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  • The Norwegian Government launches white paper on industry to strengthen industrial competitiveness

    28/03/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Today the Norwegian Government launches a white paper on industry. The white paper outlines six industrial policy priorities to promote value creation, profitable investments and workplaces.

  • New business office opens in Kyiv today

    08/04/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    "The office will serve as an important hub and contact point for Norwegian and Ukrainian businesses", says Minister of Trade and Industry Cecilie Myrseth.

  • 60 countries now support the Norwegian initiative against fisheries crime

    31/03/2023 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In 2018, Norway and eight other countries initiated a global ministers’ declaration against fisheries crime - known as the Copenhagen Declaration. Last week, nine new countries signed the declaration, which is now supported by a total of 60

  • Norway-France Press Statement on Cooperation for Green Industrial Transformation

    30/10/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    On behalf of Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Jan Christian Vestre, State Secretary Anne Marit Bjørnflaten and French Minister of Industry Roland Lescure agreed in a meeting today to enhance the French-Norwegian dialogue and cooperation on

  • Norway enters into green partnership with UK

    13/10/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and the UK have agreed to establish a Green Industrial Partnership intended to promote closer economic cooperation relating to the green transition. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met today in Gotland in

  • Norway and Germany take next step in hydrogen cooperation

    08/09/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Energy

    Norway and Germany have now agreed to set up a joint Task Force to follow up the results of an ongoing joint feasibility study, which is looking into possibilities to transport hydrogen and CO2 between Germany and Norway.

  • Norway signs up to European battery initiative

    17/03/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The government has opened upfor Norway to join the enlargement process for the IPCEI EuBatIn battery initiative. 5 Norwegian battery projects are now part of the process. The membership will provide Norwegian companies access to funding, new markets

  • Norway and Ukraine working to strengthen business cooperation

    28/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    This week Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, travelled to Kyiv with a Norwegian business delegation to enhance trade cooperation and facilitate increased support from the private sector.

  • Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry visits Poland

    29/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry, Ms Cecilie Myrseth visited Warsaw on Friday, September 27, where she met with her Polish counterpart and Norwegian businesses in Poland to discuss opportunities for trade and business cooperation.

  • New Chapter for Green Transition in the Process Industry

    13/03/2024 News story Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Strategy Forum “Prosess21” was established in 2018 to contribute to emissions reductions in the Norwegian process industry. The recently recomposed steering group has a new mandate that reflects Norway's commitment to achieving its climate goals

  • Norway and Thailand signs historic free trade agreement

    23/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and the other EFTA countries have today signed a historic free trade agreement with Thailand. The agreement will give virtually all goods from Norway zero tariffs into Thailand.

  • Norway has signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo

    22/01/2025 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and the other EFTA-countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland signed a new free trade agreement with Kosovo on Wednesday 22. January. The agreement covers trade in goods and services, including financial services, intellectual property

  • Minister of Trade and Industry issues clear signal to Europe: ‘Norway has a competitive advantage that can help shape a vigorous European solar market.’

    05/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Minister of Trade and Industry was on Friday invited to the meeting of the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA). Ahead of the meeting, Vestre sent a letter to the European Commission, as well as Germany and France individually, setting out

  • New report to the Storting on state ownership

    21/10/2022 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Norwegian Government has today presented the ownership-report to the Storting (white paper) A greener and more active state ownership - The state’s direct ownership of companies. The previous report to the Storting was published in 2019.

  • Norway and Germany Strengthen Cooperation in Space Activities

    27/06/2024 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and Germany have agreed on a joint declaration to facilitate German satellite launches from Andøya Spaceport. The agreement was signed on June 19.

  • Roadmap for ramping up production capacity in the defence industry: Norwegian Government earmarks NOK 967 million for boosting the defence industry

    10/10/2024 News story Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The Norwegian defence industry produces important materiel for Norway, Ukraine and its allies, but the current production capacity is insufficient to meet needs. The Minister of Defence and the Minister of Trade and Industry today announced the

  • New sanctions against Russia incorporated into Norwegian law

    29/04/2022 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway has introduced additional sanctions in response to Russia’s illegal attack on Ukraine. The new sanctions encompass restrictive measures prohibiting the transport of goods by road by Russian transport operators and access to ports of vessels

  • Norwegian Government allows Norfund to invest in Ukraine

    27/09/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Office of the Prime Minister

    Ukraine needs more private investments to support the enormous recovery effort it is facing as a result of the war with Russia. The Norwegian Government will allow Norfund to make investments in Ukraine using funding under the Nansen Support

  • Agreement on EEA and Norway Grants and exports of Norwegian seafood

    08/12/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Negotiators from Norway and the EU have reached agreement on a new funding period for EEA and Norway Grants and on tariff-free quotas for Norwegian seafood exports to the EU.

  • Strengthening cooperation on the green transition

    08/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Norway and Japan have agreed to cooperate more closely on the green transition. This will open up major opportunities for Norwegian companies.

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