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20/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am pleased that we have now extended the grant scheme for studies in the High North to include students from Japan and South Korea in the 2013-16 period,” commented Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. Students from Canada, Russia and the US have
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11/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Elisabeth Rasmusson has been appointed Assistant Executive Director in the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Ms Rasmusson is currently Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council. In her new position she will be one of four top
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04/03/2013
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Minister of Health and Care Services Jonas Gahr Støre wants to allow smoking of heroin in drug consumption rooms. This is not a legalisation or decriminalisation of heroin smoking. The proposal will require an amendment of the Drug Injection Rooms
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30/04/2013
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Statoil has today announced its development concept for oil from the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. The concept involves constructing an onshore terminal at Veidnes outside Honningsvåg in Finnmark.
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01/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Tuesday 31 August, four Israeli citizens were shot dead close to the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba on the West Bank. Hamas has taken responsibility for this outrage, which took place on the day before the start of negotiations between Israel
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15/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and Russia signed the treaty on maritime delimitation and cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean in Murmansk today. It was signed by Foreign Ministers Jonas Gahr Støre and Sergei Lavrov in the presence of Prime Minister Jens
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19/08/2014
Article
Ministry of Trade and Industry
In the "Soria Moria declaration", the government determined that it should develop national strategies for industrial areas where Norway has special skills or advantages. The maritime sector was identified as one such area.
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18/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
- Over the last years, the Norwegian petroleum sector has shown a high level of activity, a high exploration rate, and good market conditions for the supply industry. We expect sustained activity on a very high level in 2009, but the outlook is less
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15/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
The Government proposes the establishment of 3 800 new student places at universities and university colleges as of fall 2009. In addition, the Government also increases the funding for the higher education institutions with 80 million kroner. The
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28/07/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has decided to align itself with the EU’s further sanctions against Iran. “The decision is an expression of Norway’s support for the efforts of the international community to engage Iran in a binding dialogue on its nuclear programme,” State
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29/05/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has resolved that Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa shall also be acting Minister of Transport and Communications during Liv Signe Navarsete’s sick
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14/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government is concerned about reports that Aung San Suu Kyi has been imprisoned, and demands that she is released immediately. Norway has repeatedly insisted that the regime in Burma must release Aung San Suu Kyi and all other
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17/06/2009
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice takes place in Tromsø on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 June. The Council of Europe will be streaming parts of the conference on the web.
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07/06/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
People who are protected and children under the age of 12 who present a negative result from a test taken 3 days after arrival will be able to end travel quarantine.
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31/05/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 28 May Guy Ryder, a British citizen, was elected as the new Director-General of the ILO in Geneva. Mr Ryder, who was nominated by worker members of the Governing Body, is currently ILO Executive Director for International Labour Standards and
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06/06/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Mr. Shakeel Rehman (27), youth secretary, Moss, as political adviser to Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt. From 15 May 2012 Ms. Ingrid Johansen Aune, information officer, has been appointed
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Ministers
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Minister of Health and Care Services is responsible for the following policy areas: the hospital sector, health services in the municipalities, public health promotion, mental health and alcohol/drug abuse.
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20/05/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NATO and its partners will agree at the Chicago summit on continued support for Afghan security forces, including for the post-2014 period. Norway will provide NOK 150 million a year for the Afghan army and police force after 2014.
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23/01/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government decided today that Norway will join the newly founded International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The purpose of IRENA is to promote the use of renewable energy on a global scale, particularly in developing countries.
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27/09/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe met UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey for the first time today.