The future of Norway isn’t about competing on being the cheapest but the most innovative. We have an expensive welfare state, and the only answer to continue that way is to become more competitive, especially on knowledge. Erna Solberg Read Quote
The private-public partnership models that have been made in the area of health – we really need to adopt those in the area of education. Erna Solberg Read Quote
It’s always important not to fall for the narrative of the terrorists. If you want to fight for getting a normal life back, you also have to participate. Erna Solberg Read Quote
Taxes are an important tool for us together with infrastructure investments, research, and development to create more jobs. Erna Solberg Read Quote
Norway has had a carbon tax in place for a long time. This has not slowed down industrial development. Rather, it has encouraged innovation and the development of solutions that reduce emissions and bring down operating costs. Erna Solberg Read Quote
In our view, the main role of the government in the green transition is to ensure a predictable framework and a level playing field for innovation, industry, and enterprise. And, most importantly, to provide clear direction. Erna Solberg Read Quote
We are a small country. That means there will be lots of similarities in policies. The priorities are about the same issues – you have to create more jobs; you have to invest in people so they are qualified for the jobs the new economy will bring. Erna Solberg Read Quote
I hope that we will find a solution that leaves Britain as a partner in a lot of the European activities that we need them to be a partner in. Erna Solberg Read Quote
Afghanistan has safe zones… so it’s possible to send grown-ups back to that country. We can’t empty Afghanistan. Erna Solberg Read Quote
For a small country like Norway, it’s important for our ability to trade and to invest across borders that we have fair trade and that we have multilateral trade systems, also. Erna Solberg Read Quote
