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09/03/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Human rights in Vietnam have suffered several setbacks in recent weeks. The Norwegian authorities have made formal protests against the arrest of Father Nguyen Van Ly and the refusal of the Vietnamese authorities to allow the Chairman of the Board
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14/03/2007
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs met in Oslo on 12 March to discuss fisheries issues of common interest. Measures against illegal fishing were
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14/02/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway’s Olav Kjørven has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General and a Director of UNDP, the UN Development Programme. Minister of International Development Erik Solheim welcomes the appointment.
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Administrative staff
Ministry of Finance
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14/05/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Effective from 21 May, changes will be implemented to the documentation required to prove one’s residency in Norway, and as such being allowed entry.
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12/06/2020
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, by royal decree, the areas "Utsira Nord" and "Sørlige Nordsjø II" are opened for offshore renewables, including offshore wind power. This means it will be possible to submit license applications for offshore wind power projects.
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27/05/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
New projections from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health show that the planned redistribution of vaccine doses, resulting in a 60% increase for certain municipalities, would mean that municipalities with a low rate of infection would have to
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16/12/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Freedom of expression, cultural rights and cultural and natural heritage are under pressure in many parts of the world. In response, Norway will provide NOK 94 million to support Unesco’s efforts under a new two-year cooperation agreement.
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23/06/2020
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
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17/05/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway welcomes Sudan’s transition towards democracy. It was moving to see the people take to the streets demanding freedom, peace and justice', said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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06/07/2020
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Communications adviser, Ms. Kaia Jarlsby, has been appointed as political adviser to Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation, Ms. Linda Hofstad Helleland, from 3 August 2020. Political adviser, Ms. Maren Aasan, will leave her position on
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22/12/2020
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
This is an important and thorough ruling, and we are very satisfied that the State's view has prevailed, says Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru. Today, the Supreme Court rendered its ruling in the case where the State, represented by the
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27/04/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The rate of infection remains high in parts of Viken, while other parts of the county are experiencing a declining trend in which the authorities have a clear picture of the situation. Following a recommendation from the Norwegian Directorate of
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16/04/2021
News story
Ministry of Defence
"The United States of America is Norway’s most important ally, and we have shared more than 70 years of close, constructive defence cooperation. The Agreement both updates and further develops the agreements and cooperation already in place between
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09/04/2021
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
The Norwegian government is proposing new rules that will increase transparency around foreign owners of shares in Norway, as well as increasing the opportunities for foreign shareholders to participate in the general meetings of companies in which
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04/05/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Level A, the strictest level of regional measures, has been designed to normally last for 2-3 weeks. This level of measures has applied to 20 municipalities in Viken for considerably longer than this. The Norwegian Government therefore asked the
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12/04/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway is seriously concerned about the rapidly deteriorating security situation in and around Ukraine. Norway calls on Russia to reduce tension by immediately reversing its military deployments, and by using its influence on the armed formations
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12/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Figures from Statistics Norway relating to the demographic development in 2011 show a continued robust population increase in Norway. The figures show migration flowing in multiple directions.
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28/04/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against all travel to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Iraq.
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16/03/2012
News story
Ministry of Culture
The new house has advanced technology that digitizes the Norwegian culture and knowledge of history. Thousands of books converted into digital files are preserved for posterity in the National Library's digital security magazine.