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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 National Wages Board is in principle intended for voluntary arbitration. The parties may refer to the National Wages Board a dispute on wages and labour conditions which is not covered by a collective agreement. The Board’s decision has the
- The results of the Pension Fund - Global, which were presented by Norges Bank today, show that the Fund in 2008 was strongly influenced by the global financial crisis, says the Norwegian Minister of Finance, Ms Kristin Halvorsen.
- I am pleased that Radovan Karadzic has now been arrested. I expect the Serbian authorities to extradite him to The Hague so that he can be called to account for the acts for which he has been indicted, commented Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has resolved that Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske shall also be acting Minister of Justice and the Police during Knut Storberget’s sick leave.
At the December 9 pledging meeting, Norway announced a contribution of NOK 290 million (approximately, 41,5 million US$) to the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees and its 2009 appeal. The pledge represents an increase in NOK 50 million or
- I am disappointed that it was not possible to reach agreement. We were well on the way to achieving a new trade deal. But in critical areas, the distance between key countries was simply too great. What is important now is to preserve what has
The Government of Norway announced in September 2008 thirteen measures to decrease the numbers of asylum seekers to Norway without a need for protection. One of the measures was to establish a fast track procedure for particular groups with a high
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2009. With this announcement prospective blocks for exploration activities in mature areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) are being made available to
A visa facilitation agreement between Norway and Macedonia was signed in Skopje on 22 July 2008.
EEA funding schemesThe purpose of EEA funding is to contribute towards social and economic equalisation within the expanded EU area and the EEA. In addition, funding is provided to strengthen contact between Norway and the recipient countries via
Åsa Elvik is State Secretary for Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland - with responsibility for higher education and research.
Active ownership activities in Monsanto Co. have contributed to a significant reduction in the use of child labour in the company’s hybrid cotton seed production in India. Norges Bank can still play an important role in achieving further
Letter to Madame Christine Lagarde regarding the proposal for amendments to the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive
Somalia is the first African country to submit such information. The submission was prepared with the assistance of the Government of Norway in consultation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, acting on
On 17 April, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, hosted the launch of an international partnership that will provide cheaper and more effective malaria medicines to developing countries.
“The Government condemns today’s terrorist attack outside the Marriott Hotel,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “We have expressed to the Pakistani authorities our sympathy at the loss of so many lives and requested that this be conveyed to