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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Jeanette Iren Moen, political adviser, as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.
NATO and its partners will agree at the Chicago summit on continued support for Afghan security forces, including for the post-2014 period. Norway will provide NOK 150 million a year for the Afghan army and police force after 2014.
“I am pleased and relieved that the four aid workers from the Norwegian Refugee Council have now been brought to safety,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Norwegian petroleum-focused supplier industry is experiencing significant sales growth. A survey conducted for the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) by Rystad Energy shows that sales have tripled since 2000. International sales are
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has today appointed the Norwegian diplomat Mari Skåre as the Alliance’s first special representative for women peace and security.
“I congratulate Somalia on the inauguration of a new federal parliament and the well-conducted election of a new Speaker of Parliament. Somalia has a parliament for the first time in more than 20 years. The election of a Speaker of Parliament brings
Norway and the United States of America have over the course of the last few weeks held extensive discussions and exchanged relevant information on issues related to the possible destruction of Syrian chemical warfare agents in Norway. The two
Today both Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Minister of Justice and Public Security Grete Faremo gave an address in the Storting on the steps the Government plans to take in response to the 22 July Commission report.
In cooperation with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (MPD), the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has developed “Oil Facts”, an application (app) about the Norwegian petroleum industry. The app provides key figures, maps, facts and news
The Norwegian Government agreed to cancel USD 7.3 million of Guinea’s debt to Norway.
Participation in EU programmes is an important part of Norway’s cooperation with the EU.
One year after the attacks on Utøya and the Government Quarter, The Government will arrange national commemorations during 22 July.
The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum is this week visiting India. Today he gave a Special Adress at Clima-Adapt Inauguration, in Chennai.
The Government is following up on the Climate Agreement in the National Budget for 2013. The CO2 tax on offshore operations on the Norwegian continental shelf is being increased from 1 January, NOK 10 billion extra is being set aside for a new
The education sector will receive NOK 1.9 billion in extra funding in 2013. This will result in: lower prices at kindergartens; additional places at universities and university colleges being maintained; more teachers at secondary schools; and
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Roger Ingebrigtsen from his office as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske. At the same time, the Office of the Prime Minister has appointed
On Monday Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will host a working lunch for EU leaders who will be in Oslo to attend the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony.
"We have now introduced a new system for closing and opening fishing grounds in the North Sea and the Skagerrak in order to protect small fish and juveniles, and to reduce the problem of discard of fish," says the minister for fisheries and coastal
The Government decided Friday that Myanmar should no longer be excluded from the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP). “This is a signal that Norway recognises the political reforms in Myanmar and hopes to see further democratic developments,”