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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Torrential rains have caused floods and landslides across Central America. El Salvador is one of the countries that have been worst hit. Norway is providing NOK 5 million for the rescue effort there.
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry is now starting a process for considering changes in the ownership structure in the fully state-owned company Secora AS. The Ministry was granted permission to consider such changes by the Norwegian
In today’s session of the Council of State the Crown Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Harald Oskar Buttedahl (46), farmer, Lier, as state secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk.
See the final results of electronic votes cast in the municipalities participating in trials of electronic voting during the municipal and county council elections in 2011. The municipalities that participate in the trials are: Bodø, Bremanger,
Norway demands that humanitarian access should be allowed to the two conflict-affected states in Sudan and urges the parties to engage in political negotiations.
Here you will find speeches and interviews about Norway's engagement in REDD+
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development arranges the Norwegian E-vote 2011 Conference in Oslo Sunday 11 September. Both Norwegian and international speakers will attend this conference, which takes place the day before Election
In the evening on Election Day, Monday 12 September, the e-votes cast in the municipality and county council election will be decrypt and counted from 21:00. The decryption and counting ceremony will take place in the Auditorium in government
“The Syrian regime has not stopped the violence against its own people in spite of international condemnation. We agree with the clear signals from the EU to the regime in Syria. Norway will therefore align itself with the EU’s expanded sanctions
The Government is to increase its support to the victims of the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa to NOK 620 million.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today received plan for development and operations (PDO) for the Jette oil and gas field. The Jette field is an example of small fields with fast execution that are tie-ins to existings fields. These projects are
Ministry of Trade and Industry Trond Giske has launched Norway’s biggest commitment to cutting red tape, simplifying official forms and reducing the need for reporting.
Norway sent an application to the UN Sanctions Committee on Libya yesterday asking for Libyan funds that have been frozen in Norway since March this year to be released. “There are grave humanitarian needs in Libya, and releasing funds that can be
Norway and India have signed a letter of intent regarding technical and institutional cooperation in connection with the establishment of a Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law in Chennai, India.
- Norway is satisfied with NATO’s new Strategic Concept. The Concept charts a new course in meeting the challenges of the 21st Century, said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
- I do not believe at the time being, that genetically modified (GM) foods will be needed to secure the food supply. With the urgent need to solve the emerging food crisis, we should focus on the methods that we know are working, and that we know
“We must not forget the victims of the floods in Pakistan,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. He visited the flood-affected areas this week.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has decided that Minister Rigmor Aaasrud shall also be chief of the Ministry of Labour during Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm’s leave of absence. Bjurstrøm has been on sick leave since 5 November.
Bodø University College will change its name from 1 January 2011 to become The University of Nordland.- I am very pleased that the county of Nordland has now got its university and that the University College has been rewarded for its long-term
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Hans Kristian Amundsen (51), editor-in-chief and managing director, Tromsø, as state secretary to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen. Amundsen succeeds