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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Ministry of Finance will January 10, 2008 be hosting an open half-day conference on structural conditionality in IMF-supported programmes. At the conference, Ruben Lamdany, Assistant Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, will
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scientific work within the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology, or interdisciplinary work within these areas. The Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon presented the
Today, the Norwegian Government has announced that it will propose a new tax regime for Norwegian shipping companies in the National Budget for 2008. The proposed tax regime will be similar to the tax regimes available for the industry in the
Back to main page Revisiting the integration agenda The strategic aims of peace operations have changed fundamentally in recent years, and UN Security Council mandates are increasingly multi-dimensional in purpose. This is given added importance by
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Øyvind Slåke (42), special advisor, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Dag Terje Andersen as of today. He succeeds Mr. Frode Berge, who from today has been
Negotiations on replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) were completed on 14 December. Norway is maintaining its contribution in real terms, which means a drop in its relative share of the total funding.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 26 October appointed Mr. Kyrre Lekve (39), Nesodden, as political advisor to Minister of Resarch and Higher Education Tora Aasland.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik as acting political advisor to the Prime Minister during Ms. Mina Gerhardsen’s leave of absence.
At a conference held in Lima from 23 to 25 May, nearly 30 additional countries joined the international process aimed at securing a ban on cluster munitions. This means that more than 70 states have are now supporting the initiative that was
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre has taken the initiative for a conference entitled The Oslo Policy Forum on Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change, which will be held in Oslo from 28 to 29 February. Mr
The Seafood and Health Conference 2008 will be held in Bergen between 13th and 16th of May. The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs is responsible for the conference, and Norway’s National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
Forestry: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has published an updated version of the brochure Norwegian Forests. Norway has long traditions in forestry and forest management, and for using wood in construction and as a source of energy. Sawn wood
State Secretary for Sami and minority matters
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Looking toward the future, the newly appointed International Advisory Council held its first meeting within hours of the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
On behalf of the Kingdom of Norway, the Ministry of Finance is announcing its first tender for credits from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) projects to obtain emission reductions eligible under the Kyoto Protocol.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) today signed an agreement with DONG Energy, Hydro, Shell Statoil and Vattenfall on co-operating towards a test centre for CO2 capture and storage (CCS) at the combined power and heating station at Mongstad,
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) today signed an agreement with DONG Energy, Hydro, Shell Statoil and Vattenfall on co-operating towards a test centre for CO2 capture and storage (CCS) at the combined power and heating station at Mongstad,
Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales, is coming to Norway for an official visit from 1 to 4 March this year. Minister of the Environment and International Cooperation Erik Solheim will be the host for the visit.
Climate change and environmental issues were the main agenda items at an open meeting of Nordic ministers in Oslo on 31 October. The ministers discussed how the Nordic countries, both individually and together, can tackle the challenges and exploit
President Putin’s United Russia party appears to have won over 63 per cent of the vote in the Russian Duma elections held on 2 December. This is enough to secure United Russia a constitutional majority. Objections have been raised in various