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Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognise Palestine as independent state

Israel recalls ambassadors for all three nations over what it calls a ‘distorted step’

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Norway government lowers fish farm resource tax proposal to 35%

Norway's government aims to levy a 35% resource tax rate on the profits of salmon and trout farmers, it said on Tuesday, down from an initial proposal of 40% which sharply hit fish farming stock prices when announced last year.

Reuters

In show of unity, NATO and EU heads visit North Sea gas platform

The heads of NATO and the European Commission flew on Friday to a North Sea platform to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit underlining Norway's importance for gas shipments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy thanks Norway for $7 billion in aid over five years

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Norwegian lawmakers on Thursday for approving a bilateral aid package of some $7 billion over five years, saying Russia would never overcome the unity of Ukraine and its allies.

Reuters

Norway plans $7 billion in aid to Ukraine over five years

Norway's prime minister proposed on Monday that his country, a major petroleum exporter, should provide some 75 billion crowns ($7.3 billion) in aid to Ukraine over five years.

Reuters

Norway to raise spending from wealth fund to aid Ukraine, PM says

Norway will increase the spending from its sovereign wealth fund in the coming years to fund military and civilian aid to Ukraine, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told parliament on Thursday.

Reuters

Norway raises military alert in response to Ukraine war

Norway will put its military on a raised level of alert from Tuesday, moving more personnel on to operational duties and enhancing the role of a rapid mobilisation force in response to the war in Ukraine, the government said on Monday.

Reuters

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Europe steps up energy security amid sabotage allegations

Major leaks from Nord Stream gas pipelines off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden have been blamed on sabotage.

Al Jazeera

Norway pledges 1 billion euros to support Ukraine

Norway on Friday pledged 1 billion euros ($1.04 billion) to help Ukraine defend itself, support people in need and for reconstruction in the wake of Russia's invasion.

Reuters

Oslo gay bar shooting won't stop fight for equal rights - Norway PM

The deadly rampage by a gunman at a gay bar and another venue in central Oslo on Saturday will not put an end to the fight for the rights of all individuals to live a free and safe life, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Sunday.

Reuters

Horror on Oslo Pride day as gunman goes on deadly rampage killing two, injuring 21

Two men are killed and 21 people injured after a suspected Islamist extremist opens fire on a gay bar in Norway's capital.

ABC News

Tears in Oslo after two dead and 21 injured in nightclub 'terror' shooting

The city is morning alongside Norway's royal family at a makeshift memorial

Manchester Evening News

Nordics should consider joint air control in far north, Finnish parliament speaker says

Finland, Sweden and Norway should consider organising their air defence control jointly in territories north of the Arctic Circle in coming years, the speaker of the Finnish parliament said on Monday.

Reuters

Nordic neighbours vow to help Finland and Sweden in case of attack

Norway, Denmark and Iceland in a joint statement on Monday said they stand ready to support NATO applicants Finland and Sweden in case the two Nordic nations were to come under attack.

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UK and Norway leaders back freedom of choice for Nordic partners on security

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Stoere on Friday, with both leaders agreeing that Nordic countries must be free to make their own choices on security arrangements.

Reuters

On Norway's Arctic border with Russia, a town freezes ties with its eastern neighbour

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Norway to allocate $44 million to British-led Ukraine weapons procurement

Norway will allocate 400 million crowns ($43.7 million) to a British-led initiative for buying weapons for Ukraine, the Norwegian prime minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Norway PM tells kids: play with Ukrainian children to make them feel welcome

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere urged the country's children on Wednesday to invite Ukrainian refugee children to play with them and make them feel welcome, as the Scandinavian country geared up for more Ukrainians fleeing conflict at home.

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Fifty years on, Norway apologises for law that criminalised gay sex

The Norwegian government formally apologised to gay men on Wednesday for a law that once criminalised sexual intercourse between men.

Reuters

Russia's Putin assured his commitment to humanitarian access in Ukraine, Norway PM says

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Vladimir Putin had assured him Russia would contribute to securing humanitarian access to besieged civilians in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Europe is fueling Putin’s war machine in Ukraine

Today, the European Union contributed $1 billion toward Vladimir Putin’s war machine. Tomorrow, the EU will contribute another $1 billion to the Kremlin’s ongoing carnage of Ukrainian citizens. And $1 billion the next day too.

Reuters

Norway prepares for up to 100,000 Ukraine refugees this year, PM says

Norway believes the country will receive around 30,000 Ukrainian refugees this year but is preparing for a situation in which up to 100,000 may arrive as more people flee the Russian invasion, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told parliament on Friday.

Reuters

Norway will offer collective protection to Ukrainians, says PM

Norway will offer collective protection to Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Friday, emulating a similar move by the European Union.

Reuters

Norway not seeing higher military activity by Russia in Arctic, says PM

Norway, a member of NATO which shares a border with Russia in the Arctic, is not seeing higher military activity in the north following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told a news conference.

Reuters

Norway to end most pandemic curbs

Norway will scrap nearly all its remaining COVID-19 lockdown measures as high levels of coronavirus infections are unlikely to jeopardise health services, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Saturday.

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