Press statement by President von der Leyen with Norwegian Prime Minister Støre

European Commission - Statement Press statement by President von der Leyen with Norwegian Prime Minister Støre Brussels, 7 April 2025 "Check against delivery" Dear Jonas, Welcome to Brussels. Norway is member of the European family. We are united by shared values and integrated through our Single Market. When faced with shared challenges, we are keen to explore common solutions. And that is what our discussion today showed. From support to Ukraine, and defence, to the way we are going about the US tariffs. Our cooperation makes us stronger. On defence, Norway will be able to participate in the joint procurement of SAFE. And industries in Norway will be treated like EU industries. On Ukraine, Norway has been a key supporter. Our financial support combined with your own assistance will make a difference for the Ukrainians. We also discussed progress on the Green Alliance, which we signed in April two years ago. We are turning words into reality through concrete projects, from offshore wind over hydrogen to CCS. In particular, we agreed to speed up coordination between Norway, Member States and our companies to get even more projects up and running. Because in the global clean tech race, we are stronger together. We also discussed the effects of the US tariffs. These tariffs come first and foremost at immense costs for US consumers and businesses. But at the same time, they have a massive impact on the global economy. Especially hard hit are the developing countries....