Very pleased with formal peace talks'

22/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

'I'm very pleased to see Colombia's government and ELN commencing formal peace talks', Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Anniken Huitfeldt said.

Joint statement by the Ministers of Defence of NORDEFCO

22/11/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

The Nordic Ministers of Defence and representatives met in Oslo today to discuss the grave security situation in Europe, the war in Ukraine, Nordic defence cooperation and the incoming Finnish and Swedish memberships of NATO.

New ambassadors from South Sudan and Colombia

24/11/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to King Harald V on 24 November 2022.

Critical for education and health services to Palestinian refugees

02/12/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘There is a major shortfall in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). It is unclear whether UNRWA will be able to continue to provide education and health services through to the end of

Joint statement: Estonia, the Netherlands, and Norway have agreed to donate a deployable field hospital to Ukraine

01/12/2022 News story Ministry of Defence

Joint Statement of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Estonia, the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of Norway and the Ministry of Defence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Closer cooperation between Norway and Germany to develop green industry

05/01/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Norway and Germany are expanding cooperation to increase production of renewable energy and to develop green industry. The two countries have issued two joint declarations outlining the next steps in their cooperation in the areas of hydrogen,

Burma/Myanmar: Joint Statement on the two year anniversary of the military coup

01/02/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, the Federated States of Micronesia, Georgia, Ghana, Iceland, Liechtenstein,

The Norwegian Government bolsters efforts for gender and sexual diversity in new action plan

17/02/2023 Press release Ministry of Culture and Equality

The Norwegian government’s Action Plan for Gender and Sexual Diversity was launched today. The plan comprises 49 measures aimed at protecting rights, and improving quality of life for LGBT+ people, and increasing recognition of gender and sexual

Changes among the state secretaries

10/03/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

In today’s Council of State, The King has honourably discharged Ms. Nancy Lystad Herz as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Marte Mjøs Persen.

Afghans in Norway: Joint statement after meeting in Oslo

25/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway hosted 23 January a meeting in Oslo between a group of Afghans from various sectors of the society and the de facto authorities - the first such meeting. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss pressing issues directly and to prepare ground

An end to regular testing

01/02/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

The infection rate is so high that regular testing is no longer expedient. Regular testing will therefore end with immediate effect.

Syrian women’s group visits Norway

01/02/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Representatives of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board visited Norway last week. Syrian Women’s Advisory Board was established to provide advice to the UN Special Envoy for Syria in the efforts to find a political solution to the conflict in Syria.

Threat assessments for the year set out

12/02/2022 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

Today the Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Norwegian Police Security Service and the National Security Authority presented their public threat and risk assessments for 2022.

G-01/2022 – Revised circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health

01/03/2022 Circular Ministry of Justice and Public Security

G-01/2022 – Revised circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health.pdf