News and press releases

Norway to open embassy office in Moldova

02/02/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway is strengthening its presence in Moldova by opening an embassy office in the capital Chișinău.

Changes in the Government

23/08/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

In the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.

A responsible approach to floating offshore wind

07/10/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy

The government’s offshore wind initiative continues on a steady course. The government will announce the next project areas for development of offshore wind on the Norwegian continental shelf in 2025 and is proposing 35 billion NOK for a support

Assembly of battle tanks in Norway

11/06/2024 News story Ministry of Defence

'I would like to congratulate KNDS Deutschland and RITEK who have today signed an agreement which means that, for the first time in history, tanks will be assembled in Norway. 37 of the 54 Leopard 2 tanks Norway has ordered from German Krauss-Maffei

Changes among the political advisers

23/01/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

Ms. Signe Bjotveit resigns as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Ms. Sandra Borch, and is appointed as political adviser to Minister of Research and Higher Education, Mr. Oddmund Hoel.

Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in the occupied West Bank

29/08/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Amidst the ongoing horrors in Gaza, the situation in the occupied West Bank is extremely dangerous. The massive Israeli military operations in and around Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas, escalate an already tense situation, with unforeseen consequences

Statement by Minister Kristiansen Tvinnereim on the attack on humanitarian workers in Gaza

30/08/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

I am shocked that a clearly marked UN vehicle was directly hit by gunfire while approaching an Israeli check point.

New ambassadors from Egypt, Qatar, Oman and Zambia

19/01/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Four ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 18 January 2024.

Foreign Minister Eide warning against aground operation in Rafah

13/02/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

‘I reiterate my strong warning against a ground operation in Rafah. There are no safe places left in Gaza,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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

NATO agrees to provide extensive support to Ukraine

12/07/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The NATO countries have agreed to increase military support to Ukraine significantly. Measures approved by the Allies at the Washington Summit include EUR 40 billion in support within the next year, a greater coordinating role for NATO in training

Ventyr SN II AS won the auction for the allocation of a project area for offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II

20/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Energy, Office of the Prime Minister

Following a successful auction, it is Ventyr SN II AS, owned by Parkwind and Ingka-group, who will be the first to develop offshore wind in Sørlige Nordsjø II. The winning bid in the auction is 115 øre/kWh. Two bidders participated in the auction.

The Government wants to reinforce national control to strengthen the Norwegian community of families on Svalbard

31/05/2024 Press release Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The Government today presented a new Report to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) on Svalbard. The Government wants to strengthen the Norwegian community of families in Longyearbyen and shore up governmental control of important infrastructure.

Nordic statement calling for release of Palestinian clearance revenues and preservation of correspondent banking services between Israel and the West Bank

03/07/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Nordic countries are greatly concerned by the withholding of Palestinian clearance revenues which is exacerbating the strenuous fiscal situation of the Palestinian Authority.