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Festivals to suit all tastes

Thu, 13 May 2010 12:16:22 GMT

Norway hosts a great variety of popular festivals during the summer months, extending across the entire music spectrum, from the more classically-based Bergen International Festival to the modern Øya Festival in Oslo.

Embassy observing 8. and 9. September

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:37:15 GMT

The Royal Norwegian Embassy will not work on the 8th and 9th of September 2010.

Student festival on global health

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:22:44 GMT

ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September.

Thank you Norway - Takk Norge

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:40:42 GMT

Sincere and very originally expressed appreciation - from the Macedonian textile workers to Norway, for improving their work conditions.

Norway makes its move in the international chess world

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:06:46 GMT

A 19-year-old chess Grandmaster from Norway competes against the whole world, and the northern city of Tromsø makes a bid to host the World Chess Olympiad in 2014. Can Norway become a key player in international chess?

The labour market and the economic crisis

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:33:38 GMT

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will 13 September host a high-level conference on the international situation in the labour market, where millions of people are unemployed as a result of the global economic crisis.

Support of Oslo Commitments on Armed Violence

Wed, 19 May 2010 11:23:22 GMT

More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May.

United on Arctic challenges

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:35:28 GMT

Although there are those who have warned that increased activity and unresolved boundaries in the Arctic would raise tensions, developments in the region are bearing witness to just the opposite.

Earth Hour 2010

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:33:49 GMT

At 8:30 pm 27 March 2010 Norway will plunge into darkness, joining in the world’s largest visual climate change campaign.

Building a cutting-edge wind turbine

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:32:25 GMT

The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient.

An historic jump

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:25:20 GMT

The people of Norway chose Anette Sagen, Norway’s top woman ski jumper, to inaugurate the new Holmenkollen ski jump facility.

“The hairy guy”

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:24:41 GMT

“American Steven Holl’s latest project is a breath of fresh architectural air set just above the Arctic Circle,” wrote the journal Wallpaper about the new Hamsun Centre.

Not just clowning around

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:39:26 GMT

Have you seen them madly sweeping the ice dressed in their clown pants? The Norwegian men’s curling team has attracted widespread attention at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver thanks to its conspicuous attire.

From the South Pole to Vancouver

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:41:49 GMT

Norwegians like to think they are born with skis on their feet. But will their country’s illustrious history of polar expeditions and skiing innovations actually help Norwegian skiers to compete against the crème-de-la-crème at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver? And will Norway be rewarded once again for fair play?

“The world’s most important human rights organisation”

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:58:51 GMT

On 29 September, President of the Norwegian parliament Thorbjørn Jagland was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Now he intends to modernise what he describes as the world’s most important human rights organisation, and make it more effective.

World’s first floating wind turbine

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:10:36 GMT

The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine – known as Hywind – was officially opened on 8 September off the southwest coast of Norway. “This is an important step towards creating a new Norwegian energy industry at sea,” declared Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the polar ice

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:10:43 GMT

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the polar ice UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Svalbard in Norway’s Arctic region to view firsthand the impacts of climate change. Some hectic weeks are in store before the climate summit convenes in Copenhagen.

Carbon capture and storage – a part of the solution

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:07:50 GMT

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will be hosting the High-Level Conference on Climate Change and Technology in Bergen on 27-28 May 2009. The agenda will focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS), a technology that could prove crucial if the world is to achieve necessary cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions.

New initiative against malaria

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:07:45 GMT

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.

Norwegian Chairmanship of the Holocaust Task Force

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:07:55 GMT

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.

Norway Hosts Peace Mediator Conference

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:56:56 GMT

Peace mediators from all over the world gathered in Norway at the Oslo Forum in the last week of June, to share experiences on ongoing mediation in peace processes in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Somalia.

Partnerships for Sustainable Development:

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:57:15 GMT

Sustainable development has been on the global agenda for more than two decades and is reaching new levels of urgency in this era of unprecedented economic growth. As the global economy continues to expand at a rapid pace, how can we ensure the needs of future generations are taken into account? As business and technology make creative and technological advances, how can we best utilise these advances for sustainability?

For more information: http://www.csr-oslo.org/

Norwegian Military Camp Banski Rid handed back to Macedonian authorities

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:56:44 GMT

After 6 years the Norwegian military camp Banski Rid was handed back to Macedonian authorities. Camp Commander Egil Holstad thanked Macedonia for their generous hospitality and stated that serving in Macedonia had been one of the best experiences of his life.

Ice transformed into music

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:42:07 GMT

At the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, the timing of the concerts is set by the moon and the music takes its resonance from the weather. Innovative use of nature’s own materials is front and centre at this one-of-a-kind music festival.

a-ha takes a final bow

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:14:29 GMT

After nearly three decades together, Norway’s most renowned pop group is splitting up.

Piano Success on Top of the World!

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:47:51 GMT

The very first ”Top of the World International Piano Competition” takes place in Tromsø between the 14th and 19^th of June 2009. But the competition is already a success even before it starts due to the sensational and ”all time high” interest from all over the world: A total of 361 applicants from 56 different countries is by far a world record for any new piano competition. The contestants are between 17 and 35 years of age and they are all outstanding and marvelous pianists.

Grammy awarded Norwegian songwriters

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:59:18 GMT

What do Beyoncé, Shakira, Rihanna and Ne-Yo have in common? They all perform songs written by Stargate, the Norwegian duo Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen.

Norwegian world champion chef

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:58:52 GMT

Geir Skeie from Norway has won the prestigious gold trophy at Bocuse d’Or – the unofficial world championship for chefs.

Grieg on Classic FM from 1st of March

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:57:57 GMT

Classic FM radio in cooperation with the Norwegian embassy in Skopje, Macedonia launched the project “A GLANCE ON NORWAY II-Remembering Grieg” officially on the 1^st of March 2007.

Classic FM feature: The Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:58:33 GMT

Wednesday 6 september at 16:30 hours, Classic FM will host a program dedicated to the famous norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø. Classic FM is found on 90.8 Mhz.

The Norwegian Monarchy Featured on Classic FM

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:58:01 GMT

16:30 hours 9th of August, Classic FM will host a one hour feature about the Norwegian Monarchy. Classic FM is found on 90.8 Mhz in the Skopje area.

Norwegian Filmmakers in Bit Pazar

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:59:04 GMT

Award winning Norwegian director Marius Holst has this week been filming in the Bit Pazar of Skopje's old town. The story is a father-son drama and the plot takes the characters both to Kosovo and Norway.

Globalskolen

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:26:07 GMT

Globalskolen tilbyr kompletterende grunnskoleundervisning til norske barn og unge som bor i utlandet.

Norwegian School Online

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:07:41 GMT

Globalskolen provides education in the three subjects included in "Complementary education for children abroad": Norwegian, Social Studies and Religion&Ethics from 1st to 10th grade. Norwegian as a second language is organized in separate classes.

The education is organized with workplans for the pupils every week. These workplans are asynchronized. This makes it possible for teachers and pupils to work individually and not necessarily be online at the same time. This means flexibility for the families and the variety of time zones do not affect the participation. The education still maintains a firm structure throughout 30 weeks each schoolyear.

Norway provides NOK 80 million for clean energy investment fund

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:56:26 GMT

Norway and the EU are joining forces to boost investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.