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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces the 21st Licensing Round, which comprises 94 blocks or parts of blocks in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
Animal welfare: The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Lars Peder Brekk, keep on working against the European Union in the question of animal slaughter anestetics. Brekk wants the union to acknowledge the countries' supremacy in deciding
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim urges the parties to seek a common solution to the conflict in Madagascar.
Estonia has now made NOK 183 million (about EUR 23 million) available for specific projects under the EEA financial mechanisms. The funds, which are mainly provided by Norway, will be used for projects in the fields of health, the environment
- It is important that our European policy is characterised by openness and dialogue, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre when the Government presented a white paper on the implementation of this policy. (16.06.06)
The declaration establishes the principle of sustainable harvesting, based on scientific data and in accordance with internationally recognised principles for marine resource management. (20.06.06)
- We have put behind us another demanding year for Norwegian business. In the midst of a global economic crisis, however, Norwegian companies have managed better than many dared to hope, Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske said.
There will be a press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday 8 June at 21.00.
Foreign Minister Støre has answered a question from Member of the Storting Kjell Arvid Svendsen (Christian Democratic Party) due to Belarus' lack of progress in terms of freedom of association.
“Norway has a long tradition of harvesting the sea and has developed a high level of competence in the marine sector and bioprospecting. Through this new strategy, we are facilitating an exploitation of our marine resources that can provide us with
“It is heartening to see that the fight against child mortality is producing results. But we must intensify our efforts if we are to achieve Millennium Development Goal 4, which is to reduce by two-thirds the number of children who die before the
The Ministry of Labor and Social Inclusion changes the practice for return of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. The changes makes it possible to return unaccompanied minors to relatives or other care measures in the home country.
“The situation in Pakistan is critical for more than six million people who are in need of food and clean water,” said State Secretary Ingrid Fiskaa.
A joint statement dated 9 July 2010 by Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and UK Foreign Secretary William Hague on the final year of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) for Sudan.
The Government proposes to allocate approximately NOK 2.8 billion to rural and regional policy in 2011. This is an increase of almost NOK 100 million from 2010.
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will sign an agreement with six countries in Africa that will help them to gain jurisdiction over their own oil and gas resources.
The Norwegian ministry of government administration, reform and church affairs is launching a revised version of the Requirements specification for PKI in the public sector. The new version replaces the current version 1.02 from January 2005.
When Russia's first deputy prime minister Viktor Zubkov met Norway’s minister of trade and industry Trond Giske this morning, he was greeted by the news that Norway is ready to start negotiations on a trade agreement with Russia.
6 July, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide summoned the Iranian Ambassador, Seyed Hossein Rezvani, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with two death sentences in Iran.