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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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‘The wars in Syria and Iraq have caused immense suffering, and religious minorities have been particularly badly hit. These groups need our help. Norway is therefore increasing its support for vulnerable groups such as Christians and other religious
Today the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen, signed a political declaration on strengthening the regional cooperation on development of an offshore energy grid in the North Sea region.
Hege Hertzberg (50) has been appointed Director for Development Policy in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
County Governor Sigbjørn Johnsen was today appointed to Minister of Finance. He succeeds Kristin Halvorsen, who has been appointed to Minister of Education.
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Kjell-Børge Freiberg gave the opening speech at the 4th EU-Norway Energy Conference in Brussels on 5th February 2019.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
In today’s extraordinary session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
Vidar Helgesen has been appointed Norway’s Special Envoy to the High-level Panel on Building a Sustainable Ocean Economy. The Panel was launched by Prime Minister Solberg earlier this year, and Mr Helgesen will be responsible for coordinating Norway
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide is chairing the ministerial meeting of the international donor group for Palestine, known as the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), in New York on 27 September.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Karine Skaret as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale as of 20 June 2018. Ms. Skaret resigns as political adviser to Minister of the Elderly and Public Health Åse
Norway will continue its contribution to the fight against the terrorist organisation ISIL. Norway will maintain its troop contributions from the Army and the Special Forces after March 2018, and will in addition deploy a medical unit to Iraq.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has as of 14 December 2018 discharged Mr. Petter Kvinge Tvedt as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen.
- The Sustainable Development Goals commits all countries to make an effort both at home and abroad. The EU its 28 member states have an important responsibility in achieving the global goals, said Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Brussels 7 June.
'Norway is one of the largest donors to the Global Partnership for Education and we urge other donors to increase their support. Together we will continue our efforts to ensure that all children and young people have access to education, especially
Norway will, together with Denmark and Sweden, hold air services negotiations with Iran on 29 - 30 May 2017 in Copenhagen. The main purpose of the negotiations is to modernize and liberalize the existing air services agreements between the
Norway's six Ula class submarines will reach the end of their service life after 2020. An ongoing study led by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is producing a basis for the decision between a life extension of the Ula class, a replacement program, or a
“The humanitarian situation in the world’s newest country gives cause for grave concern. Norway is therefore allocating a further NOK 30 million for humanitarian efforts in South Sudan,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is announcing the 22nd licensing round, which includes 86 blocks or parts of blocks in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. These include 72 blocks in the Barents Sea and 14 blocks in the Norwegian Sea. The
For the first time, a broad and overarching strategy has been drawn up for prioritization of future research and development in the marine sector. Today the R&D strategy “Norway - A major marine research and seafood nation” was presented to