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Guidelines for Project Grants under the Government's Plan of Action For Candidate Countries To The EU

Regulation 24 November 2005 on general application of wage agreement for construction sites in the county of Hordaland

The Norwegian Statement at the Oral Hearing on 13 February 2001 before the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case C-377/98; the Kingdom of the Netherlands against European Parliament and Council of the European Union Concerning the Directive

The Norwegian Government's Strategy for the High North

The strategy is available in four languages; English, German, French and Russian.

The Norwegian Statement at the Stockholm +50 Conference

Held by the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment at the Stockholm + 50 conference. 2nd of May 2022.

By Minister of climate and environment Espen Barth Eide

Opening address by the Prime Minister at the Cutting Edge AI seminar in Oslo

- I ask myself, how can we use this new technology and how can we make it available? That's why we are speeding up the use of AI in the public sector in Norway, for instance in the health sector. We aim for 80% of the public sector to have adopted

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre The Kavli Prize Week, University of Oslo

On top of the globe – Norway, the Arctic and geopolitics

'We are the world's third largest exporter of natural gas, the world's second largest exporter of seafood. And we have the world's largest sovereign wealth fund. So, in that sense, we are not a small country. Again, geography determines your

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Lecture at Fudan University, Shanghai, China

The Prime Minister's speech at the opening of Hellesylt Hydrogen Hub

What we are seeing here is that Norway is not an oil nation. We are an energy nation. And we are building the new chapters on the shoulders of past experience, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at the opening.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Hellesylt Hydrogen Hub

Remarks by State Secretary Maria Varteressian during 'Norway Night' at Hannover Messe, Germany

Being a partner country at the world’s largest industrial fair - in Germany, our most important partner in Europe - provides a unique opportunity to showcase Norwegian industry and businesses, the State Secretary underlined in her opening remarks.

By State Secretary Maria Varteressian

Minister Eide’s remarks at AHLC Ministerial Meeting

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Espen Barth Eide’s remarks at the meeting of the international donor group for Palestine (AHLC) Thursday 26. September in New York.

By Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide

State Secretary Maria Varteressian’s speech at the opening of The Lety u Písku Memorial to the Holocaust of the Roma and Sinti in Bohemia

Your Excellency President Pavel, Members of the Czech Government, Distinguished Guests, Dear Descendants of the Roma and Sinti Holocaust Victims, I am both honoured and touched to represent the Norwegian Government here in Lety today. For many of

By State Secretary Maria Varteressian

The Prime Minister’s introduction to the press after meeting with NATO’s Secretary General

- He is leaving a NATO that is stronger, more updated, and more ready to face the challenges and secure its members than when he started, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Government House

The Prime Minister's speech at the reception in Beijing to celebrate 70 years of bilateral relations

I appreciate that Norway and China can have ambitions for future cooperation. At the same time, we have a dialogue that can contain more difficult issues where we also may have different opinions. But that is what a partnership is all about, we can

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Beijing Library, Tongzhou

Speech by State Secretary Maria Varteressian during the Badge of Honor ceremony to human rights advisor Iver Ørstavik, Polish Ministry of Justice

State Secretary Maria Varteressian delivered remarks during the Polish Minister of Justice’s Badge of Honour ceremony, awarded to Norwegian human rights advisor Iver Ørstavik. Ørstavik was honored for his tireless efforts for democratic values and

By State Secretary Maria Varteressian

Notification - CO2 tax - exemption for undertakings covered by the ETS

Notification - CO2 tax - exemption for undertakings covered by the ETS

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

Opening address at the Russia Conference 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms Anniken Huitfeldt, opens Norwegian Institute of International Affairs' Russia Conference 2022.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Oslo, 15 November

Grußwort zum Willy-Brandt-Preis 2022

Laudatio für Prof. Dr. Joachim Dorfmüller von Norwegens Außenministerin Anniken Huitfeldt.

By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Berlin, 2. Dezember

Bolstering Europe’s resilience by strengthening the single market

"While the four freedoms of the single market remain at the core of our cooperation, the EEA single market should also contribute to our common security".

By Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre Op-ed in Euractiv, 22 March 2024

Concluding remarks at Equinor's Autumn Conference 2022

Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Aasland, held the concluding remarks at Equinor's Autumn Conference on 29th November 2022 in Oslo, Norway.

By Minister of Energy Terje Aasland