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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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“I am deeply concerned about the escalation of the conflict in eastern Congo and the reports that the M23 rebels have taken over Goma, the capital of North Kivu province. Norway condemns the M23’s attack on the civilian population and on the UN
On 10 March, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) disclosed that its email systems had been compromised. The breach exploited security vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange software.
“Norway condemns the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi in Libya in the strongest terms,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The government is announcing new measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. The government will also increase its checks while enforcing stricter rules in relation to the use of quarantine hotels. The government is also establishing a limited,
Norway and the EU have concluded a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2009. For both parties discard of fish has been the main issue during this year’s negotiations. Norway and EU have agreed on a number of measures directed at the reduction of
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Jeanette Iren Moen, political adviser, as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.
"We share a common responsibility to promote the realisation of a two-state solution. That is why it is essential to safeguard the institutions that will form the foundation for a future Palestinian state," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen
This evening Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg received Aung San Suu Kyi for talks at the Government Guest House in Oslo.
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the company Shikun & Binui Ltd. from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today met with Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, on the occasion of the Czech Republic’s role as EU presidency. A central topic was the crisis in the Middle East. Stoltenberg announced that Norway will
Estimates show that the local government sector will take in as much as NOK 2.3 billion more in tax revenues in 2012. “This is a clear strengthening of municipal finances,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Liv Signe
The Government is following up on the Climate Agreement in the National Budget for 2013. The CO2 tax on offshore operations on the Norwegian continental shelf is being increased from 1 January, NOK 10 billion extra is being set aside for a new
Norway is to help Bhutan achieve its target of providing access to electricity for the entire population and of ensuring that the country’s substantial hydropower revenues are used to benefit all the people of Bhutan. Norway is to provide NOK 100
With the parliamentary elections, Georgia has taken an important step forward in its democratic development. The elections were truly competitive and there was an active election campaign, although there have also been cases of harassment and
For the period 2009-2014, €1.8 billion has been set aside under the EEA and Norway Grants. Projects may be implemented until 2016. Funding is channelled through around 150 programmes in the 16 beneficiary countries.
The white paper (Report to the Storting 28 (2010-2011)) on petroleum activities is now available in English.
“The stock situation in the Barents Sea is very encouraging, and this will benefit Norwegian and Russian fishermen and coastal communities. Cod and haddock quotas will increase, and will be higher in 2009 than for many years. We see that our