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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Today, The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy presented the green paper on law amendments, to ensure that Norway’s hydropower will remain in public possession.
The Minister of Petroleum and Energy’s primary objective of is to ensure high value creation through efficient and environment-friendly management of our energy resources. Minister Åslaug Haga was born in Akershus in 1959. Appointed Minister of
Africa’s adapting to climate change and new climate research in the Antarctic were topics Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stressed as he left Oslo today for his climate journey to South Africa and the Antarctic Continent.
Due to today’s changes in the Government, the Office of the Prime Minister has honourably discharged the following political advisors from their posts in the ministries, as of today at 1 pm: Mr. Geir Pollestad - Ministry of Local Government and
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has congratulated Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on his party's victory in Spain's national elections.
“We are delighted that the quotas for cod in the Barents Sea will be higher in 2008 than would have been the case if overfishing had continued unchanged. The quota size is a direct result of the reduction in overfishing and shows that efforts to
”A global seed vault is necessary to provide a safe haven in the permafrost of Svalbard for the world’s biological diversity. It is a Noah’s Ark for our biological heritage”, Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg said at the opening of the Global
Reference is made to letter from EFTA Surveillance Authority 11 April 2007, requesting information regarding the appointment of a Working Group which shall look into and consider the issues of ownership and voting restrictions in the field of
“The Lighthouse Prize (Fyrtårnprisen) for 2007 is awarded to WWF-Norway for this organisation’s indefatigable and thorough involvement in the fight against illegal fishing. This work is especially important for ensuring a sustainable marine
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is offering 10 additional production licences to 22 companies in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2006.
State Secretary Geir Axelsen introduced the web site CarbonNeutralNorway.no Wednesday 12 September at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. The web site will be the Government's tool in acquiring and selling carbon credits. For 2007 NOK 100 million is
The Ministry of Finance will January 10, 2008 be hosting an open half-day conference on structural conditionality in IMF-supported programmes. At the conference, Ruben Lamdany, Assistant Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, will
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scientific work within the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology, or interdisciplinary work within these areas. The Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon presented the
Today, the Norwegian Government has announced that it will propose a new tax regime for Norwegian shipping companies in the National Budget for 2008. The proposed tax regime will be similar to the tax regimes available for the industry in the
Back to main page Revisiting the integration agenda The strategic aims of peace operations have changed fundamentally in recent years, and UN Security Council mandates are increasingly multi-dimensional in purpose. This is given added importance by
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Øyvind Slåke (42), special advisor, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen as of today. He succeeds Mr. Frode Berge, who from today has been
Negotiations on replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) were completed on 14 December. Norway is maintaining its contribution in real terms, which means a drop in its relative share of the total funding.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 26 October appointed Mr. Kyrre Lekve (39), Nesodden, as political advisor to Minister of Resarch and Higher Education Tora Aasland.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik as acting political advisor to the Prime Minister during Ms. Mina Gerhardsen’s leave of absence.