4th February 2016
Oslo, Norway
Legislation passed shortly before Christmas means that British nationals who have been a registered voter in the UK within the last 15 years will be able to vote in the referendum on UK membership of the European Union. How British Nationals living in Norway can vote in the referendum The date of the referendum is […]
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21st January 2016
Oslo, Norway
In 2015 the British people elected a government committed to reforming, renegotiating and holding a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union before the end of 2017. Much is happening to deliver on that commitment. Prime Minister David Cameron’s objectives The Prime Minister believes that the reforms which Britain is seeking will […]
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10th December 2015
Oslo, Norway
Blogginnlegg av Ambassadør Sarah Gillett Forhandlingene i Paris beveger seg framover. Mange land jobber hardt for å få på plass en sterk avtale. Mens forhandlingsledere leter etter en felles plattform de siste dagene av COP21, passer det godt å minne oss selv på at alle har en rolle å spille i å finne de langsiktige […]
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12th August 2015
Oslo, Norway
By HM Ambassador Sarah Gillett The space probe “New Horizons” recently reached the edge of our solar system, after a journey of 4.7 billion kilometres to Pluto. I was amongst the many following with admiration and excitement the “call home message”, the imagery, and the promise of fascinating extensions to our knowledge of the universe. […]
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16th June 2015
Oslo, Norway
By HM Ambassador Sarah Gillett I arrived in Norway last year a couple of months after the 200th anniversary of Norway’s 1814 constitution. But the significance of the occasion reverberated long after 17 May 2014. And last week it was wonderful to witness Eidsvoll, where the constitution was signed, receive one of the prestigious Europa […]
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10th June 2015
Oslo, Norway
Blog post by Ambassador Sarah Gillett Recent weeks have been filled with events marking the Second World War, especially notable this year given the historical milestones of 75 years since it began, and 70 years since it concluded. Last Sunday was a particularly significant date for Norway. On 7 June 1940 King Haakon left Tromsø […]
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19th May 2015
Oslo, Norway
Although I have now been in Norway for a few months, I always knew that my “induction” would not be complete until I had experienced Grunnlovsdagen on the Seventeenth of May. Despite hearing and reading a lot about the significance of Constitution Day, Sunday’s festivities exceeded my already high expectations. The photographs look great. They […]
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17th March 2015
Oslo, Norway
A year ago, the Kremlin helped stage an illegal and illegitimate “referendum” in Crimea that culminated in Russia annexing Crimea from Ukraine, redrawing the map of Europe by force, and deepening the burgeoning crisis in east Ukraine. The so-called referendum, hastily prepared in just two weeks, was a mockery of democracy. There were no independent, […]
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6th January 2015
Oslo, Norway
Contributed by Lt Col Matt Skuse RM, British Defence Attaché in Norway. On 28 December 2014 the British Embassy was invited to participate in a ceremony commemorating the 100 year anniversary of a Captain Scott memorial monument raised on the mountain plateau at Finse. Captain Robert Falcon Scott, a British Royal Navy Officer and explorer, […]
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24th June 2014
Oslo, Norway
Energy security and climate policies that support green growth are two sides of the same coin. Improving resilience and capacity on one side strengthens the other. As EU leaders gather this week to discuss these interlinked issues, the following is a review of the priorities that the British Government will bring to the table. Norway […]
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