“In Europe, human rights violations against LGBT people are numerous and serious,” states Håkon Haugli (Labour Party), who, on 20 March, was elected as the first rapporteur for LGBT issues in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

Ida Børresen was appointed as the new Secretary General of the Storting during a sitting in the Chamber in February.

The Storting’s Human Rights Commission was appointed to prepare and put forward recommendations for a limited revision of the Constitution with the object of strengthening the position of human rights in Norwegian law. Their report was delivered to the Presidium on 10 January 2012.

Speech made by the President of the Storting, Dag Terje Andersen, at the Nobel Banquet December 10 2011.

Monday 3rd October 2011.

The Storting has guided tours in both Norwegian and English every Saturday. There are also guided tours Monday to Friday, that require booking in advance.

The Constitution, as laid down on 17 May 1814 by the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll and subsequently amended.