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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Significant progress was made in the negotiations between Sudan and South Sudan at the weekend. The parties are reported to have reached agreement on the sharing of future oil revenues, among other things.
The oil and gas discovery Draupne, located centrally in the North Sea, has today been renamed Ivar Aasen. The name was chosen following proposals from the operator and feedback from the advisory committee on names.
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 47 companies in connection with the application deadline for the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012) on the Norwegian continental shelf. The Ministry plans to award
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Kjersti Stenseng and Ms. Katrine Gramnæs as politcial advisers in the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education.
Political adviser Sindre Fossum Beyer will from today be acting State Secretary for Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg during State Secretary Hans Kristian Amundsen’s leave of absence. Anne Marie Aanerud is new political adviser to Minister of
“I condemn the killing of the Secretary-General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, in the strongest possible terms. Volunteers from the Syrian Red Crescent give life-saving first aid to the wounded and injured in an impartial
State Secretary Rikke Lind is voted ”Shipping Name of the Year 2011” by WISTA Norway (Women's International Shipping & Trading Association).
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre spoke earlier today with India’s Minister for External Affairs, S.M. Krishna. They discussed the issue of two Indian children who are in the custody of the Child Welfare Services in the Norwegian town of Stavanger.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 18 May 2011 appointed Mr. Martin Henriksen (32), student and adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen. He will succeed Ms. Fride Solbakken, who
Local authorities will receive over NOK5.6 billion in 2012 in connection with the introduction of the interaction reform. "This will give the local authorities the resources they need to resolve the new tasks that follow from the reform," says
Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has visited one of Kenya’s many refugee camps for victims of the food crisis. He is seriously concerned about the situation in the Horn of Africa.
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution today condemning the Syrian authorities’ grave and systematic human rights violations. “The resolution sends a clear signal to the Syrian pro-democracy movement that it has the international community
The Minister of Agriculture and Food is in charge of Norwegian food policy and agricultural policy. This includes land administration, agriculture and forestry, animal husbandry, reindeer husbandry and the development of new agriculture-based
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Kjersti Stenseng, acting political adviser in the Ministry of Culture, as acting state secretary in the same ministry 1 November 2011-31 December 2011. Mr. Åsmund Aukrust (26), deputy leader, Oslo,
From 2012, the Bergen and Trondheim offices of the Rent Disputes Tribunal will offer their services to all those who live in the counties of Hordaland and Trøndelag. This is proposed by the Government in connection with the National Budget for 2012.
The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research together with the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion and the Ombudsman for Children have today launched an online Book of Condolences for children and young people.
Norway is concerned about the arrest of the prominent Belarusian human rights defender Ales Bialiatski. “Mr Bialiatski’s arrest gives grounds for serious concern,” commented Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.