Historical archive

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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 government’s railway reform: A better transport future for rail commuters and goods transporters

    11/05/2015 Press release Ministry of Transport and Communications

    “The role of the railways in the transport system is to be strengthened. An increase in grants and improvements in organisation will transform the railways into a key transport sector in the future. The railway reform will better distribute the

  • APA 2019 - Large interest for the Norwegian Continental Shelf

    04/09/2019 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Ministry of petroleum and Energy has received a great number of applications from 33 oil companies in the licensing round Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019.

  • Norway signs agreement on funding for Green Climate Fund

    23/01/2020 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has signed an agreement to provide NOK 3.2 billion in funding for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The Government is doubling Norway’s annual contribution to the Fund, making this the largest funding agreement Norway has ever signed with a

  • New report to the Storting on state ownership

    22/11/2019 Press release Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    The new ownership policy facilitates value creation, today and in future. In the policy, the Government has developed and clarified its expectations of the companies, for example as regards transparency, diversity and responsible business conduct.

  • Changes among the political advisers

    20/11/2019 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Christian Haugen as political adviser to Minister of Public Security Ingvil Smines Tybring‐Gjedde, as of 21 November 2019.

  • Information about the commemoration in the Government Administration Complex on 22 July

    17/07/2015 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

    Practical information and program for the commemoration in the Government Administration Complex on 22 July at 09.30.

  • Agreement reached on Financing for Development

    15/07/2015 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I am extremely pleased that the UN member states have agreed on a framework for financing sustainable development. This is good news for the world, and particularly for the least developed countries,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.

  • Coastal states decide on measures to combat unregulated fishing in the Arctic Ocean

    16/07/2015 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway and the other coastal states to the central Arctic Ocean, Canada, Denmark, Russia and the US, have signed a declaration on research cooperation and measures to combat unregulated fishing in the international part of the central Arctic Ocean.

  • Norway's contribution to the Amazon Fund for 2019

    16/08/2019 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Brazilian government has dissolved by decree the Amazon Fund Guidance Committee (COFA) and Amazon Fund Technical Committee (CTFA). Thus, given the current circumstance, Norway has no legal and technical basis for providing the annual

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    08/11/2019 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed political adviser Ms. Maria Kristine Strandskog Göthner as temporarily state secretary to Minister of Education and Integration, Mr. Jan Tore Sanner, in the period that state

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    29/03/2019 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.

  • Norway to provide an additional NOK 49 million (approximately USD 5.7 million) to alleviate the refugee crisis in Bangladesh

    19/12/2018 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The large number of refugees that have come to Bangladesh has put pressure on the refugees themselves, the local villagers and the natural resources in the area. Funding from Norway will be used in efforts to find better alternatives to the

  • Government increases humanitarian efforts

    18/12/2018 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘Once again, it seems likely that humanitarian needs will reach record heights. The UN global humanitarian appeal estimates that more than 130 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2019. As 2018 draws to a close, Norway has disbursed

  • Norway's proposed forestry accounting plan for 2021-2025 finalised

    25/03/2019 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Land use, land use change and forestry will be a part of the proposed agreement between Norway and EU on joint fulfilment of our 2030 emission targets.

  • Norway joins European collaboration for cross-border access to genomic data

    06/06/2019 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Norway now joins an ambitious and extensive genomics collaboration with other European countries. The collaboration will benefit Norwegian research, Norwegian health care and Norwegian patients.

  • Statement to engage in closer cooperation on security stabilisation and capacity building in Mali

    05/06/2019 Press release Ministry of Defence

    Agreed Statement Norway-Mali, Bamako, 31 May 2019:

  • New cooperation agreement between Norway and the African Union (AU)

    17/12/2018 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway and the African Union (AU) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement, with a framework of NOK 180 million over three years, to strengthen the political dialogue and cooperation between Norway and the AU.

  • Vital to safeguard freedom of the press

    03/05/2015 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May. ‘World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to remind the world of the importance of defending freedom of expression and the right to have a free press. It is disturbing to see that the number of

  • Countercyclical buffer increases next year

    18/06/2015 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has today decided that the level of the countercyclical capital buffer requirement shall be increased to 1.5 per cent from 30 June 2016, in accordance with advice from Norges Bank. The Ministry has earlier decided that the

  • Press release – Announcement of APA 2015

    21/04/2015 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is today announcing this year’s licensing round for the geologically well know areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2015. The objective is to award new production licences

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