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==Europe== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" |- ! style="width:15%;"| Country ! style="width:12%;"| Formal Relations Began !Notes |- valign="top" |{{flag|Austria}}||<!--Date started-->|| * Austria has an embassy in Oslo. * Norway has an embassy in [[Vienna]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Croatia}}||<!--Date started-->1992||See [[Croatia–Norway relations]] * Croatia has an embassy in Oslo. * Norway has an embassy in [[Zagreb]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Cyprus}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Cyprus–Norway relations]] Diplomatic relations were established on March 22, 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |access-date=2010-05-15 |publisher=[[Cyprus]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The government in Cyprus considers that "bilateral relations between Cyprus and Norway are excellent in all fields".<ref name="Cyprus Embassy"/> Neither country has resident ambassadors. Cyprus is represented in Norway through its embassy in [[Stockholm, Sweden]] and 2 honorary consulates, one in [[Oslo]] and the second in [[Kristiansand]]. Norway is represented in Cyprus through its embassy in [[Athens, Greece]] and an honorary consulate in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |title=Consulates in Greece and Cyprus |access-date=2010-05-15 |quote=There are several Norwegian Honorary Consulates in Greece, and one in Nicosia, Cyprus. |publisher=[[Norway]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100301201453/http://www.norway.gr/Embassy/Consulates/ |archive-date=March 1, 2010 }}</ref> Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]].<ref name="Cyprus Embassy">{{cite web |url=http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp |title=Cyprus – Norway Bilateral Relations |publisher=[[Cyprus|Embassy of Cyprus in Sweden]] |access-date=May 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080508012526/http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/3_political_section_norway.asp |archive-date=May 8, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On August 21, 1951, there was a Consular Convention and an Exchange of Letters relating to establishing diplomatic relations. On May 2, 1951, there was a [[Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation]] and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income. On May 17, 1962, there was an Exchange of Letters constituting an [[Visa requirements for Northern Cypriot citizens|Agreement on the Abolition of Visa Requirement]] in [[Nicosia]]. On March 5, 1963, there was an Agreement on Commercial Scheduled Air Transport signed in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf%3FOpenElement |title=Kingdom of Norway |access-date=2010-05-21 |publisher=[[Cyprus]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}</ref> Norway provides direct funding to the Cypriot Government and also to local authorities, NGOs and educational institutions through [[EEA and Norway Grants]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Norwegian partners get valuable insight in Cyprus |url=http://www.norway.gr/News_and_events/business_and_eea/eea/Norwegian-partners-get-valuable-insight-in-Cyprus/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110721083254/http://www.norway.gr/News_and_events/business_and_eea/eea/Norwegian-partners-get-valuable-insight-in-Cyprus/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-21 |work=[[Norway|Royal Norwegian Embassy in Athens]] |year=2008 |access-date=2010-05-15 }}</ref> The NGO Fund in Cyprus is co-financed by the [[European Economic Area]] (EEA) Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism. It was established in 2004.<ref name=ngo/> In 2006, Norway increased its commitment to offer a total contribution of 4.66 million [[euro]]s.<ref name=ngo>{{cite web |url = http://www.eeangofund.org.cy/page_1229620162754.html |title = NGO Fund Launch Event |work = The Fund for Non Governmental Organisations in Cyprus |access-date = May 1, 2009 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110718163558/http://www.eeangofund.org.cy/page_1229620162754.html |archive-date = July 18, 2011 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> In 2007 a delegation from the [[EEA and Norway Grants]] went to Cyprus to "monitor the spending of Norwegian funds given to Cyprus as part of the [[European Economic Area]]."<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway allocates 4.7 million euro to Cyprus |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=BBAB&d_place=BBAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11CEB9D290E2C8D0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |quote=A delegation of the Norwegian EEA Financial Mechanism is on the island to monitor the spending of Norwegian funds given to Cyprus as part of the European Economic Area Agreement. A meeting on this issue was held at the Planning Bureau between the Norwegian delegation and a Cypriot... |work=[[Cyprus News Agency]] |date= November 13, 2007 |access-date=2010-05-16 }}</ref> In 2008 Norwegian Foreign Minister [[Jonas Gahr Støre]] traveled to Cyprus to meet President [[Demetris Christofias]]. They met to discuss Norway's assistance to the Cypriot village of [[Salamiou]], in [[Paphos]]. The Norwegians plan to rebuild an old elementary school in the village. It will then become a Regional Centre for Environmental Education at the cost of €735,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway's FM visits to inaugurate environmental project |url=http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/norway-s-fm-visits-inaugurate-environmental-project |work=[[Cyprus Mail]] |date=June 29, 2008 |access-date=2010-05-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105210452/http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/norway-s-fm-visits-inaugurate-environmental-project |archive-date=November 5, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The taxation levels in Cyprus are considerably lower than in Norway, and Cyprus has actively courted Norwegians to move to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece |title=Kypros jakter på rike nordmenn |date=May 11, 2006 |quote=Det ble i går kjent at skipsreder John Fredriksen tidligere Norges rikeste mann har gitt opp sitt norske pass og blitt kypriot. Fredriksen kom dermed kypriotene i forkjøpet. |language=no |work=[[Dagsavisen]] |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921224308/http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article266870.ece |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref> Among the Norwegians who moved to Cyprus is the shipping billionaire [[John Fredriksen]], who was the richest man in Norway.<ref>{{cite news|title=Norway's richest man no longer |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |work=[[Aftenposten]] |date=May 11, 2006 |access-date=2010-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808041748/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/business/article1314163.ece |archive-date=August 8, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Skatteflyktet til Kypros |url=http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |quote=Norges rikeste mann, god for minst 33 milliarder kroner, John Fredriksen (61), har gitt opp sitt norske statsborgerskap og allerede fått innvilget kypriotisk – av skattemessige årsaker. |work=Ukeavisenledelse |language=no |date=August 23, 2006 |access-date=2010-05-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190140/http://www.ukeavisenledelse.no/arkiv/skatteflyktet_til_kypros?utskrift=1 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece |title=Fredriksen blir kypriot |language=no |date=May 10, 2006 |work=[[Aftenposten]] |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100828215509/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article1311458.ece |archive-date=August 28, 2010 |df=mdy }}</ref> In 1996 tax rules in Norway were changed to keep shipping companies competitive and under the Norwegian flag. By 2008 changes to the [[tonnage tax]] regime to harmonize them with the [[European Union]] forced some companies to register in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norway's Whilhelmsen moving shipping unit to Malta |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723211655/http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1860840120080618 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |quote=The changes were aimed at making Norwegian shipping rules more like those in the European Union, but industry groups have said the move might force some to register in tax havens such as Bermuda or Cyprus. |work=[[Reuters]] |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=2010-05-15 }}</ref> Norwegian [[Service rig]] company [[Prosafe]] moved their headquarters to Cyprus.<ref>{{cite news|language=no|url=http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article1635271.ece|title=Rømmer norsk utbytteskatt|date=February 9, 2007|work=[[E24 Næringsliv]]|access-date=2009-05-06}}</ref> Several Norwegian retirees also moved to Cyprus; this too is largely to benefit from the lower tax rate on Cyprus and the minimal crime.<ref name=colony/> The Norwegian colony on Cyprus is in [[Paphos]].<ref name=colony>{{cite news |url=http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780 |quote=Low taxation, low living costs and summery winter temperature limits more and more Norwegians to settle on the Mediterranean island. Now we have established a Norwegian "colony" in Paphos in Cyprus similar seen in Spain. |title=Norske pensjonister: Flytter til 8% skatt på Kypros |date=December 4, 2008 |work=[[Verdens Gang|VG Nett]] |access-date=2009-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217083716/http://www.vg.no/dinepenger/artikkel.php?artid=544780 |archive-date=December 17, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054632/http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.nsf/All/4FC761EE2A113ECBC22571E1002F4D22/$file/Norway.pdf?OpenElement Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Norway] * Cyprus is accredited to Norway from its embassy in [[Stockholm]], Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/default.asp |title=Embassy of Cyprus in Stockholm |access-date=May 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090708035356/http://www.cyprusemb.se/dbase/cypemb/default.asp |archive-date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Norway is accredited to Cyprus from its embassy in [[Athens]], Greece.<ref name="norway.gr">{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.gr/|title=Norway – the official site in Greece|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Denmark}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Denmark–Norway relations]] Both countries have a very long history together, both countries were part of the [[Kalmar Union]] between 1397 and 1523. Norway was in [[Denmark–Norway|Union with Denmark]] between 1537 and 1814. