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15/02/2008
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Since the 1980s, many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, have struggled with a debt burden that has exceeded their financial capacities. The 'debt crisis' is the result of a combination of excessive borrowing, excessive lending,
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23/08/2013
Article
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The promotion of Norway at home and abroad, innovation and the establishment of new enterprises, cooperation, quality control and an increase in the level of knowledge are all central elements for the travel and tourism industry.
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26/02/2019
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Mine Ban Treaty (MBT) is the international agreement that prohibits anti-personnel mines. Its official title is the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction.
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03/10/2019
Article
Norway is pleased to be chairing the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in 2019-2021. The Barents cooperation has been a cornerstone of regional cooperation in the Arctic since 1993, and is a high priority for Norway.
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Web TV
29/05/2017
Article
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
European Migration Network Norway’s National Conference, Thursday 1 June 2017.
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20/06/2017
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry wants to enhance our global security by combat radicalisation and violent extremism, reduce illicit trace and organised crime, prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and promote transatlantic security and Nato
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26/02/2019
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
18 September 2017 marked the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Mine Ban Treaty in Oslo, and 1 March 2019 will mark the 20th anniversary of its entry into force.
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Political staff
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
Maria Kristine Göthner was appointed as a political adviser to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner on 20 October 2017 until 7 June 2018.
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Political staff
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Political Adviser for the Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Monica Mæland.
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11/04/2018
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
OECD's official development aid statistics are ready. It shows that Norway provided NOK 34.1 billion on development aid last year. This corresponds to 0.99 per cent of GDI.
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Overview page
Ministry of Education and Research
The Norwegian government will present a white paper on a skills reform to the Parliament in 2020. The goal is to promote learning throughout life and to provide workers with updated skills
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13/09/2018
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly will be formally opened on 18 September 2018 by the General Assembly’s newly elected President, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés. Here you can read Norway’s priorities for the
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24/10/2018
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 10 September 2018, the Government launched a strategy for Norway’s efforts in the Sahel region for the period 2018-2020. The strategy sets out the main priorities for a coherent Norwegian policy in the Sahel region, a region that is facing
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13/12/2019
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Ecuador has significantly reduced the loss of its natural forests in the last years. The governments of Norway and Germany today announced that they will reward Ecuador for reducing its carbon emissions from deforestation.
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25/09/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide will chair the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), the international donor group for Palestine, in New York on Thursday 26 September. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is
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03/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘UNRWA plays a key role in meeting the basic needs of Palestine refugees and in safeguarding their rights. The work of the organisation is also helping to prevent further instability in the Middle East. That is why Norway is now disbursing NOK 125
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25/08/2015
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today adopted a regulation to transpose detailed rules in the Solvency II Directive into Norwegian law. The main elements of the directive have already been transposed into Norwegian law in the new Financial Undertakings
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02/06/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The South Sudanese authorities have decided to expel the UN Humanitarian Coordinator and Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer. ‘The expulsion of Toby Lanzer is unacceptable, and we urge South Sudan to
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02/03/2020
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In an extraordinary session of the Council of State today, the Crown Prince Regent has made changes in the Government.
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01/06/2015
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On Monday 1 June the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tord Lien and the EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias Cañete, met in Norway for the annual EU-Norway Energy Dialogue meeting.