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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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In 2007, the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of Siemens AG due to corruption. The Ministry of Finance decided to place the company under observation in March 2009. The Ministry has now decided to end the observation of Siemens, based on
“I am concerned about the discrimination against sexual minorities in Uganda. The bill that has now been passed by the Ugandan parliament is in violation of fundamental human rights, and will exacerbate the situation for an already vulnerable group,
Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen leaves Kabul with fresh impressions from her 11th visit to Afghanistan. She has been very much looking forward to seeing the development since her last visit three years ago.
A Norwegian frigate will be command ship for one of NATO’s standing naval forces for the second half of 2013. "The frigate will thus be leading the important task of combating pirate activity off the coast of the Horn of Africa", says Defence
On Thursday 11 October, Russia and Norway signed a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2013 in Trondheim. The Agreement includes a historically high cod quota for the Barents Sea of 1 million tonnes.
“The global balance of power is shifting towards the south and the east. A number of countries are playing a more significant role due both to their economic strength and their international ambitions. In order to safeguard Norwegian interests
Health-care workers must be better protected in areas of conflict such as Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia. This was the main issue discussed today at the meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide and President
More than 25,000 seed samples from 17 different countries will arrive in Svalbard this week. This latest seed shipment from Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Mali and Mongolia, among other countries, brings the total number of seed types in the Svalbard
“I am deeply concerned about the Israeli Government’s reprisals against the Palestinians following last week’s vote in the UN General Assembly. The construction of a further 3 000 housing units in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine diminishes
Figures from Statistics Norway relating to the demographic development in 2011 show a continued robust population increase in Norway. The figures show migration flowing in multiple directions.
On Thursday 27 September 2012, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe participated in the opening of Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk, England.
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe met UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Edward Davey for the first time today.
The third annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Fundamental Freedoms will be chaired by Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre at the International Peace Institute in New York on 24 September 2010. This year’s symposium will focus on the UN
This autumn, six municipalities will carry out either elections for young persons' councils or consultative referenda with the aid of the new solution for electronic voting via the internet. After New Year facilities will be available for further
In a joint declaration with the EU, Norway expresses concern following the sentencing of a homosexual couple in Malawi to 14 years’ imprisonment.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Norway today and expressed concern about the human rights situation in Iran. “The Iranian authorities do not respect fundamental human rights. Norway protests against these
Norway condemns the terrorist actions in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, where at least 74 innocent people were killed and many others injured on Sunday evening. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “We strongly condemn such terrorist
The names of the 2010 Kavli Prize Laureates was announced by the President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Nils Christian Stenseth, on June 3 in Oslo, Norway.
The Minerals Act and regulations issued pursuant to the act are available in English.