Society and politics

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will 13 September host a high-level conference on the international situation in the labour market, where millions of people are unemployed as a result of the global economic crisis. Read more

Please find below a link to the speech held by Foreign Minister Støre in Geneva on 20 April 2009 Read more

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Gordon Brown have launched a major new initiative to preserve the rainforest in the Congo Basin. The two Prime Ministers each committed GBP 50 million to the Congo Basin Forest Fund. Read more

Melting ice in the Arctic is a threat to hundreds of millions of people, a new UN-report states. Norway is aiming to become a pioneer in combating man-made climate change. Read more

"The EEA Agreement is our gateway to Europe, into European cooperation. The Agreement gives us the opportunity to solve shared problems, meet shared challenges and promote our fundamental interests and values," said the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs at The European Movement's council meeting in Oslo in April. Read more

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Støre presented the Norwegian Governments European policy at a Conference in Oslo 2 February. In his speech he identified the two main political priorities for Norway in the enlarged EU: Helping to develop an inclusive society in Europe; and contributing to responsible management of natural resources, especially in the High North. Read more

“Norway is contributing NOK 200 million to the new UN emergency relief fund, CERF, and is thus one of the first countries to make a contribution. We are doing this because the past year has shown that humanitarian crises call for an immediate response,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Read more