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16/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
By the deadline for applications in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009 on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 44 companies. The Ministry aims at award of new production
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08/11/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bård Vegar Solhjell was today appointed new Director General of Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Mr Solhjell will leave his current position as Secretary General of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Norway.
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24/09/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
At a meeting in New York on 23 September, heads of state and government from all over the world underlined the need for an agreement to reduce deforestation in developing countries.
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15/09/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“We have received the voters’ confidence to govern for another four years. With a red-green majority in Parliament we intend to renew and intensify our policy. We shall respect the confidence shown to us”, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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17/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Today the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a tender for scheduled regional air services in Finnmark and North-Troms.
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28/11/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 28 November 2019.
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22/10/2009
News story
Ministry of the Environment
The EEA and Norway Grants are making a difference and contributing to a better environment in the beneficiary states. About one quarter of the funding provided by Norway for the period 2004-2009 is spent on environmental projects.
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23/10/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed several state secretaries.
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30/08/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We must do whatever we can to ensure that the textile industry has safe workplaces with decent pay and good working conditions - for both men and women,” says Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås. Increased trade is crucial
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23/08/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government intends to increase the humanitarian budget by NOK 350 million. The funds will primarily be channelled to Syria, but the crisis in South Sudan and the area around the Great Lakes in Africa will also receive Norwegian support.
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07/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
“Safety at sea in the Barents area has been further strengthened through the introduction of the new Norwegian-Russian ship reporting system Barents SRS. The system is a tangible result of the good Norwegian-Russian cooperation on infrastructure and
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05/06/2013
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Holberg Prize was awarded today at a formal ceremony at Håkonshallen in Bergen. Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen presented the prize to the French anthropologist and sociologist Bruno Latour. Bruno Latour is professor at
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30/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The local office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad was attacked on 29 May by unidentified armed men. An Afghan guard was killed and one expatriate staff member was slightly injured in the attack.
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09/06/2004
Press release
Ministry of Finance
- The Government wants to make it
easier to comply with tax, customs and excise regulations. At the
same time it will be harder to circumvent the rules and evade taxes
and customs and excise duties, says Minister of Finance
Per-Kristian Foss. (
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25/06/2004
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The labour conflict on the
Norwegian continental shelf is brought to an end. The Government
has decided to make use of compulsory arbitration to end the
ongoing labour conflict between The Norwegian Oil Industry
Association (OLF) and the
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19/05/2004
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Mrs. Torild Skogsholm, Norwegian
Minister of Transport and Communications, together with Mr. Yang
Guoqing, Vice Minister, General Administration of Civil Aviation of
China (CAAC), signed today an Understanding regarding the
development of air
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20/02/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sverre Erik Jebens, Ketil Lund and
Berit Reiss-Andersen have been nominated for the office of judge in
the European Court of Human Rights. (23.02.04)
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18/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway, Iceland and the UK have initialled a temporary agreement on trade in goods, should the UK leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement (no-deal Brexit).
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05/03/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government is providing NOK 60 million over a period of three years for mine action in Sri Lanka.
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01/04/2004
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Ministry of Transport and
Communications and the Norwegian Post- and Telecommunications
Authority (NPT) invites interested parties to participate in the
auction of one technology neutral spectrum license in the 450 MHz
band in Norway.(