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16/10/2013
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
On Wednesday the Norwegian Council of State appointed Tine Sundtoft (46) as the new Minister for Climate and the Environment. Sundtoft was previously Chief County Executive in Vest-Agder.
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14/10/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
In the National Budget 2014, the Norwegian State’s net cash flow from the petroleum industry is estimated at almost NOK 344 billion in 2013. Taxes account for NOK 207 billion of this amount, while the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDØE)
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14/10/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has concluded its deliberation of eight recommendations from the Council on Ethics about observation and exclusion of companies from the Government Pension Fund Global's (GPFG) investment universe. In five of the cases the
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15/04/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås is leading a high-level conference on South Sudan’s oil production together with the US authorities in Washington this week. State Secretary Arvinn Gadgil is visiting the capital of Sudan,
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01/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Concluding the Doha Round must be given top priority,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre in Norway’s main statement at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva.
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10/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On the day of the Nobel Award Ceremony Norway and Sweden call attention to the treatment of Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
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09/12/2009
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Climate change and the situation in Afghanistan will be among the key issues in the talks between Prime Minister Stoltenberg and President Barack Obama at the Office of the prime Minister on Thursday 10 December.
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23/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In the 18 December session of the Council of State some changes were undertaken in the structure of ministries as of 1 January 2010. The changes were announced when Government changes were made on 20 October this year.
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22/01/2010
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
This report discusses the EU Strategy for Growth and Jobs from a Norwegian perspective. It focuses on the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to facilitate long-term sustainable growth, and it does so by studying Norway’s policy in light of the EU
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18/01/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway welcomes the decision of the Russian State Duma to approve ratification of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
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31/12/2009
News story
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
The Cabinet decided on 18 Dec 2009 that certain changes in the ministry’s structure be implemented from 1 January 2010. As a consequence, this website is being updated.
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31/12/2009
News story
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
From 1 January 2010 the Norwegian ministry structure is changed. As a consequence, The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion has transferred some departments to other Minstries, and changed its name to The Ministry of Labour.
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28/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Over the last few days, a number of opposition figures and demonstrators have been arrested in Iran in connection with the Ashura commemorations. The brutal treatment of the demonstrators has led to several deaths. “Norway is concerned about the
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17/08/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week.
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15/07/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Norway condemns the terrorist attack in Nice in the strongest possible terms. Once again, France has been hit by a terrorist attack. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of France and the rest of the world in the war on terror. We will
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16/07/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'A coup d'état was attempted last night in Turkey, and the situation is extremely tense. Norway supports the democratically elected government and urges a rapid return to the democratic rule of order,' says Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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30/06/2016
Press release
Barne- og likestillingsdepartementet
Norway’s ratification of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention will strengthen our cooperation with other states when parental conflicts and child welfare cases arise that involve more than one country. The Convention will enter into force on 1
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14/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway will support the forest information and monitoring system Global Forest Watch with 115 million kroner for the period of 2016-2018. The Norwegian minister for Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, announced this today at the opening of the
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31/05/2016
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Plain packaging was the theme for World No Tobacco Day. Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie marked the occasion together with WHO, the Norwegian Cancer Society and representatives from United Kingdom and Australia.
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28/05/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Joint statement from the Troika (USA, UK and Norway) on recent events in Sudan: