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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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"Europe is going through a time of change. The worst predictions have not come true, but every European country will be marked by the financial crisis for years to come", writes Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, in his foreword.
"A very important point for us is that there is no legal void. We have the human rights regulations. We have excellent rules, and we should actually be proud in the way the international community have been able to make new rules and new regulations
All pull together One thing we know – we must all pull together. If we do, we are sure to win! The man behind this optimistic message is Klaus Hanssen. He was chairman of the National Anti-Tuberculosis Association about a hundred years ago. The
Young people should be able to choose their education, their career and their future partners. Children and adolescents have the right to a life free from violence and serious restrictions to their individual freedom. Forced marriage and female
Through the Action Plan the Government aims to facilitate the use of the competence and resources of immigrants. The plan contains 19 measures in the fields of recognition of education and training from abroad, recruitment of immigrants by employers
"The alternative to progress is not Status Quo, but the beginning of the end of the vision of the two state solution. But contrary to our fears, we are today meeting in an atmosphere of hope. I am encouraged by the decision of the parties to return
- We are honoured and pleased to welcome you to this demonstration of selected Norwegian innovations for the UN and international humanitarian organisations, in collaboration with Innovation Norway, said Ambassador Steffen Kongstad in his opening
- (The) emergence of regional institutions as a feature of global governance is in fact good news for the United Nations. We need a UN that can be a catalyst that supports and encourages regional developments, and reinforces our common global and
- Hate speech constitutes a double threat: a threat to human dignity and individual security; and a threat to society as a whole. Hate speech discourages people from taking part in the public debate. It fuels intolerance. And in the most extreme
"In light of all the refugees in Syria itself and in the neighbouring countries, we must all do better, and now we should try to do so inspired by the new momentum created last week in New York", said Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Eide in his
- I strongly support the idea of the Secretary-General to reconfigure this group into a partnership with Myanmar as a central member. This would be more aligned with the positive developments in Myanmar over the last years, said Minister of Foreign
Companies should engage with and take into account the groups affected by their activities. Stakeholder engagement was the topic of two meetings arranged in 2013 by KOMpakt - the Government’s consultative body on matters relating to corporate social
The global economy is at a crossroads. Decades of deregulation and market opening have led to growth, integration and wealth creation - but also volatility, insecurity and wealth concentration. These imbalances are not sustainable in democratic
Speech held at the conference "Decent Work - A Key to Social Justice for a Fair Globalisation" in Oslo, 5. September 2008.
By Former Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Dag Terje Andersen
State secretary r Jens Revolds speech at the “Joint Research Centre Information Day - Science in Support of Policymaking”, 29. august 2008 at The Research Council of Norway.
We need to meet children as competent individuals who want to share their opinions with us. And we have lot to learn. One example: Racism or ethnic discrimination. Children are colour-blind. They will say that discrimination is unfair and not right.
Norway will introduce the extra duty as from 15.12.03, if the US fails to lift its safegard measures. (28.11.03)
Press release No.: 20B/2003 Date: 18.03.03 A possible merger between Den norske Bank and Gjensidige Nor needs to be carefully assessed In a letter to the Norwegian Competition Authority today, Minister of labour and government administration, Mr.
- President Arafat is the elected leader of the Palestinians, and cannot be removed on the basis of a decision made by the Israeli cabinet, says the Minister. (15.09.03)