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13/12/2002
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 189/2002 Date: 13 December 2002 State secretary changes In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has as of today at noon honourably discharged Mr. André Støylen from the post as state secretary in the Ministry of the
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21/02/2002
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press release No.: 36/02 Date: 21.02.2002 Norway condemns attack by Sudan government on civilians The Norwegian Government has received an alarming report from the United Nations World Food Programme today 21 February, which gives an account of an
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16/12/2002
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 192/2002 Date: 16 December 2002 Ten years of Barents Euro-Arctic cooperation to be celebrated in Kirkenes 10-11 January On Friday 10 and Saturday 11 January 2003, 10 years of Barents Euro-Arctic cooperation will be celebrated in
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31/01/2003
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 10/2003 Date: 31 January 2003 New state secretary in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Fisheries In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Thorhild Widvey (47), state secretary, Oslo, as
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17/01/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government is proposing to
extend the breadth of Norway’s territorial sea from 4 to 12
nautical miles and to establish a contiguous zone outside the
territorial sea for certain control purposes. These proposals were
submitted to the Storting
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07/02/2003
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
- The Government has decided to
ease the license conditions for establishing and operating the
third generation mobile telephony, UMTS. I want more independent
operators to enter the Norwegian mobile market. Increased
competition will give
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19/03/2003
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Photo: Per Thrana, NDMC(14.03.03) The Government has decided to offer four MTBs
(missile torpedo boats) to take part in NATO’s Operation Active
Endeavour. The operation has been mounted in order to strengthen
the monitoring of shipping in the
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08/10/2003
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
The National Budget 2004:
The Government will pursue an
aggressive environmental and resource policy based on the goals of
sustainable development. (08.10.03)
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05/03/2003
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 27/2003 Date: 5 March 2003 Marit Berger political advisor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Marit Berger (24), political advisor, Oslo, as political advisor in the Ministry of
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10/06/2003
Press release
Fiskeridepartementet
“The fisheries agreement Norway has
reached in connection with the enlargement of the European Economic
Area (EEA) guarantees market access for the most important export
products to the new member states,” says Minister of Fisheries
Svein
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17/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press release No.: 156/03 Date: 17.09.2003 New honorary consulates opened and new appointments An honorary consulate general has been opened in Miami, Florida, USA. Mr Trond Jensen has been appointed honorary consul general and Mr Leif Erik Griffin
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13/03/2003
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 31/2003 Date: 13 March 2003 Norway’s Prime Minister holds phone conversation with US President Norway’s Prime Minister, Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, on Thursday evening had a telephone conversation with the President of the USA, Mr.
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10/10/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The World Day against the Death
Penalty is being arranged for the first time on 10 October 2003 on
the initiative of the World Coalition against the Death Penalty, an
international coalition of human rights organisations.
(10.10.03)
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30/06/2003
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Ministry of Transport and
Communications and The Norwegian Post- and Telecommunications
Authority invite to an auction for the two vacant 3G licenses in
Norway.
(30.06.03)
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16/10/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Given the unclear situation in
Bolivia, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requests
Norwegian citizens to consider carefully whether they need to
travel to Bolivia. (16.10.03)
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22/09/2000
Speech/statement
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of Environment Siri Bjerke, Oslo – Norway 21 – 24 September 2000 Opening address at the First European conference on Voluntary organisations in the field of cultural heritage Mr. Deputy Secretary General, ladies and gentlemen! Let me start
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01/02/2002
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 10/2002 Date: 1 February 2002 New political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Geir Olsen (37), general secretary, Oslo, as political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture
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28/05/2002
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press release No.: 111/2002 Date: 28.05.2002 Norway gives NOK 10 million to UNRWA Today Norway is donating NOK 10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The money is to go to UNRWA’s
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21/11/2002
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"The groups behind this abominable
act are doing their utmost to undermine the prospects of finding a
peaceful solution to the conflict in the Middle East," said the
Foreign Minister.
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10/12/2001
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press programme for the visit of
this year’s laureates: UN (represented by President of the General
Assembly, Foreign Minister Han Seung-soo) and Secretary-General
Kofi A. Annan