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The NGO Norwegian People's Aid invites all interested persons to an open meeting in the Aktaion Hall in Rhodes. The main topics will be the global action against landmines and the importance of completing the clearance on suspected areas. Read more

In Friday 11th November’s session of the Council of State, the King honourably discharged Mr. Knut Storberget from the office as Minister of Justice. From the same point of time Ms. Grete Faremo has been appointed Minister of Justice and Mr. Espen Barth Eide Minister of Defence. Read more

The Norwegian student Øystein Brekk will spend the next years in Athens, doing research on Parkinson`s Disease for his PhD. Øystein is a part of the PhD fellowship “Marie Curie Actions Training Network”, which provides training and research experience for researchers of any age or nationality. We asked Øystein to write an article for the Embassy’s webpage about his experiences in Greece. Read more

The Norwegian Ambassador to Greece, H.E. Sjur Larsen presented his credentials to the President of the Hellenic Republic, H.E Karolos Papoulias on October 18th. Read more

The Norwegian Embassy in Athens will be closed on the Greek National Holiday of 28 October. Read more

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in peace-building work. Women’s participation is crucial in promoting peace and preventing conflict.” Read more

We congratulate the three winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. "This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in peace-building work. Women’s participation is crucial in promoting peace and preventing conflict,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Read more

- There are certainly investment opportunities in Greece and we will be working to promote opportunities for investment, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Giske said after courtesy meetings with Greek Prime Minster Papandreou, the Minister of Environment and Energy Mr. Papakonstantinou, and Minister of Development, Competitiveness & Shipping, Mr. Chryssohoidis on Tuesday 4 October. Read more

On Saturday 1 October, over 70 people attended the conference entitled “Child Safety in the Car – Bonding in the Family. Raising a Baby in Scandinavia and in Greece” which was hosted by the Norwegian Embassy and the two Norwegian companies Stokke and BeSafe. The Norwegian Ambassador to Greece opened the conference. Read more

Nearly 12 000 foreign nationals are studying at Norwegian institutions of higher education. The Greek student Argiro Roinioti spent a year at the University NTNU in Trondheim to work on her master thesis. -If you like nature, skiing, hiking and snow, then Trondheim is your city! Here you can read more about Argiro’s Norwegian experience. Read more

Municipal elections were held in Norway on September 12, deciding councils in municipalities and counties throughout the nation. And although local elections in Norway do not necessarily have a major impact on national government policy, they give an important indication of what kind of politics Norwegian citizens want in their home region. Read more

To honor the victims of the Oslo and Utøya attacks, a National Memorial Ceremony was held on August 21st. Prime Minister Stoltenberg underlined in his speech: "No matter where you live, no matter which God you worship, each and every one of us can take responsibility and can guard freedom”. Read more

Friends of the Earth Norway, Forum for Environment and Development (ForUM) and the company Cermaq ASA have agreed on a Joint Statement on the foundation for sustainable aquaculture. The statement concludes a more than two years old complaint on Norwegian fish farming activities in Chile and Canada. Read more

In view of the first year implementation of the IB Diploma Programme at Platon School in Athens, a 50% tuition discount is offered to the first Norwegian student who wishes to attend the programme in the 2011 - 2012 academic year. The philosophy of the Platon school is that internationalism is one of the most important elements of education in the 21st century. Read more

The 39th Norway Cup has started in Oslo. 1,400 teams comprising of 30,000 participants from 51 nations will the next seven days participate in the largest youth and development tournament in the world. With last weekend’s terror attacks in mind, the tournament will more than ever be an important meeting place for unity and fellowship. Read more

The Norwegian Embassy in Athens would like to say thank you for all the warm thoughts and sympathy to Norway and its people after the terrible crimes that took place on Friday 22th of July. Your condolences and well wishes at this difficult time are very much appreciated. We take great care to communicate this wave of sympathy as an expression of international solidarity. Read more

Following Friday's horrific and tragic attacks on the government offices in Oslo and the youth summer camp at Utøya, a book of condolences is open for signing at the Norwegian Embassy Monday and Tuesday between 12:00 and 14:00. Read more

In his address at the Oslo Cathedral today Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg opened: "It is nearly two days since Norway was hit by the worst atrocity it has seen since the Second World War. On Utøya, and in Oslo. It seems like an eternity. These have been hours, days and nights filled with shock, despair, anger and weeping." Read more

“If one man can show so much hatred, imagine how much love we can show together.” So said a young woman who lost friends on the island of Utøya during the attacks of Friday 22 July. The quote has been widely embraced by survivors, families and political leaders in Norway. Read more

Will there be any more strikes in Greece? Should we contact the Norwegian Embassy during our visit? These are some of the questions ambassador Sverre Stub answered to during the online meeting on traveling in Greece this summer. Read more