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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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On 25 August 2009 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to allocate NOK 1.6 million spread over three years to a project at Bodø University College. The purpose of the project is to increase knowledge about the Northeast Arctic cod stock.
The Holberg International Memorial Prize for 2009 for outstanding scholarly work in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology is awarded to Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and Collège de France Ian Hacking.
Continued focus on solidarity, value creation and social justice. This was how Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen and Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete summed up the majority Government’s
Norway will provide NOK 40 million (USD 7 million) to UN efforts to combat female genital mutilation and violence against women in developing countries. At the same time, Norway will contribute NOK 20 million (USD 3.5 million) to the new UN Fund for
November 25 Norway hosted the Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being’s Annual Conference. At the conference, Russia formally took over the chairmanship of the Partnership from Norway.
The Norwegian Government will shortly put forward a parliamentary bill to the Norwegian Parliament - Stortinget - proposing the Norwegian State should participate with a proportionate share in the upcoming ordinary rights issue in DnB NOR ASA. This
Building for the future, the Governments new environmental action plan for the housing and building sector was launched in September. The plan is now available in English.
“I am pleased to note that Armenia and Turkey have agreed in principle to establish diplomatic ties and normalise their relations,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre in response to the news that the foreign ministers of the two
Norway has decided to increase emergency relief to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia because of the drought. At the same time it is important to increase food security.
On Thursday 24 September 2009, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre chaired this year's Trygve Lie Symposium in New York. The aim of this year's symposium was to agree on a way forward to increase respect for international humanitarian law and its
On the advice of the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund - Global, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude the Russian metallurgical and mining company Norilsk Nickel. The Council on Ethics finds it probable that
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Birgitte Jordahl from her office as state secretary to Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Toril Reynolds, political adviser, as acting state secretary to Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen for the period 15 August - 23 October 2016, during the leave of absence of
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Grete Ellingsen (39), lawyer, Sortland, as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner. At the same time, Mr. Jardar Jensen has been
In the budget proposal for 2017, the Government proposes an increase in funding for High North-related efforts from NOK 2.7 billion in 2016 to NOK 3.4 billion in 2017.
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg visited Lebanon and Jordan on 7-9 November 2015. She met Syrian refugees in settlements in Lebanon and in the Zaatari camp in northern Jordan. Ms Solberg also had a number of political talks with key leaders to
'Job creation and economic growth are vital for combating poverty. This is why the business development and job creation have been key areas in the Government's development policy since 2013. In the budget for 2017, the Government proposes an
This Tuesday, November 24th, Norway's Minister of Justice, Knut Storberget, will join UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in launching a Network of Men Leaders to Combat Violence against Women.
Around NOK 26 billion is being made available for reducing social and economic disparities in 15 countries in Central and Southern Europe. The negotiations on how this funding is to be used have already started.
“Our challenge is to meet the growing demand for energy and at the same time reduce emissions to protect the environment,” the Prime Minister said in his speech at London School of Economics and Political Science to day.