Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
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The Minister of International Development is responsible for the policy on development cooperation.
Norway Grants finance programmes that contribute to increased competitiveness of green enterprises, including greening of existing industries in Europe.
The meeting will be chaired by UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will make the opening speech. Sixteen states will be represented at political level. (26.10)
Norway will provide a further NOK 60 million in assistance to the victims of the earthquake in Pakistan. Norway’s total contribution to South Asia now amounts to NOK 240 million. (09.11)
Mackerel negotiations were top of the agenda when Minister of Fisheries Elisabeth Aspaker met with EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki in Oslo.
This week, a new shipment of seeds from food plants is arriving at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage. The shipment, now being taken into the seed vault in Longyearbyen, includes seed samples from Tajikistan, Armenia, Colombia,
Elections in Mali have been announced with a view to ending the political crisis that has beset the country since the military coup last year. Norway will provide NOK 40 million in funding to support the election process and the transition to
- The Norwegian government wants to honor all the victims of the terrorist attack on the 22nd of July. The sites of commemoration will be honoring homicide victims, survivors, emergency squads and volunteers. The memorial sites will be accessible to
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security received on Wednesday a request from Norwegian PEN to transfer Edward Joseph Snowden to Norway through the scheme for resettlement of refugees.
The results of the second round of the Egyptian presidential election, held on 16-17 June, were due to be announced on Thursday 21 June. According to the Egyptian presidential election commission, the results have been delayed because both
The money will be used to launch the “Global Challenge” project. The project aims to achieve a fivefold increase in the efforts to provide schooling for children who are affected by armed conflict. (20.10)
Norway is providing NOK 20 million in immediate humanitarian aid to the Philippines. “I would like to express my sympathy with the Philippine people who have been so badly hit by this disaster. We are following the humanitarian situation in the
During his visit, Mr Solheim will discuss the relief efforts with the Pakistani authorities and the aid organisations. (20.10)
“No offers were received within deadline on the Værøy-Bodø helicopter route. We are therefore extending the deadline to 10 December,” says the Minister of Transport and Communications, Ketil Solvik-Olsen.
NPT has signed a contract with the UK based company DotEcon Ltd on consulting services for the award of frequencies in the 800, 900 and 1800 MHz bands. The start of the auction is planned for 2 December 2013.
Norway is a key partner of this year’s Fundamental Rights Conference through the EEA and Norway Grants. The conference is a high level annual event, organised by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
Today Norway signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces on continued cooperation. “Having a strong and unified opposition is crucial if we are to find a political solution to the
Following today’s changes in the Government, the Office of the Prime Minister has made the following changes among the political advisers
Almost five weeks after the earthquake in Pakistan, there is still great need for emergency relief, and this will continue to be the case for a long time to come. The government proposes that Norway should provide an additional NOK 260 million
“I am shocked by the widespread burning of churches that has taken place in Egypt over the past week. Norway condemns these acts of violence. All political groups in Egypt must now distance themselves clearly and unequivocally from the burning of