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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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1 May 2007 will stand as a milestone in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the North-East Atlantic. That is the day the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) introduces the new port-state control regime. “
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invite to a seminar in Forum for fred og forsoning Thursday 3 May 2007 13.00 to 15.00. The seminar takes place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse.
From 30 May 2008, the REACH chemicals legislation enters into force in Norway.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will meet Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, at 11:00 on Friday 27 April. The topics they will discuss include the Government’s High North Strategy, a possible cooperation zone in the north, as well as energy
The WTO Panel’s report finds that the EU anti-dumping measure against Norwegian salmon is inconsistent with WTO rules on 22 separate grounds. According to the Norwegian Government, the EU measure contains such fundamental and serious errors that the
Today the Government has put forth a proposal for a completely new planning part to the Planning and Building Act. “The new Act will make it easier for local authorities to deal with challenges posed by climate change, halt the loss of biodiversity,
“I can announce today that Norway is going to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. There are several reasons why we have arrived at this conclusion,” says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
When the environmental toxin mercury is released to the environment it is very harmful, and i.a. the development of children may be damaged as a result. The Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, Erik Solheim, has
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: More than 300 people took the opportunity to visit the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Open Day.
The Norwegian State currently holds 62,5 per cent of the shares in StatoilHydro. The Parliament has authorised the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to increase this to a 67 per cent ownership stake. The share purchase will be financed through the
The Holberg Prize is awarded annually for outstanding scientific work within the fields of the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology, or interdisciplinary work within these areas. The Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon presented the
Director General Vegard Ellefsen has been appointed Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with effect from 7 April 2008.
State Secretary responsible for Media, Gaming and Lottery, The Voluntary Sector and The Olympic Games 2014.
The aim of the government’s programme Showcase for Women in Local Politics is gender balance in the local councils - and to enhance the share of women in leading positions.
Due to today’s changes in the Government, the following state secretaries have been honourably discharged from their posts, as of today at 1pm: Mr. Inge Bartnes - Ministry of Local government and Regional Development Ms. Guri Størvold - Ministry of
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Mr. Arvinn E. Gadgil (28), MFA trainee, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik as acting political advisor to the Prime Minister during Ms. Mina Gerhardsen’s leave of absence.
The Minister of children and Equality seeks to strengthen the rights of consumers, families, children and young people, anti discrimination and full equality between between men and women. The minister of Children and Equality Manuela
The Tokyo Co-Chairs (Norway, Japan, US and EU) jointly express their strong concerns about the termination of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement by the Government of Sri Lanka. These concerns have already been expressed in individual statements.
“When I talked to President Karzai today, I stressed that Norway will stand firmly by its commitment in Afghanistan, which is based on a UN Security Council mandate,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.