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  • A new normal for Norway

    14/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Norwegian economy is booming. COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and we are heading out of the pandemic. Economic growth is strong, unemployment is low. A shortage of labor is leading to mounting pressure. At the same time, the war in Ukraine

  • People with COVID-19 may be birth partners and visit people who are seriously ill

    12/02/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    People with COVID-19 may be birth partners and visit seriously ill family who are in hospital. It must be possible to organise visits in accordance with COVID-19 precautions, and they must be agreed with the ward.

  • Temporary collective protection for Ukrainian refugees

    11/03/2022 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Today the Norwegian Government has enacted a scheme to offer temporary collective protection for one year to people displaced from Ukraine. This scheme primarily covers Ukrainian citizens who were resident in Ukraine until the war broke out.

  • Norway to provide EUR 155 million to Syria

    10/05/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The conflict in Syria has been going on for 11 years, and the humanitarian situation is becoming increasingly critical. We must do what we can to help the 14.6 million Syrians in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection. Norway will

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    Global Disability Summit 16–17 February 2022

    11/02/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway, Ghana, and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) will co-host the Global Disability Summit 2022 on Wednesday 16 February from 14:00-17:00 and Thursday 17 February from 14:00-17:30. The summit will be held on a digital platform and will

  • United Nations marks 75 years of peacekeeping

    29/05/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Since the first UN peacekeeping operation, UNTSO in the Middle East, was established on 29 May 1948, the UN has led 71 peacekeeping operations. There are currently 12 active operations. Norway has participated in 47 operations, providing more than

  • Norway takes over as Chair of the Arctic Council

    11/05/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘We are looking forward to chairing the Arctic Council for the next two years. It is vital that the Arctic Council maintains its role as the most important multilateral forum for addressing issues relating to the Arctic,’ said Minister of Foreign

  • Meeting between Prime Minister Støre and Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh

    10/11/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Paris today. The discussions revolved around the critical humanitarian situation in Gaza and the worrying developments on the West Bank.

  • Expert group report on Norges Bank’s active management of the GPFG

    07/01/2022 News story Ministry of Finance

    On 3 January 2022, the expert group reviewing Norges Bank’s active management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) submitted its report to the Ministry of Finance.

  • Statement on the developments in Sudan

    13/11/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I am deeply concerned by the developments in Sudan, especially what we are now seeing in Darfur, with alarming reports of serious human rights violations and abuse committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias, including killings,

  • New rules on covered bonds

    17/12/2021 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Today, the Government has proposed new legislation to implement the Covered Bonds Directive in Norway.

  • Norway participates in a project which will make it easier for military forces to cross borders in Europe

    14/12/2021 News story Ministry of Defence

    - The security situation in Europe has underlined the need for improvements in military mobility, and work to this end is taken forward in NATO, our European allies and in the Nordic context. One of the weaknesses with the current system has been

  • New ambassadors from Algeria and Vietnam

    05/06/2023 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 1 June 2023.

  • Changes to the TISK strategy

    14/01/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government is making changes to the TISK strategy (testing-isolation-tracing-quarantine). Transmission quarantine is being replaced with more self-testing, and people who receive a positive test result must notify their close contacts.

  • Vaccination of children and adolescents against COVID-19

    14/01/2022 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    A vaccine will be offered to children aged 5-11 if so requested by their parents or guardians. This vaccination is provided on a voluntary basis, and there is no general recommendation to vaccinate all children in this age group.

  • Norway’s key leadership tasks in UN Security Council

    14/01/2022 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In its second year as a member of the UN Security Council, Norway will co-chair the Informal Expert Group on Climate and Security together with Kenya. Norway will also continue to hold the subsidiary body chair positions it was given in 2021.

  • Norway to become member of International Solar Alliance

    26/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘We need to increase the pace of the green transition worldwide, and the use of solar cells will be important in this context. This is why Norway is joining the International Solar Alliance. This will open up new opportunities for Norwegian

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    German Vise-Chancellor visits Norway

    04/01/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Vise-Chancellor Robert Habeck meets Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland, Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre and Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide will also be

  • Ukrainians in Norway need to register

    25/04/2022 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    Registration with the police is Ukrainians’ ticket to Norwegian society.

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    A greener industrial initiative for Norway

    28/09/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Norwegian Government’s Green Industrial Initiative will guide Norway’s economy through its greatest transition in modern times. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre, and Minister of Agriculture and

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