📋 Tender Overview
On 13 February the Intelligence Service the Police Security Service and the National Security Authority presented their open threat and risk assessments.Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram Center Party and Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl Center Party spoke at the press conference before NK Intelligence Service Lars Nordrum chief of the Police Security Service Beate Gangas and chief of the National Security Authority Sofie Nystrm presented their assessments of current security challenges.The reports presented today underline that the world is more dangerous and unpredictable. It is almost a year since Russias brutal attack on Ukraine. The war has changed the world Europe and Norway. The war has changed our everyday lives. The situation places high demands on national cooperation on security and emergency preparedness and it requires us to make use of the knowledge the EOS services present to us here today said Minister of Defence Bjrn Arild Gram.The Defense Minister stressed that Russia poses the greatest threat to Norwegian and European security.The seriousness sets clear requirements for the organisation of the Armed Forces. We are entering an important year with important choices for Norwegian security. Norwegian security must be defended every day. Time requires a larger and more modern defense that together with allies can prevent conflict and defend us if we have to he emphasizes.The war in Ukraine is taking place outside our national borders. But also on Norwegian territory what happened on 24 February last year has had consequences. Over the past year many Norwegians have become closer to possible threats to Norway through incidents that have occurred in and around our country. It is not new that Norway have to deal with complex threats such as intelligence activity strategic acquisitions or possible acts of sabotage. But the security situation has intensified and there has been considerable attention in several of these areas says Minister of Justice and Public Security Emilie Enger Mehl.Norway have experienced a possible terrorist attack in the past year. It has affected us all. We experienced for a short period that the terrorist threat was raised to the top level. Today PST would like to point out that the terrorist threat is now at a moderate level. This is also part of what we must work to ensure the best possible courage. The evaluation of the attack in Oslo on 25 June which will be published later this spring may be important in this work says Mehl.ReportsIn the annual threat assessment FOKUS the Intelligence Service provides its analysis of the status and expected developments within thematic and geographical areas that the service considers to be particularly relevant to Norwegian security and national interests.
