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18/01/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 18 January 2007, the EU, the
Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and Russia concluded an agreement on
the management of the Norwegian spring-spawning herring fish stock.
Norway has been allocated 61 per cent of the total allowable catch
(TAC) for
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02/11/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs is working with Tromsø municipality to arrange the 06
Barents Days from 9 to 14 November. The Barents Days will encompass
research, business development and cultural events. At this year’s
event, special emphasis
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31/10/2006
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Ten ministers from 9 Nordic and
Baltic countries have confirmed their participation to the
Ministerial meeting to be held November 7-8 2006 at Thorbjørnrud
Hotel at Jevnaker, Norway to provide further progress of the
co-operation in the
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07/07/2006
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The government is seriously
addressing the problem of escaping fish. The Minister of Fisheries
and Coastal Affairs appointed a dedicated Commission on Escapes
from Aquacultures on 05.07.2006.
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22/06/2007
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Aker ASA, Investor AB, SAAB AB and the Norwegian State have signed an agreement, which ensures a long-term, strategic ownership of the Norwegian technology and industrial group Aker Kværner.
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19/09/2007
News story
Ministry of Finance
On behalf of the Kingdom of Norway, the Ministry of Finance is announcing its first tender for credits from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) projects to obtain emission reductions eligible under the Kyoto Protocol.
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19/12/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Negotiations on replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) were completed on 14 December. Norway is maintaining its contribution in real terms, which means a drop in its relative share of the total funding.
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Ministers
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Minister of Local Government and Regional Development is responsible for Norwegian housing policy, district and regional development, local government and the administration of elections. The minister is born on 12 November 1948. As a teacher,
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28/12/2007
Press release
Ministry of Defence
The six month stand-by period for the Nordic Battle Group (NBG) commences at the beginning of the year. The NBG will stand ready to participate in a potential EU-led crisis management operation.
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04/11/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
President Putin’s United Russia party appears to have won over 63 per cent of the vote in the Russian Duma elections held on 2 December. This is enough to secure United Russia a constitutional majority. Objections have been raised in various
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14/12/2007
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance will January 10, 2008 be hosting an open half-day conference on structural conditionality in IMF-supported programmes. At the conference, Ruben Lamdany, Assistant Director of the Independent Evaluation Office of the IMF, will
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Political staff
Ministry of Children and Equality
The Office of the Prime Minister appointed Lotte Grepp Knutsen as State Secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality on 27 March 2009.
Lotte Grepp Knutsen’s previous position was Political Adviser in the Ministry of Children and Equality.
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Political staff
Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
State Secretary responsible for Media, Gaming and Lottery, The Voluntary Sector and The Olympic Games 2014.
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Political staff
Ministry of Health and Care Services
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16/11/2007
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
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
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04/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the Netherlands are the two countries that provide the best development assistance for education, according to a report published by the world-wide lobbying network Global Campaign for Education.
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29/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
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.
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21/08/2007
News story
Ministry of Defence
Around 100 delegates from about 50 countries are expected in Oslo in mid-September when Norway is to host a major Partnership for Peace conference on the theme of defence policy and strategy. This is the first time such a conference has been held in
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15/01/2008
Press release
Ministry of Children and Equality
"Children with parents who are mentally ill or who abuse alcohol or drugs must be followed closely from before birth to the start of school. We have initiated a major project in which specialized teams will guide and assist municipalities in their
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21/08/2007
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
30 journalists from all over the world to visit the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Wednesday. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGS) is taking shape. Construction work started in April 2007 and the first blastings were performed in May. The facility