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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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“More women are surviving childbirth and fewer children are dying before they reach the age of five. This is progress worth celebrating. However, many women and children whose lives could have been saved if they had had access to basic medicines are
The Government presented a new white paper on Norway and the UN today. “The UN has been and continues to be essential to our efforts to promote the welfare, security and fundamental political values of Norwegian society,” said Minister of Foreign
- Our current submarines will reach the end of their service life after 2020. I am therefore very pleased that the process that will eventually allow us to decide on how to best secure the continuation of a Norwegian submarine capability beyond this
Norway congratulates Nnimmo Bassey from Nigeria on the award of the 2012 Rafto Prize. In its decision, the Rafto Foundation highlighted the long-standing support Mr Bassey has given to local communities in their fight for their rights.
The Minister of Culture is responsible for cultural policy, film and the media, the voluntary sector, gaming and lotteries.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy last week submitted a public consultation on the impact assessment relating to petroleum activity in the Barents Sea South-East. Interested parties are invited to comment on the impact assessment within the next
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy last week submitted an impact assessment relating to petroleum activities in the area around Jan Mayen on public hearing. Interested parties are invited to comment on the impact assessment within the next three
Norwegian aid to the Ugandan state has been suspended for an indefinite period. “It is particularly serious that the Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda is implicated in one of the most severe corruption cases involving Norwegian aid funds,” said
The violence in Syria is escalating, and there are renewed reports of cluster munitions being used. “The suffering of the civilian population in Syria is increasing. The use of cluster munitions by the regime is completely unacceptable,” said
The Minister of government administration, reform and church affairs, Ms Rigmor Aasrud, will be visiting India and Singapore from Sunday 5 February till Saturday, 11 February 2012. The purpose of the journey is to establish closer ties between
“I condemn the killing of the Secretary-General of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, in the strongest possible terms. Volunteers from the Syrian Red Crescent give life-saving first aid to the wounded and injured in an impartial
“The fact that the Israeli authorities are withholding the Palestinian clearance revenues in December is very unfortunate,” commented Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
- Recent turmoil in international financial markets has been a reminder that the Norwegian economy is vulnerable to developments abroad, International financial markets, and even more so, economic developments in many countries, are still affected
Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, is hosting the Ny-Ålesund symposium from 21 - 23 May 2012. The theme of this year's symposium is "Towards a green economy: the role of technology" and the event is dedicated to innovation and
The Government has announced the municipalities will see a sharp increase in free revenues next year. “This will mean more and better services to citizens,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Liv Signe Navarsete.
“Relations between Norway and Poland continue to grow in both breadth and depth. Our cooperation with Poland has developed more rapidly over the last few years than that with almost any other European country,” commented Norwegian Foreign Minister
Norway’s Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås and Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hailemariam Desalegn signed the MoU during Mr Holmås’s visit to Ethiopia this week.