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1905, after [[Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905|Norway's independence]]. Both countries are full members of the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]], of [[NATO]], and of the [[Council of Europe]]. There are around 15,000 [[Norwegians|Norwegian people]] living in Denmark and around 20,000 [[Danish people]] living in Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/01/10/utlstat/index.html|title=Utenlandske statsborgere – SSB|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Denmark has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://norge.um.dk/|title=Danmark i Norge|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Norway has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norsk.dk/|title=Norge – det offisielle norske nettsted i Danmark|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005234844/http://www.norsk.dk/|archive-date=October 5, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Estonia}}||<!--Date started-->|| * Estonia has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.estemb.no/|title=Estemb in Oslo|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Norway has an embassy in [[Tallinn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norra.ee/|title=Norra – ametlik kodulehekülg Eestis|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|European Union}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Norway–European Union relations]] Norway is part of the EU market via the [[European Economic Area]] and the [[Schengen Area]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Finland}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Finland–Norway relations]] * Norway has an embassy in [[Helsinki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norja.fi/|title=Norja – virallinen sivusto Suomessa|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927185221/http://www.norja.fi/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Finland has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.finland.no/Public/Default.aspx|title=Suomen suurlähetystö, Oslo|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|France}}||<!--Date started-->1905||See [[France–Norway relations]] * Norway has an embassy in [[Paris]]. * France has an embassy in Oslo. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Germany}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Germany–Norway relations]] * Germany has an embassy in Oslo. * Norway has an embassy in [[Berlin]], a consulate-general in [[Hamburg]] and a consulate in [[Düsseldorf]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Greece}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Greece–Norway relations]] * Greece has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gr/missionsabroad/en/norway-en|title=Greece in Norway – Hellenic Republic – Greece in the World|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Norway has an embassy in [[Athens]].<ref name="norway.gr"/> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Hungary}}||<!--Date started-->1920|| * Hungary has an embassy in [[Oslo]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Stavanger]] and [[Sarpsborg]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/NO/en/mainpage.htm|title=Hungarian embassy in Oslo|website=Mfa.gov.hu|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=May 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518035448/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/NO/en/mainpage.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Norway has an embassy in [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norvegia.hu/|title=Norvégia – hivatalos honlapja Magyarországon|website=Norvegia.hu|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=March 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306214857/http://www.norvegia.hu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Iceland}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Iceland–Norway relations]] In 2007, the two countries signed a defense agreement, covering surveillance and military defense of Icelandic air space and economic zone. It means that Norwegian jet fighters and surveillance aircraft will be patrolling Icelandic air space. It is underlined that the agreement with Norway only covers peacetime. In case of a military conflict it is still [[NATO]] and the [[United States Government]] that will carry the main responsibility for Iceland's defense.<ref>{{cite news|title=Norway, Iceland to sign defense agreement|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200704/25/eng20070425_369466.html|agency=[[Xinhua]]|work=People's Daily Online|date=April 25, 2007|access-date=June 15, 2009}}</ref> The agreement was signed following the decision to pullout [[US military]] from the [[Keflavík]] naval air base.<ref>{{cite news|title=Norway, Iceland to boost defence cooperation|url=http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=68515&cid=2|quote=Norway and Iceland will sign an agreement on Thursday to step up defence cooperation to improve the Atlantic island nation's security following the U.S. withdrawal from the Keflavik naval air base, officials said on Tuesday.|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=April 24, 2007|access-date=June 15, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722134201/http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=68515&cid=2|archive-date=July 22, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * Norway has an embassy in [[Reykjavík]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noregur.is|title=Norge – det offisielle nettstedet på Island|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Iceland has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/no/|title=Norway > The Icelandic Foreign Services|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208092746/http://www.iceland.is/iceland-abroad/no/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ireland}}||<!