The Government has decided to establish a commission to look into the attacks on the government offices and the island of Utøya on 22 July 2011. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “It is important to clarify all aspects of these attacks in order to learn from what has happened.”

“Today, the Government appointed the 22 July Commission, which will carry out a broad and independent evaluation of the response to the attacks on the government offices and on Utøya in order to identify lessons learned. The objective is to ensure that Norwegian society is prepared in the best possible way to prevent and if necessary respond to any future attacks, at the same time as we hold on to core values in our society such as openness and democracy,” announced Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today.