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18/09/2017
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Statement by Norway at the AHLC Ministerial Meeting in New York, 18 September 2017.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
AHLC Ministerial Meeting in New York, 18 September 2017
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15/09/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Elsbeth Tronstad from her office as state secretary to Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Frank Bakke-Jensen.
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15/09/2017
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 72nd session of the UN General Assembly convened on 12 September 2017. The high-level week begins on 18 September. Members of Norway's delegation, which is headed by Prime Minister Erna Solberg, will participate in a large number of bilateral
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14/09/2017
Plans/strategy
Barne- og likestillingsdepartementet
The Norwegian Government`s action plan against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression 2017-2020.
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09/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
158 Norwegian and international election observers are going to follow the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election, a record of observers for Norwegian elections. "Election monitors provide valuable input into how the conduct of the election can be
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07/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 7 September 2017.
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07/09/2017
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The most effective way to reduce poverty is to create jobs. That is why we need bold, forward-looking partners who are prepared to take the risk of investing in poor countries.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
and Chief executive officer in Norfund, Kjell Roland
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06/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Eight fisheries ministers, from the Nordic countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland, have issued a joint statement against transnational organized crime in the global fishing industry. The
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06/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Not since the APA-scheme was established in 2003 has The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received as many applications as it did in this year's APA-round (Awards in Predefined Areas).
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06/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
At the same time when ICARDA brings back to the Seed Vault 7 511 samples from last years multiplication of seeds at their stations in Lebanon and Morocco, 52 451 seeds samples, initially sent to the Svalbard from their gene bank in Aleppo, Syria, is
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05/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Colombian Government and the ELN have today agreed on a temporary bilateral ceasefire. ‘I would like to congratulate the Colombian Government and the ELN on this important ceasefire. It shows that both parties have a real desire to find joint
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05/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Finance
Selected chapters of the Financial Markets Report 2016 - 2017 are now available in English.
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04/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘We are deeply concerned about the escalation of violence and the deterioration in the humanitarian situation of the Rohingya, the Muslim minority in Rakhine state in Myanmar. All groups must show restraint. The authorities, under the leadership of
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04/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, Norway and the Czech Republic signed an MoU on the allocation of the funding under the EEA and Norway Grants for the period 2014-2021. Priorities include research and education, climate change and the environment, human rights, and culture.
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03/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway strongly condemns the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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01/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
- Our election administration system is well tested and secure. We wish, however, to avoid any speculation or uncertainty pertaining to the election results. Security and trust are vital for the conduct of elections. We are therefore augmenting
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01/09/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Iris Aunvik Tveten as political adviser to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner, in political adviser Ms. Rikke Høistad Sjøberg’s leave of absence (from 8 September 2017 to
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01/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
More than 300 project proposals were submitted to the new EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment by the deadline in August.
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30/08/2017
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Norway and China signed a joint Action Plan today to increase cooperation in science, technology and innovation in the period 2017-2020.
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29/08/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The first round of talks in the new political consultation mechanism between Norway and China was held in Oslo this week. The Chinese delegation was headed by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Chao. Norway's delegation was at senior official