Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Acronym: NHO
General Information
Identification Code: 07442991338-05
Website: http://www.nho.no
Entity Form: ASBL
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 3/11/2009
Last Update: 8/30/2023
EP Accredited Number: 4
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) is the main employer and business/industrial federation in Norway and is a full member of BusinessEurope. NHO's members currently include 30,000 private enterprises within e.g. manufacturing, services, and handicrafts industry, covering virtually all sub-sectors. Furthermore, 17 sector federations are affiliated to the NHO. NHO has 10 regional offices.
NHO works to improve the competitiveness of its members and to provide the best possible framework conditions for Norwegian enterprises. We cover also Social affairs issues and are engaged in collective bargaining with trade unions at the national level.
NHO’s Brussels office is the permanent representative vis-à-vis BusinessEurope.
NHO’s Brussels office has the following activities:
- Collecting information on European affairs of relevance for NHO
- Lobbying activities towards the European Commission and European Parliament
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Borders and security
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture and media
- Customs
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Institutional affairs
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Taxation
- Trade
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Internal Market, Industry, Energy, Climate and the Envoirnment, Digital policy, Social Affairs, Transport, Research and Innovation, Trade.
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Comité consultatif pour la sécurité et la santé sur le lieu de travail#X01211#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1211 #MEMBER #B#Employees/workersAdvisory Committee on Vocational Training#X01803#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1803 #OBSERVER #C#Industry#SMEs
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Middelthunsgate, 27Majorstuen
Post Code: 0303
City: Oslo
Country: NORWAY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 47
Phone Number: 23088000
EU Office
Address: Avenue de Cortenbergh 168
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 22850560
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members: 4
Members F T E: 4
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: https://www.nho.no/Om-NHO/Landsforeninger/
Organisation Members: - BIAC (The Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD)
- BUSINESSEUROPE
- ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)
- IOE (International organisation of Employers)
Current Job Opportunities
Policy Associate at Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
juniorBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025