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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Norway is increasing its presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is opening a new embassy in the capital Kinshasa. DRC will also be a new partner country in Norwegian development cooperation.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 31 companies in connection with the announcement of APA 2021.
In today’s session of the Council of State, state secretary Lucie Katrine Sunde-Eidem has been honourably discharged as state seceratary to Minister of Trade and Industry Iselin Nybø.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to the North Karelia Hospital District in Finland.
Joint statement on the Statement of Intent on Enhanced Operational Cooperation:
The entry rules to Svalbard have been tightened. A negative test result from a coronavirus test taken in Norway within 24 hours before the scheduled departure time is now required. The test must have been taken on mainland Norway. All unnecessary
The Norwegian Government is presenting the Storting with a Proposition regarding temporary amendments to the Control of Communicable Diseases Act in order to establish a legal basis for COVID-19 certificates. The purpose of the new provisions is to
The funding Norway is contributing to Covax will provide an additional one million vaccine doses to the global Covax AMC (Covid-19 Vaccines Advance Market Commitment).
In today’s session of the Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
The infection levels in Viken county are still falling but remain high in some municipalities. The Norwegian Government has decided to make changes to the regional measures. Two municipalities will be kept at Level B, 4 municipalities will be moved
In today’s session of the Council of State, The King has decided to extend Reid Ivar Bjorland Dahls constitution as State Secretary to Minister of Children and Family until 15 July 2021.
‘I am deeply concerned about the high number of casualties in Gaza, the suffering of the civilian population and the widespread destruction, especially of infrastructure that is vital to ensure a rapid and effective medical response. Humanitarian
The Norwegian Government is increasing its support to the global pandemic response by NOK 2 billion. This brings Norway’s total contribution to the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, to NOK 4.5 billion.
‘I welcome the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. It was essential to bring an end to the violence. I commend Egypt, Qatar, the UN, the US and others for their efforts. The suffering inflicted on civilians during the eleven days of hostilities has
The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) decided in New York last Thursday that the organisation’s international secretariat should be transferred to Oslo. “We are pleased by the confidence shown in us,” said
Today employees in internation organisations enjoy diplomatic immunity which can protect them from being prosecuted for corruption. - We cannot allow a form of immunity that in practice gives protection to people who have been involved in
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the Etelä-Savo Hospital District and the Kainuu Hospital District in Finland and the Faroe Islands
The boards of Statoil ASA and Hydro ASA have recommended merging Statoil ASA with the oil and gas activities in Hydro. “This is the start of a new era. We are creating a global energy company and strengthening Norway’s oil and gas industry,”
In his New Year’s address to the nation, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced that the Government will purchase CO2 emission quotas to offset the pollution caused by international air travel by government employees.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has appointed Anne Lund as Director General of the Human and Financial Resources Department from Monday 8 January. (05.01.07)