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Political staff
Ministry of Education and Research
Roger Østlie Sandum is State Secretary for The Minister of Education - responsible for kindergarten and basic education policy. This includes compulsory education from 1 - 10th degree and upper secondary education.
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Ministers
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development is responsible for Norwegian housing policy, district and regional development, local government and the administration of elections.
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Ministers
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Audun Lysbakken is Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
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22/01/2010
Press release
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
On Thursday, 21 January, Norway's Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, Audun Lysbakken, will be questioned by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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07/01/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 7 January, the Norwegian Government established a broad-based independent committee to undertake a thorough, research-based review of the EEA Agreement. The establishment of an independent review committee was first announced in the Government’s
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03/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 24 February, the Norwegian Ambassador in Teheran was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry. During the meeting he was given an official note and a letter addressed to Foreign Minister Støre, in which Iran protested against Norway having
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18/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made two changes among the state secretaries from 4 January 2010
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04/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
26 companies in total have submitted applications to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for new exploration acreage in the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Government announced the 23rd round on the 20th of January 2015.
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25/11/2015
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The
Ministry of Justice and Public Security has instructed the Directorate of
Immigration (UDI) and the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) to reject
applications from asylum seekers arriving in Norway after having resided in
Russia, without considering
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07/04/2016
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
’The Government will continue its competition-oriented aviation policy and strengthen the country’s aviation community. At the same time, we see that Norway needs to engage in international cooperation to ensure fair competition, orderly working
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17/03/2016
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q1/16 from Norges Bank.
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17/03/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is announcing this year’s licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2016.
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04/03/2016
Press release
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Norway's ratification of the 1996 Hague Convention will strengthen co-operation with other states in cross-border parental disputes and child welfare cases. The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs is designated as Central
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03/03/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has entered into a new partnership agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) on core funding of NOK 237 million a year from 2016 to 2019. 'Sufficient core funding is crucial if WFP is to be able to respond quickly to crises. This
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02/02/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Joint press release from Energy
Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and the Norwegian Minister of
Petroleum and Energy, Odd Roger Enoksen, after their lunch meeting
today at Sanderstølen, Norway.
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29/04/2015
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The aims of Norway’s cultural cooperation are to reinforce bilateral ties with important partner countries, facilitate the internationalisation of Norwegian art and culture, and raise awareness about - and generate interest in - Norway as a
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24/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Never before have foreign investments in developing countries been so high. However, the current uncertainties in the world economy may affect future investments.
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20/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will open an embassy in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on 1 September 2009. “This will put us in a better position to safeguard Norwegian strategic interests in Central Asia,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
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19/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will lead the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinians (AHLC), which Norway chairs, in New York on Monday 22 September. A press conference will be held after the meeting at 13:00.
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22/09/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The first annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Fundamental Freedoms will take place in New York on Thursday 25 September.