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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Norway will host a meeting of the International Contact Group for Somalia (ICG) on 30 April. This is at a time when violence in Somalia is flaring up and drought is exacerbating the already difficult humanitarian situation in the country.
Transparency International Norway (TI-N) is an organisation renowned for promoting transparency in public procurement. The project will consult with TI-N from time to time on transparency issues in the project. This will not commit TI-N in any way.
Norway will host the Sudan Consortium in Oslo from 5 to 7 May. The conference will review progress on the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in Sudan, and generate donor pledges to support the further reconstruction and
The Republic of Indonesia and Norway jointly organised the 7th annual Human Rights Dialogue meeting between the two countries in Jakarta on 15-16 April 2008.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced in Dar es Salaam today that Norway is prepared to grant NOK 500 million to Tanzania over the next five years, for a partnership agreement to enhance forest and climate efforts. Experience from such
"As a friend of Zimbabwe and the region, I strongly appeal to you to strengthen your efforts to find a solution. The Government of Zimbabwe must respect basic democratic rules and human rights - and prevent violence", Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today held talks with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, in Johannesburg. Stoltenberg said authorities in Zimbabwe should immediately publish the results of the country’s presidential elections.
- Labour migration contributes to continued economic growth in Norway. We have to attract the skills needed in the labour market. The Government therefore wants to put the conditions in order for an effective labour migration, said the Minister of
- The Government proposes several measures for better and more co-ordinated information, as well as simpler and faster case handling for the recruitment of foreign labour. When the needed documentation has been presented, an applicant should expect
The Government wants more co-operation across the Norwegian-Russian border. - We want to stimulate both economic growth and contact between people. This has a great importance for the development in the northern region, says the Minister of Labour
- We need national and international standards which prevents that key personnel from poorer countries are actively recruited to rich countries, says the Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen. It is not in question to
Thursday 17 April: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today visited Soweto’s Soccer City Stadium in South Africa, to launch Norway’s support for a “green” World Cup Soccer 2010. The Norwegian Government is ready to grant NOK 8.5 million to measures
The British Minister of Energy Mr. Malcolm Wicks and the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ms. Åslaug Haga have taken a joint initiative to gather colleagues to an informal discussion on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) on Sunday 20 April.
Document no. 15 (2007-2008), Question no. 806, dated 12 March 2008. From Ivar Kristiansen (Conservative Party) to the Minister of Justice. Answered on 14 March 2008 by Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Labour Party).
- In politics it is rarely wise to rule out options in advance. Norway and many other countries in the world are following developments in China closely. At present, however, the Government does not believe that a boycott would be an effective way
Political talks and Norwegian culture will be on the agenda when German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Oslo on Saturday 12 April.
The Ministry of Finance 4 April 2008 presented Report No. 16 to the Storting (2007-2008) On the Management of the Government Pension Fund in 2007. The report describes the main features and contains detailed analyses on the management of the Fund.
The regulation on monetary policy has remained in force since the inflation target was introduced in 2001. The regulation reflects the challenges that were relevant at the time. Over the past 17 years, monetary policy thinking and practice have
The Norwegian Environment Agency reports that the last known group of wild reindeer of Zone 1 in Nordfjella has been felled. Now the area is to be searched to make sure it is cleared of animals. 17 cases of CWD have been detected in reindeer from
Address by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ms Ine Eriksen Søreide at a side-event on Afghanistan, CSW, in New York.
By Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide New York, 15 March