Tightening of Norway’s immigration policy

The Norwegian Government proposes to establish two new funds with a total capital of NOK 100 billion (approximately £10billion). “The funds will ease the access to loans for companies and households, and contribute to stabilise the financial market", says Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. + More

The Government decided today that Norway will join the newly founded International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The purpose of IRENA is to promote the use of renewable energy on a global scale, particularly in developing countries. + More

The appointment of Robert Mood as head of mission and chief of staff of UNTSO, the UN peacekeeping operation in the Middle East, will strengthen Norway’s presence in the region says the Norwegian Ministry of Defence. + More

Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, and Ministry official Steffen Kongstad, who led the negotiations on the cluster munitions ban, have been voted persons of the year by the prominent disarmament organisation Arms Control Association (ACA). + More