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Europe – A Promise Worth Defending Speech/statement | 15/05/2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Speech held at the Europe Day celebration at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, 12 May. By Statssekretær Maria Varteressian News alert about: European policy

Statement by State Secretary Varteressian at the Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting, 14 May Speech/statement | 15/05/2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs Statement by State Secretary Maria Varteressian. Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting, Luxembourg 14 May. By Statssekretær Maria Varteressian News alert about: European policy

A paradigm shift in development aid Press release | 15/05/2025 | 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 expected in 2025. ‘At the global level, we will be seeing many things change,’ said Minister of International Development Åsmund Aukrust. News alert about: Development cooperation

Revised national budget 2025: Stable governance in uncertain times Press release | 15/05/2025 | 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 introduction of a fixed electricity price for Norwegian households. News alert about: The economy

Revised National Budget 2025: Key figures in the Revised National Budget 2025 Press release | 15/05/2025 | 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 National Budget. News alert about: The economy

Norwegian candidate nominated as Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Press release | 14/05/2025 | 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. News alert about: Development cooperation

Norwegian and Greenlandic Foreign Ministers meet with the President of Sami Parliament in Tromsø News story | 12/05/2025 | 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 during an informal lunch. News alert about: The High North

Foreign policy address to the Storting 2025 Speech/statement | 12/05/2025 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs By Utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide | Stortinget, 8 April 2025 News alert about: Development cooperation and European policy and The High North