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As a member of the UN Security Council, Norway will chair the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee,  the Isil (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, and the Working …

Norway is committed to achieving its emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement. Today, the Government is presenting a white paper describing its action plan for transformation of Norwegian society …

Norway’s Equinor has awarded two key contracts in connection with the Northern Lights carbon transport and storage project worth a total of NOK 1.3 billion ($149.8 million). Earlier this week, …

A nearly “zero emissions” building site in Oslo, using electric-powered machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world’s urban areas swell by the equivalent of a Dublin …

Norway has been voted as the best country in the world for quality of life according to United Nation’s latest Human Development Index (HDI) ranking. Neither the UK or the …

From January 2nd 2021, the government has imposed mandatory testing for Covid-19 for all travellers to Norway. The test must be done as soon as possible and within 24 hours …

On Monday 4 January 2021, Norway took up a seat in the United Nations Security Council for the 2021-2022 term as a non-permanent member.  Norway commenced its term along with …

The vessel, named Esvagt Schelde, is the first in a new series to be delivered to Esvagt. Work is well under way on a second vessel of the same type, and …

The police have published the names of all the missing people after the landslide in Gjerdrum municipality. These are the people that the rescue services are still looking for: Eirik …

The Norwegian company DNV GL, which was supposed to certify the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline upon completion of its construction, refused to provide this service after new US sanctions on the …

How to get professional qualifications obtained in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein recognised in the UK. This guidance is about getting an EEA or Swiss qualification recognised in the UK. …

Norway and India are lifting their bans on flights from Britain, introduced to stop the spread of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus. It is reported by Sky News.  Norway will lift the …

Norwegian rescuers deployed drones and dogs to negotiate unstable clay soil in a search for 10 people still missing after a landslide in southern Norway swept away more than a …

A Lithuanian woman might be among the 10 missing people following a landslide in Norway, according to the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry. “The Lithuanian embassy in Norway has asked the Ost …

A massive landslide just north of Oslo, Norway, on Wednesday left 10 people dead or unaccounted for, officials said. The landslide wiped out more than a dozen buildings in Ask, …

The Norwegian Government has decided to introduce restrictive measures against the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko. On 2 October this year, EU member states imposed restrictive measures against 40 Belarusian …

Foreign Ministries of Kazakhstan and Norway held regular political consultations via videoconferencing. Kazakh Foreign Ministry says the parties discussed political, trade, and economic cooperation issues within both bilateral and multilateral …

Cooperation between Estonia and Norway in security, in combating climate change and in the digital turnaround were discussed during a meeting of Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid with Norway’s Prime Minister …

The observations from 2019 show that the annual average CO2 concentration in the atmosphere that year was 411,9 parts per million (ppm) at Zeppelin in Svalbard. This is 2,6 ppm …

Norway and the United Kingdom signed an agreement today ensuring that Norwegian civil judgements can in the future be recognized or enforced in the United Kingdom. – This agreement ensures a …

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu has urged the Norwegian government to correct its mislabeling of Taiwanese living in the Scandinavian country as soon as possible. Wu was interviewed by Aftenposten, Norway’s largest …

Under the auspices and in the presence of Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh, Palestine and Norway signed today a number of agreements at a value of $7.5 million. Minister of Education …

Plastic pollution is not being effectively addressed by the current international legal and policy framework. Expert Group request UN to consider new global agreement.  In the beginning of November over …

‘I am very concerned about the grave humanitarian consequences of the conflict in the Tigray region in Ethiopia. The civilian population has been severely affected, and thousands of people are …

‘As one the world’s poorest countries, Afghanistan will continue to be an important partner for Norwegian development assistance. Norway will maintain a high level of aid until the end of …