--Date started-->|| * Norway has [[Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dublin|an embassy]] in [[Dublin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.ie/|title=Norway – the official site in Ireland|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Ireland has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=35320|title=Department of Foreign Affairs|access-date=February 20, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219220744/http://web.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=35320|archive-date=December 19, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Italy}}||<!--Date started-->|| * Italy has an embassy in Oslo. * Norway has an embassy in [[Rome]]. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Kosovo}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Kosovo–Norway relations]] Norway [[International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence|recognized]] Kosovo on March 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/ud/press/News/2008/norway_kosovo.html?id=505130|title=Norway recognises Kosovo as an independent state|date=March 28, 2008|access-date=2008-03-28}}</ref> Norway has an embassy in Pristina, while Kosovo has hinted that it will include Norway in the second wave of embassy openings. |- |{{flag|Monaco}} | | * Norway is accredited to Monaco from its embassy in Paris, France and maintains an honorary consulate in Monaco.<ref>{{cite web|last=Utenriksdepartementet|date=2020-02-14|title=Utestasjoner med sideakkreditering|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/sideakkreditering/id515245/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Regjeringen.no|language=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ambassaden og konsulatene|url=https://www.norway.no/no/france/for-nordmenn/om-ambassaden/|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Norgesportalen|language=no}}</ref> * Monaco maintains an honorary consulate in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Norvège / Tous les Pays / Relations bilatérales / La Diplomatie et la Présence Internationale / Monaco à l'International / Action Gouvernementale / Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco|url=https://www.gouv.mc/Action-Gouvernementale/Monaco-a-l-International/La-Diplomatie-et-la-Presence-Internationale/Relations-bilaterales/Tous-les-Pays/Norvege|access-date=2020-08-11|website=www.gouv.mc}}</ref> |- valign="top" |{{flag|Netherlands}}||<!--Date started-->|| * the Netherlands has an embassy in Oslo. * Norway has an embassy in [[The Hague]]. * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Poland}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Norway–Poland relations]] * Norway has an embassy in [[Warsaw]]. * Poland has an embassy in Oslo. * Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Romania}}||<!--Date started-->April 3, 1917||See [[Norway–Romania relations]] * Both nations were established formal relations on April 3, 1917. * Norway has an embassy in [[Bucharest]].<ref>[http://www.norvegia.ro/ Embassy of Norway in Bucharest (in English and Norwegian)]</ref> * Romania has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oslo.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en|title=AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Regatul Norvegiei|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Both nations are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Russia}}||<!--Date started-->October 30, 1905||See [[Norway–Russia relations]] * Both nations were established formal relations on October 30, 1905.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norvegia.ru/norsk/russland/fakta/bilaterale.htm |title=Norwegian embassy in Moscow |access-date=September 13, 2009 |archive-date=May 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505132429/http://www.norvegia.ru/norsk/russland/fakta/bilaterale.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Norway has an [[Embassy of Norway in Moscow|embassy in Moscow]], a consulate-general in [[St. Petersburg]] and a consulate in [[Murmansk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norvegia.ru/|title=Norway – the official site in Russia|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202044949/http://www.norvegia.ru/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Russia has an embassy in Oslo and two consulates-general in [[Barentsburg]] and [[Kirkenes]].<ref>[http://www.norway.mid.ru/en/ Embassy of Russia in Oslo (in English, Norwegian and Russian)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611022740/http://www.norway.mid.ru/en/ |date=June 11, 2011 }}</ref> *''See also'': [[Kola Norwegians]] |- valign="top" |{{flag|Serbia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Norway–Serbia relations]] * Norway has an embassy in [[Belgrade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norveska.org.rs/|title=Norway – the official site in Serbia|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Serbia has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oslo.mfa.gov.rs/|title=Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Kingdom of Norway|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Both nations are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)]]. * Norway supported the [[1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], and later participated in the [[Kosovo Force]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Spain}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Norway–Spain relations]] * Norway has an embassy in [[Madrid]], a consulate-general in [[Barcelona]] and a consulate in [[Alicante]]. * Spain has an embassy in Oslo. * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Sweden}}||<!