From the Ambassador

Every second year the global maritime industry comes together for the Posidonia Shipping Exhibition in Athens. This year there were 1850 participating exhibitors from 87 countries, making it the world’s biggest of its kind. Read more

Few, if any, celebrate their National Day like we Norwegians do. It is a day when children are in focus, as they march in parades all over the country, waving their flags and singing national songs. Read more

This time I wish to commend the work being done by the Norwegian School Associations in Greece and in Cyprus. During childhood one has great abilities for learning languages (we are many who have experienced how that becomes more difficult later in life). For Norwegian children who live abroad it is of value to learn to speak Norwegian, even if it is not widely spoken at home or among friends. Read more

I hope 2010 has started well for the readers of the Norwegian Embassy’s Newsletter. We shall continue to keep you updated on major events in the weeks and months ahead. Read more

Both Greece and Norway have had parliamentary elections this fall. In Oslo the red-green government could stay on, albeit with a continued slim majority in the Storting. In the birthplace of democracy there has been a change of government. Read more

Dear reader of the embassy's web-site: In my last comments on this page I referred to the Nordic cooperation in Greece, in consular affairs and cultural activities. Read more

Dear reader of the embassy's web-site. I will from time to time share with you some thoughts and reflections on current issues. Focus will be on topics that I think may be of interest to our readers. Read more