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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte visited Norway
22/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsNATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had a chance to see key aspects of Norway’s contribution to NATO first-hand when he visited Evenes Military Air Station and Ramsund Naval Station in North Norway on Thursday.
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Norway is adjusting its guidelines in Finnmark to enable more training with Sweden and Finland
22/05/2025 News story Ministry of DefenceThe Norwegian government has decided to make adjustments to the national guidelines for foreign military activity in Northern Norway. The adjustments facilitate increased training and cooperation with allied countries, including cross-border
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Norway condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)
21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsNorway condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) against a group of diplomats in Jenin today.
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Revised National Budget: “Norway Price” for Electricity and District Heating
21/05/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe government proposes allocating NOK 1,265 million to the support scheme for electricity and district heating, called “Norway Price”, for households in 2025. The plan is to introduce the support scheme from the 1st of October 2025.
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Norway contributes to Ukraine’s energy security
21/05/2025 News story Ministry of EnergyEnergy is one of the main focus areas of Norway’s support to Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Norway has contributed approximately NOK 6.2 billion to the Ukrainian energy sector. In addition, further contributions of NOK 4.5
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Record High Tropical Forest Loss in 2024
21/05/2025 News story Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentTropical forest loss reached record levels in 2024, according to a report published today. Large-scale fires, mainly human induced, and intensified by rising temperatures and drought, were a major driver.
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Norway for the first time
21/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Foreign AffairsPrime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has invited NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to visit Evenes and Ramsund in North Norway Thursday 22 May. ‘Norway is NATO’s eyes and ears in the north. This visit will give Secretary General Mark Rutte the chance to
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Norway proposes Bodø as location for new NATO air operations centre
20/05/2025 News story Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Defence‘The Norwegian Government has decided to put forward Bodø as the location for the new NATO combined air operations centre,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Joint donor statement on humanitarian aid to Gaza
19/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsWhilst 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
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Press Invitation to the Launch of the Longship Project
19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyNorway’s Largest Climate Initiative Ready for Operation - Featuring the World’s First Carbon Capture Facility in the Cement Industry, Brevik CCS.
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The Revised National Budget: High production generates large revenues from the petroleum industry
19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe 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
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New Important Step in the Government’s Offshore Wind Initiative: Announcing competition for project areas at Utsira Nord
19/05/2025 Press release Ministry of EnergyThe Ministry of Energy is announcing a competition for three project areas for floating offshore wind at Utsira Nord. The project aims to facilitate increased renewable power production, technological development, and new growth opportunities for
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New ambassadors from Ukraine, Poland and Uzbekistan
16/05/2025 News story Ministry of Foreign AffairsThree ambassadors presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 15 May 2025.
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Revised National Budget: NOK 32 million proposed for online doctor trial
15/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesAs part of the strategy to improve GP services, the government has introduced a trial scheme for online doctors. In the revised national budget, the government proposes an additional NOK 32 million to the municipalities for the trial, taking the
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Revised National Budget: Government announces changes to the ALIS subsidy
15/05/2025 News story Ministry of Health and Care ServicesMore and more Norwegians are becoming general physicians, recruitment of GPs has never been higher. This year, more than NOK 560 million has been allocated to the subsidy scheme for doctors specializing in general practice. In the revised national
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A paradigm shift in development aid
15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsToday, 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
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Revised national budget 2025: Stable governance in uncertain times
15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of FinanceIn 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
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Revised National Budget 2025: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2025
15/05/2025 Press release Ministry of FinanceTo 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
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Norwegian candidate nominated as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
14/05/2025 Press release Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe 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.
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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.