Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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In March 2018, the government appointed a committee to prepare the implementation of the government's drug reform, where responsibility for society's response to the use and possession of illegal drugs for personal use is transferred from the
The Ministry of Finance annually submits a report to the Parliament on developments in Norwegian and international financial markets. This summary corresponds to Chapter 1 of the report, which provides an overview of key policy developments, and a
'The Government is proposing to increase its allocation to technical cooperation on taxation through Norad's Knowledge Bank by NOK 13 million. This is one step on the way to doubling our support for 'tax for development' by 2020,' said Minister of
Almost 14 million young people in Europe are not in employment, education or training. The new regional EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment supports the most vulnerable among them, to help them gain a foothold in the labour market.
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy presented its assessment of the full scale carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) project in Norway. The Government proposes to fund FEED studies (Front End Engineering and Design studies) with 80
‘The use of a nerve agent in Salisbury is a very serious matter. This is the first time a chemical weapon has been used on European soil since World War II. Such an incident must have consequences. Norway stands together with the United Kingdom,
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide took part in the UN international donor conference for Yemen today. 'This is currently the world's worst humanitarian crisis,' she said. 'It is absolutely essential that civilians are ensured
In today’s extraordinary session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
‘I would like to express our solidarity with the United Kingdom following the shocking nerve agent attack in Salisbury. All use of such nerve agents is forbidden under the Chemical Weapons Convention. This attack is a breach of international law and
The increased funding will go to a civilian component of the G5 Sahel cooperation, including capacity building within international humanitarian law and human rights.
The Ministry of Finance has today appointed an expert group to review whether the Government Pension Fund Global (GFPG) should invest in energy stocks. The move follows up on advice from Norges Bank in November 2017 to remove the oil and gas sector
'Iraqi cities have been freed from the terrorist group ISIL's control. We are now increasing our aid to the liberated areas, so that even more internally displaced people can return home safely,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide,
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT +/IDAHOTB) is observed globally on the 17th of May. In Norway, the day was marked with the IDAHOT + Forum 2019, a European conference held in Oslo from 13th to 15th of May
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has decided to terminate Invild Ofte Arntsen's constitution as State Secretary in a 100 percent position to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ms. Olaug Vervik Bollestad. In the period State
Norway is taking over the chairmanship of Arctic Contaminant Action Programme (ACAP) from May 7, 2019.
The international conference Ending Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Humanitarian Crises will take place in Oslo, Norway, on 23-24 May 2019. You can follow the conference directly on web TV Thursday 23 May from 9 AM.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
Norway’s readmission agreement with Pakistan came into force on 1 May 2019. The agreement facilitates orderly return of Pakistani nationals without legal stay in Norway.
- Work-related crime can only be combated by means of cooperation - both national and international, says Minister of Labour Anniken Hauglie (Conservative Party). Last week European authorities and social partners met in Oslo.
The UN has asked for a substantial increase in funding for the humanitarian response to Cyclone Idai. ‘The needs are huge. Norway is therefore increasing its support for humanitarian efforts in the wake of the cyclone to a total of NOK 47 million,’