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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • Grave concern over death of Palestinian minister

    11/12/2014 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘The reports that Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein died following the use of force by Israeli troops give cause for grave concern,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.

  • Fiscal Budget 2009: : Supporting Stable Development of the Norwegian Economy

    07/10/2008 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Norwegian economy has in the past four years experienced its strongest expansion since the 1950s. Recent developments, however, suggest that the cyclical peak has been passed, and the international financial turmoil has increased the uncertainty

  • The Government Pension Fund Global: Prudent and long-term management

    07/10/2008 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The investment strategy for the Government Pension Fund is robust, long-term and well-equipped to deal with financial market turmoil.

  • Countercyclical buffer unchanged

    19/12/2014 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks unchanged at 1 percent from 30 June 2015, in line with advice from Norges Bank. The Financial Supervisory Authority has stated

  • One year on, and still no solution to conflict in South Sudan

    15/12/2014 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘It is unacceptable that millions of people in South Sudan continue to suffer while the parties to the conflict show no real willingness to find a solution. The humanitarian disaster in the country is man-made, and President Salva Kiir and former

  • The EU establishes dialogue to promote the rule of law

    16/12/2014 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On 16 December, the Council of the European Union agreed to establish an internal dialogue to follow up EU member states’ compliance with their commitments to the rule of law under EU treaties. The dialogue will be held on a yearly basis.

  • Norway condemns terrorist attack on school in Pakistan

    16/12/2014 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    ‘I condemn today’s terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in the strongest possible terms. Targeting children and teachers in this manner is despicable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.

  • Invitation for nominations for the 23rd licencing round

    29/08/2013 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe invited oil companies to nominate blocks they want to have included in the 23rd licencing round on the Norwegian continental shelf Wednesday. The numbered licencing rounds cover frontier areas on

  • Stoltenberg meets with Medvedev in St. Petersburg

    05/04/2013 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    ”Norway and Russia are continuously developing a closer cooperation in important fields. We see this in the agreement on the maritime boundary in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian-Russian fisheries collaboration, the energy collaboration, maritime

  • Denmark and Norway offer to transport chemical weapons out of Syria

    06/12/2013 Press release Ministry of Defence

    Based on decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the OPCW, Norway and Denmark have agreed to offer a joint contribution to the transportation of chemical warfare agents out of Syria. The joint operation will include naval frigates and

  • Norway condemns attacks on civilians and UN personnel in South Sudan

    18/04/2014 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “Norway condemns the killing and injuring of civilians in South Sudan in recent days. These attacks are clear violations of the Cessation of Hostilities agreement, which both parties to the conflict have signed. Leaders on both sides of South Sudan’

  • Norway and Afghanistan sign Agreement on Strategic Partnership

    05/02/2013 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement on strategic partnership between Norway and Afghanistan. In the agreement, Afghanistan makes a commitment to good governance and combating

  • Deeply worrying developments in eastern Ukraine

    13/04/2014 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “Developments in eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours give cause for concern. It is deeply regrettable that once again people have been killed as a result of the political conflict in the country,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.

  • Eide condemns killing of politician in Tunisia

    06/02/2013 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “I condemn the killing of Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid. Mr Belaid was one of the most outspoken opposition politicians in Tunisia, and was particularly concerned about freedom of expression,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen

  • Mining company excluded from the Government Pension Fund – Global due to contribution to serious environmental damage

    30/01/2009 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund - Global, the Ministry of Finance has excluded the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold Corporation from the Fund.

  • Indonesia and Norway discuss human rights

    28/04/2009 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On Monday 27 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre formally opened the annual human rights dialogue meeting between Norway and Indonesia. The human rights dialogue has been ongoing since 2002, and this is the eighth annual meeting.

  • Norway expects Government of Sri Lanka and Tamil Tigers to avoid further civilian losses

    21/04/2009 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “It is unacceptable that hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded in the latest stages of the fighting in Sri Lanka. This could have been avoided,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr Erik Solheim.

  • Progress in presidential election in Azerbaijan

    17/10/2008 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    According to the OSCE’s preliminary assessment of the presidential election in Azerbaijan on 15 October, considerable progress was made with regard to procedures on election day itself. However, there were clear shortcomings during the period

  • Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Supplementary work has started

    22/09/2008 News story Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Svalbard Global Seed Vault: "When spring arrived in Svalbard, it was apparent that the permafrost had not had time, between the completion of the construction of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the end of winter, to re-freeze the loose soil and

  • 350 Billion Kroner Government Bond Swap Facility, Authorisations to Borrow

    17/10/2008 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance presents to the Storting (Parliament) a proposition on an authorization to implement a 350 billion kroner facility with banks, where Government Bonds are swapped for covered bonds.

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