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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Norway has ratified the international Paris Agreement on climate change. We are amongst the first States that formally join the Paris Agreement.
Today, five countries signed a new agreement to take part in the Norwegian led rotation for a military transport aircraft to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
- It gives me great pleasure to welcome each and every one of you to Norway and to the 23rd meeting of the Peer Review Group here in Oslo, the Minister of Finance Siv Jensen said in her opening remarks at the Global Forum on Transparency and Exhange
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 17 June 2016 discharged Ms. Julia Sanna Maria Brännström Nortug from her office as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale, and appointed her political adviser to Minister of
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Laila Bokhari from her office as state secretary to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, and appointed her as state secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende, as
The Norwegian Government today presented a white paper to Parliament describing the Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces for the years 2017-2020. The Government recommends a gradual increase in the defence budget over the course of the
’It doesn’t require a lot of effort on my part, but it means a lot to the people we are helping,’ says George Maragoudakis. He is an interpreter in the new asylum system in Greece, which has been developed with support from Norway through the EEA
State Secretary Tore Hattrem's speech at the 200th anniversary of the Office of the Auditor General of Norway.
Norway and the US are joining forces in a further initiative to support mine clearance, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday.
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, and Guyana's Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, reiterated their commitment to reach their shared goals as set out in the bilateral partnership on climate and forest.
- Norway and the US share the goal of halting global deforestation. By strengthening collaboration between our two countries on forests and climate change, we can contribute to a more rapid and forceful implementation of the Paris agreement and the
Norway will, together with Denmark and Sweden, hold air services negotiations with the Russian Federation on 28 and 29 June 2016 in Oslo.
Norway endorses the Amsterdam Declarations on removing deforestation from agricultural supply chains.
Norway will support the forest information and monitoring system Global Forest Watch with 115 million kroner for the period of 2016-2018. The Norwegian minister for Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, announced this today at the opening of the
The Canadian Prime Minister has today announced that there is reason to believe that the Canadian hostage in the Philippines, Robert Hall, has been killed by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. ‘I condemn in the strongest terms the brutal killing of
Norway will host the sixth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo 21-23 June 2016. The Congress will attract 1300 participants from over 80 countries, including ministers, parliamentarians, academics, lawyers, and members of civil society.
‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting a school on World Oceans Day.
The Government is partnering with private actors to establish a new foundation with a mandate to develop an art residence and atelier on Svalbard.
The future management of golden eagles has been debated in the Norwegian Parliament. How to ensure the needs of indigenous people (Sami people) and livestock was at the heart of the debate the 6th of June this year.
The Minister of Justice and Public Security has decided that border controls at the internal Schengen borders will continue until 11 November 2016. This follows the adoption of an implementing decision by the European Council on 12 May, allowing