--Date started-->1905||See [[Norway-Sweden relations]] Both nations established diplomatic relations in 1905, after the [[dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905]]. * Norway has an embassy in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norge.se/|title=Norge – det offisielle nettstedet i Sverige|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Sweden has an embassy in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/Oslo/|title=Oslo – SwedenAbroad|access-date=February 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309100830/http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/Oslo/|archive-date=March 9, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and [[NATO]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Switzerland}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Norway-Switzerland relations]] * Norway has an embassy in [[Bern]] and two consulates-general in [[Geneva]] and [[Zürich]]. * Switzerland has an embassy in Oslo. |- valign="top" |{{flag|Ukraine}}||<!--Date started-->1992||See [[Norway–Ukraine relations]] * The two countries established formal relations in 1992 * Norway recognized Ukraine's independence in 1991 * [[Embassy of Norway, Kyiv|Norway has an embassy]] in [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norway.com.ua/|title=Norway – the official site in Ukraine|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * [[Embassy of Ukraine, Oslo|Ukraine has an embassy]] in Oslo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://norway.mfa.gov.ua/en|title=Embassy of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Norway|access-date=February 20, 2015}}</ref> * Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. |- valign="top" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}||1905||See [[Norway–United Kingdom relations]] Norway established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 6 November 1905. *Norway maintains an [[Embassy of Norway, London|embassy]] in [[London]], and an honoury consulate general in [[Edinburgh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.norway.no/en/uk/services-info/norway-uk/|title=Norway in the United Kingdom|website=[[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Oslo|Norway in the United Kingdom]]|access-date=14 December 2024|archive-date=10 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910014334/https://www.norway.no/en/uk/services-info/norway-uk/|url-status=live}}</ref> * The United Kingdom is accredited to Norway through its [[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Oslo|embassy]] in Oslo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-oslo|title=British Embassy Oslo|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310004205/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-oslo|url-status=live}}</ref> Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact,<ref>{{cite news|last=Politi|first=James|date=19 September 2023|title=US unveils Atlantic co-operation pact|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|website=[[Financial Times]]|url=https://www.ft.com/content/56706df4-f39b-4ab5-8acf-b252176d172d|access-date=19 January 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119085952/https://www.ft.com/content/56706df4-f39b-4ab5-8acf-b252176d172d|archive-date=19 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Council of Europe]], the [[International Criminal Court]], [[Joint Expeditionary Force]], [[NATO]], [[OECD]], [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a [[Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom|Free Trade Agreement]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Jayawardena|first=Ranil|date=8 July 2021|title=United Kingdom signs free trade deal with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/united-kingdom-signs-free-trade-deal-with-norway-iceland-and-liechtenstein|website=GOV.UK|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708140450/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/united-kingdom-signs-free-trade-deal-with-norway-iceland-and-liechtenstein|archive-date=8 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> a Green Partnership,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Norway in the United Kingdom|url=https://www.norway.no/en/uk/news-events/green-partnership/|date=20 October 2023|title=Norway enters into green partnership with the UK|website=Norway in the United Kingdom|access-date=14 December 2024|archive-date=1 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240901174047/https://www.norway.no/en/uk/news-events/green-partnership/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a Strategic Partnership.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starmer|first=Keir|date=16 December 2024|title=PM meeting with Prime Minister Støre of Norway: 16 December 2024|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-prime-minister-store-of-norway-16-december-2024|access-date=16 December 2024|website=GOV.UK|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216151024/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-prime-minister-store-of-norway-16-december-2024|archive-date=16 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> |}
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