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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 external decoration of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault will ensure that the unique structure will shine, both during light summer nights and dark winter days.
Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen comes to her new post with a desire to be an active consumer affairs minister.
Norwegians are more advanced users of the Internet than most other Europeans. Even though digital divisions still exist in Norway, according to new EU statistics the generation gap is smaller in Norway than in the European Union.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre has taken the initiative for a conference entitled The Oslo Policy Forum on Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change, which will be held in Oslo from 28 to 29 February. Mr
The initiative for an international ban on cluster munitions taken by the Norwegian Government last year (the Oslo Process) has now entered its decisive final stage.
The leader of the LTTE negotiating team and head of the LTTE political wing, Mr S.P. Tamilselvan, was killed this morning, in an air strike outside Kilinochchi. - His leadership as head of the political wing and his many important contributions have
In connection with the celebration of the International Women's Day, the Minister of Children and Equality, Karita Bekkemellem, is blogging at Gender in Norway, Gender.no, this week.
State Secretary for Sami and minority matters
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Ole Morten Geving (33), communication advisor, Hølen, to the office as state secretary to Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen. Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram has been honourably
- I wish to congratulate the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, and former US Vice President Al Gore with the Nobel Peace Prize. This is a recognition of global warming as today’s most significant threat to global as well as regional
- Norway will organise an international conference in Oslo to start a process towards an international ban on cluster munitions that have unacceptable humanitarian consequences, says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. (17.11.06)
- History is being made in Nepal today. The country has definitively put an end to the brutal conflict that has ravaged the country for the past decade. The agreement shows that all parties have political courage and a will for peace, said
Both the opening statement from Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, and the following press conference can be watched on web tv.
Visa requirements for travelling to Norway - at the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration's website
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and Minister Odd Roger Enoksen met in Stavanger yesterday and today to exchange views on the EU's recently adopted Energy Policy for Europe and its follow up.
Norway is one of the largest contributors to civilian reconstruction in Afghanistan. The Government has decided to increase the funding for civilian efforts in 2008 to NOK 750 million. “This increase makes Norway one of the donors with the best
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 1st quarter of 2007. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
State ownership is important. It ensures beneficial rights over our common natural resources and secures the national status of important companies. The Government wants to promote a strong public and national ownership. The Minister for Trade and