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  • Joint donor statement on humanitarian aid to Gaza

    19/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Whilst we acknowledge indications of a limited restart of aid, Israel blocked humanitarian aid entering Gaza for over two months. Food, medicines and essential supplies are exhausted. The population faces starvation. Gaza’s people must receive the

  • Press Invitation to the Launch of the Longship Project

    19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    Norway’s Largest Climate Initiative Ready for Operation - Featuring the World’s First Carbon Capture Facility in the Cement Industry, Brevik CCS.

  • The Revised National Budget: High production generates large revenues from the petroleum industry

    19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The world needs large amounts of oil and gas every day. In recent years, revenues from the petroleum sector have been at historically high levels, and the government expects these revenues to remain high in 2025. In the revised national budget, the

  • New ambassadors from Ukraine, Poland and Uzbekistan

    16/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Three ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 15 May 2025.

  • A paradigm shift in development aid

    15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) presented the official aid statistics for 2024, which show that international development aid declined compared to the record high reached in 2023. A significantly greater decrease is

  • Revised national budget 2025: Stable governance in uncertain times

    15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

    In the revised national budget, the government maintains the course set in the budget passed before Christmas. The most significant changes stem from the unanimous decision in Parliament to significantly increase support for Ukraine and from the

  • Revised National Budget 2025: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2025

    15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Finance

    To ensure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to presenting the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed forecasts will be published in the Revised

  • Norwegian candidate nominated as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

    14/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government supports Bård Vegar Solhjell as candidate to the position as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The position will become vacant when the current Administrator, Achim Steiner, steps down in June.

  • Statement on lifting sanctions on Syria

    14/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'I welcome President Trump’s announcement that sanctions on Syria will be lifted. Norway has argued for the same regarding European sanctions', said said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

  • Norwegian and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers meet with the President of Sami Parliament in Tromsø

    12/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Naalakkersuisoq for Foreign Affairs and Research, Vivian Motzfeldt, held a bilateral meeting with the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, in Tromsø and also met with the President of the Sámi Parliament, Silje Karine Muotka

  • Changes among the political advisers

    12/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Mr. Andreas Skretting Jansen is appointed political adviser to Minister of Health and Care services, Mr. Jan Christian Vestre.

  • Prime Minister Støre met with UK Prime Minister in Oslo

    09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre met with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer, on board the Coast Guard vessel Jan Mayen in Oslo. The two leaders discussed a range of issues such as the security situation in Europe, defence, trade and the

  • AU Deputy Chairperson and Norwegian Minister of International Development Meet to Deepen Strategic Partnership

    09/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    A high-level meeting took place on May 6 at the African Union Headquarters between H.E. Ms. Selma Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and H.E. Mr. Åsmund Aukrust, Norwegian Minister of International Development. The

  • JEF nations to enhance cooperation with Ukraine

    09/05/2025 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The 10 northern European countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) have agreed to strengthen their security cooperation. At the JEF Leaders’ Summit in Oslo today, the countries also agreed to invite Ukraine to form an enhanced

  • The Joint Expeditionary Force Leaders’ Summit: Joint press statement

    09/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister

    We, the Leaders of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), met today in Oslo to reaffirm our shared commitment to European security and stability, our strengthened support to Ukraine and our continuous effort to understand and respond to regional

  • Increased support for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war of aggression

    09/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is providing NOK 580 million to the efforts of the UN Refugee Agency (UNCHR) to assist refugees, internally displaced people and other people in Ukraine and Moldova who are affected by the war.

  • Ukraine: Norway Supports the Establishment of a Special Tribunal

    09/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway supports the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russians responsible for the attack on Ukraine.

  • Announcement of APA 2025

    09/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Energy

    The Ministry of Energy has announced this year’s licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf - APA 2025. As in previous years, the licensing round follows the standard procedure with a company application deadline in September, and the award

  • Norway to extend agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine

    09/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The Norwegian Government has decided to extend its agreement with the EU on the evacuation of Ukrainian patients until 31 March 2026. In addition to transport for medical evacuation, Norway is providing expertise and deliveries of medical equipment,

  • India and Pakistan: Statement by the Foreign Minister

    08/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am deeply concerned about the escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan‘, said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.

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