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An honor to welcome 🇪🇺 Vice President and Commissioner @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu at Norway House today, for the Women in Energy Network. And make no mistake; equality is not only a core democratic value, it’s also very smart economics. #InternationalWomensDay2025 #equality #diversity #inclusion

Norway increases its support to Ukraine to 7.25 billion euro for 2025, more than doubling its initially planned contribution, and confirming Norway’s firm stance together with European allies in support of Ukraine 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺

🇳🇴 State Secretary Joakim Øren attended the 🇪🇺 Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels today. Topics included: 🤝 Schengen cooperation 🧑‍✈️ Border control systems 🔁 Return policies 🛂🚶‍♂️ Asylum & migration.

Through #EUCivilProtection Mechanism Norway has helped evacuate around 2,250 Ukrainian patients for treatment in Norway and Europe. Norway will continue to support Ukraine with medical aid and assistance 🇳🇴🇺🇦🇪🇺 @ec.europa.eu @norwaymfa.government.no @anderseide.bsky.social

Today, UN countries came together in defence of international law, the UN Charter and a just and sustainable peace for Ukraine 🇺🇦.   Russia started this war. They must end it immediately.   #StandWithUkraine

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and the other world leaders briefed President Zelensky about further contributions of civilian and military support to Ukraine’s fight to defend itself during yesterday's summit in Kyiv. Read more in the following links: bit.ly/3XgvHso bit.ly/4hUgQvS bit.ly/41d56NV

Today, Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine has raged for three long years. Norway continues to stand fully and firmly behind Ukraine 🇺🇦🇳🇴

S.t.a.n.d. W.i.t.h. U.k.r.a.i.n.e. Three years of heroic resistance against russia’s unlawful, unprovoked and unacceptable aggression. This is the time for unwavering support. For more defence, more deterrence. No appeasement. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.

This week, the NSPA launched an OECD report on how Northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland cross-border cooperation enhances regional development. -I am happy that the report highlights the NSPA approach as a valuable model for rural areas worldwide, said State Secretary Emil Raaen.

Norwegian Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg met with European Commissioner Magnus Brunner at the #MSC yesterday 🇳🇴🇪🇺 In the meeting they discussed: - NATO cooperation - MSC cooperation - Migration and security

Today was the first EEA Joint Committee meeting of 2025🤝 The EEA/EFTA states and the EU discussed following up the the Niinistö report🛡️ The EEA/EFTA side also emphasized the need to shield the EEA/EFTA states from EU countermeasures in a potential trade dispute🇳🇴🇪🇺

Facing a more uncertain world and expecting turbulent times for international trade, it is as important to stand together for rules-based trade and ensure that we do not create restrictions within the internal market. 🇪🇺 This was a key message from Norway at the informal #COMPETCouncil. 🇳🇴

State Secretary Tomas Norvoll spoke today at the European Space Conference in Brussels 🛰️🇪🇺 - Closer cooperation between Norway and the EU in space would improve overall European security, and provide an alternative access to space, said state secretary Norvoll 🇳🇴🇪🇺🚀

Yesterday, a delegation from Norwegian authorities briefed EU institutions on Norway’s Total Defense Concept.🛡️ We would like to thank our EU-partners for interesting questions and discussions about how similar strategies could benefit Europe’s preparedness efforts. 🇳🇴🤝🇪🇺

State secretary Sindre Lysø participated this week in the informal meeting of education ministers in Warszaw 🇵🇱🇪🇺 Focus of the meeting was on inclusion in education. For Norway, it is essential to emphasize the need for practical and engaging learning to reach all students 🇳🇴📘

Yesterday, the closing of the #EEAandNorwayGrants programs 2014-2021 addressing domestic and gender-based violence, was marked at an event in Brussels.🛡️ 🇳🇴State Secretary Even Eriksen opened the event on "Working together for a Europe free from violence". 🇪🇺