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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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
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
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.
State Secretary responsible for Media, Gaming and Lottery, The Voluntary Sector and The Olympic Games 2014.
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
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.
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. “
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
"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
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