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  • Norwegian satellites may help developing countries in the fight against illegal fishing

    01/07/2022 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A newly launched UN-report claims that over 1/3 of the worlds fish stocks are suffering from overfishing. Norway will now do more to cooperate with developing countries to solve the problem of illegal fishing.

  • Ambitious offshore wind initiative

    11/05/2022 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    Today, the Government is presenting a major initiative to promote offshore wind power. The aim is to use offshore wind power to generate new electricity on a par with the total amount of electricity currently produced in Norway. The initiative will

  • Government further clarifies advice to Norwegian companies: Do not engage in trade and business cooperation that serves to perpetuate Israel's occupation of Palestine

    22/10/2024 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government is updating its advice to Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate Israel's illegal presence in Palestine - i.e. in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.

  • 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

  • New Sanctions against Russia Implemented in Norwegian Law

    04/04/2023 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has introduced a new set of sanctions against President Putin and the Russian regime. These sanctions mirror the EU’s tenth package of sanctions, which was adopted by the EU on 25 February 2023.

  • 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 will develop the world’s most sustainable mineral industry

    06/07/2023 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    On June 21. 2023, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Jan Christian Vestre, presented the Norwegian Government’s mineral strategy. The strategy has five focus areas which aim to ensure that the Norwegian mining industry will become more circular,

  • Norway and EU establish Green Alliance

    24/04/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘Norway and the European Union have ambitious goals for climate action and the green transition. The Green Alliance with the EU will facilitate the creation of future green jobs in Norway,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

  • 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.

  • Announces the first competitions for offshore wind

    29/03/2023 Press release Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Energy

    By announcing the first competitions for offshore wind areas, the Norwegian government takes a big step towards its ambition of allocating areas for 30,000 MW offshore wind by 2040.

  • Official visit to China

    09/09/2024 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    On Monday, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with President Xi Jinping of China. During the meeting the Chinese President announced that Norwegians will be permitted to travel to China without needing to apply for a visa.

  • 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

  • Støre and Kerry call for accelerated efforts to cut emissions from shipping

    01/12/2023 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry are co-leading an international initiative to accelerate reduction of emissions from the shipping sector. Under the Green Shipping Challenge event, various

  • 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 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.

  • 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.

  • Government is advising against trade and business activity with Israeli settlements

    14/03/2024 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Government is reiterating its position on Israel’s settlement policy on occupied land by advising Norwegian companies not to engage in business cooperation or trade that serves to perpetuate the illegal Israeli settlements.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

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