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

Press release | 31/05/2024 | 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.

News alert about: Climate and environment and Svalbard and the Polar Areas

State Secretary Maria Varteressian's opening remarks at the Arctic Congress

Speech/statement | 30/05/2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs

To tackle the challenges we face, we need more cooperation in the Arctic, not less, was Maria Varteressian's key message in Bodø. She underlined Norway's efforts as chair to ensure that the Arctic Council remains the most important forum for circumpolar exchange and joint problem-solving.

By Statssekretær Maria Varteressian | Bodø, 30 May 2024

News alert about: The High North

Amendments to the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act provides better protection for polar bears and seabirds

News story | 30/05/2024 | Ministry of Climate and Environment

Norway’s Parliament – Stortinget – has adopted the Government’s proposal for amendments to the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act to reduce disturbance of polar bears and seabirds.

News alert about: Climate and environment and Svalbard and the Polar Areas

Return Strategy 2023 – 2029

Plans/strategy | 29/05/2024 | Ministry of Justice and Public Security

Return is a central instrument in achieving one of the main objectives of the justice and public security sector, namely that of controlled and sustainable immigration. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has prepared a new return strategy for 2023–2029.

News alert about: Law and order

New Seeds in Svalbard Global Seed Vault

News story | 28/05/2024 | Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes shipments from four new depositors. The world’s largest repository of crop diversity raises the number of the samples in its care to 1.29 million.

News alert about: Food

Meld. St. 5 (2023–2024) - A Resilient Health Emergency Preparedness

Report to the Storting | 24/11/2023 | Ministry of Health and Care Services

News alert about: Culture, sports and non-profit work and Defence and European policy and Families and children and Research and Svalbard and the Polar Areas and The High North