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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement ensures that Norway can take part in the EU single market, and thus benefit from the free movement of persons, goods, services and capital. It guarantees non-discrimination and equal rules and competition
The Government is partnering with private actors to establish a new foundation with a mandate to develop an art residence and atelier on Svalbard.
“It is a pleasure to be able to congratulate Croatia on becoming the EU’s 28th member state. The country has implemented an extensive programme of reforms. Croatia will soon become a member of the EEA and as such will also be a key partner for
- The statement of the EU Council marks an important step forward for European cooperation for Serbia and Kosovo. This progress is based on the two countries' effort to normalise their relations. I commend the Governments of Kosovo and Serbia for
“Albania’s parliamentary elections on 23 June were considered free and democratic by international observers. This shows that the country has made further progress in living up to international standards,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen
Norway has ratified the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. “Torture is unacceptable and nothing can justify its use. It is therefore vital that we support efforts to strengthen international rules relating to the prevention of
‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting a school on World Oceans Day.
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q2/16 from Norges Bank.
The Ministry of petroleum and Energy has received a great number of applications from 33 oil companies in the licensing round Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019.
Norway is increasing its core funding to six UN organisations, to a total of over NOK 3 billion. This is the highest amount of funding Norway has ever allocated to these organisations combined. Given the huge, unmet humanitarian needs in the world
The government has decided to increase assistance to developing countries seeking Norwegian expertise and experience in the petroleum sector. This assistance will be linked up with requirements for transparency and measures to fight corruption.
A governmental delegation from Benin is on a working visit to Norway from 27 to 28 April to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.
Fisheries ministers from around world have gathered in Oslo, and more than 50 countries were represented today when Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Per Sandberg opened the first meeting of the parties to an international agreement on combating
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide chaired the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in New York on 26 September.
Minister of the Environment Thorbjørn Berntsen Informal meeting of Environment Ministers Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, 17 til 19. mars 1996 Mr. Chairman, Allow me to make a few remarks on our discussion yesterday and highlight some priorities from a
Minister of Children and Family Affairs Grete Berget World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Stockholm, 27-31 August 1996. Stockholm, 27 August 1996. Thank you, mr. Chairman - Ladies and Gentlemen: It is an honour for me
Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg expanded her Coalition Government Tuesday, to include the Christian Democratic Party along with coalition partners The Progressive Party and The Liberal Party.
Oluf Ulseth has a Bachelor degree in Commerce from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Mr. Ulseth was state secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry from October 2001 until today.