Fra 01.01.2010 er det ikke lenger mulig å søke om personnummer og pass samtidig. Dette fordi alle norske borgere må ha registrert personnummer i Folkeregisteret før søknad om pass kan innleveres ved utenriksstasjonen. Søknad om personnummer fremmes som tidligere ved utenriksstasjonen. [+] Read more

The traditional 17th of May celebration for the Norwegian community will be held at the ambassadors residence on Sunday 17th of May from 12:00-16:00 [+] Read more

The official 17th of May reception will be held at the Renaissance Hotel on 19th of May from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. [+] Read more

The exhibition ”August’s skattekiste” by the Norwegian printmaker Are Andreassen will be on display at KLPAC from 18 May to 31 May 2009. The opening reception will be held on 18 May at 8.00 pm at KLPAC. [+] Read more

Norway is working with major international health organisations in a new initiative in the fight against malaria. USD 225 million is to be invested in providing better and cheaper medicines to the world’s poor. [+] Read more

Nobel Laureate Al Gore and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre will host a conference on melting ice in Tromsø. The aim is to produce a joint statement that can provide input for the climate conference in Copenhagen. [+] Read more

Norway has assumed chairmanship of the Holocaust Task Force, and is approaching the task with humility: “We all have a duty to prevent anti-Semitism from ever regaining a foothold, either here or in any other country,” commented Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. [+] Read more

Norway has nominated former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thorbjørn Jagland for the position of Secretary General of the Council of Europe. [+] Read more

After two years of intensive data collection, Norwegian and international scientists are now turning from fieldwork in polar regions to meticulous analysis. The end result will be more, and better, answers to questions related to climate change. [+] Read 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. [+] Read more