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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Storting (Norwegian parliament) has today authorised the Ministry of Finance to exchange government securities with collateral in or in return for Norwegian covered bonds in amounts up to a total of NOK 350 billion.
The Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm discussed the labour market situation and pay and working conditions with European leaders in Brussels.
Norway is increasing its emergency assistance to war-torn eastern DR Congo by an additional NOK 50 million. Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will visit DR Congo next week.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: On 26 February it is one year since the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was completed. This was the run-up to one of the world's most ambitious projects to secure the food supply in the future. The day will be celebrated
“I condemn the Syrian authorities’ arrests, violence, and killing of civilians. Political leaders who turn their military forces on their own people lose their legitimacy. In cases like this the international community should consider responding
The Norwegian Government is, under certain conditions, willing to participate in the rights issue in Telenor ASA and to put forward a parliamentary bill on the issue to the Norwegian Storting.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Elisabet Dahle (43, teacher, Bærum, as state secretary to Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen.
Through the EEA and Norway Grants, Norway is helping to facilitate dialogue between the two communities on the divided island of Cyprus. A large proportion of the funds provided in the period up to 2014 are earmarked for civil society support. The
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of 2008. The norm prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are
“I congratulate Barack Obama on his inauguration as President of the United States of America. The world needs his leadership in dealing with great common challenges such as the global financial crisis, climate change and poverty. I look forward to
Norway strongly condemns the two suicide attacks during the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura on Tuesday in which at least 59 people in Kabul and four in Mazar-e-Sharif were killed.
Today the King in Council has awarded 24 new production licenses in the 21st licensing round. All companies who recived offers for new production licenses have accepted the offer.
Due to uncertainty about the ash cloud from Iceland, the organizers have decided to cancel this year's Ny-Ålesund Symposium from 26 - 28 May.
Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske presented today Norway’s new white paper on State ownership, “Active ownership - Norwegian State ownership in a global economy”
The result is an expected increase in the State’s net cash flow from the petroleum sector of about NOK 100 billion this year.
- It is vital to improve the security situation so that emergency relief can be brought in, said Raymond Johansen, State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. - The prevalence of road blocks, kidnappings, looting and killings makes Somalia
The Norwegian Government has ambitious goals for carbon capture and storage (CCS), and the work to reach these goals will continue as planned in 2009.
The first International Ibsen Prize goes to English theatre and film director Peter Brook. “The International Ibsen Prize for 2008 is given to Peter Brook for his successful demonstration that all significant theatre has a unique ability to bring
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has today sent the following letter of condolences to Spain's Prime Minister Zapatero, after yesterday’s plane crash in Madrid:
The Foreign Ministers in the Northern Dimension have agreed to cooperate more closely on transport and logistics, and culture. Norway will focus in particular on maritime transport. “The Northern Dimension, with its concrete projects and results in