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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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.
Showing 12741-12760 of 14290 results.
Sort by: Date Best results Enter a search term to sort by best results
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is implementing a number of measures to strengthen the administration of Norwegian development funds, including better systems for dealing with suspected misuse of funds.
Mr. Torbjørn Urfjell has as of 1 December resigned from the post as political advisor to Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. He has held the post since 20 October 2005.
Former US Vice President Walter F. Mondale has, at the request of Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, agreed to be Norway’s Honorary Consul General in Minneapolis.
Extract from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ budget proposal for 2008.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Kari Henriksen (52), manager, Kristiansand, as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Sylvia Brustad, from 3 Desember. She succeeds Mr. Wegard Harsvik, who has
Norway invites the Contracting Parties to the 1973 Polar Bear Agreement, Denmark/Greenland, Russia, USA and Canada, to a meeting of the parties in Tromsø spring 2009. The purpose of the meeting will be to enhance circumpolar cooperation on
The International Finance Facility for Immunization (IFFIm), a pilot project supported by Norway, is a successful part of the effort to reduce child mortality by providing financing for the GAVI Alliance. Norway provides both political and financial
Norway and the EU have concluded a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2008. The parties have also come to an agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak for next year.
"I congratulate Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labour Party with the victory in the election," says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has today given authorisations that enable Storebrand to acquire the Swedish insurance group SPP.
Mr. Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen (38), first embassy secretary, Pretoria, has today been appointed state secretary to Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. He will succeed Ms. Anne Margareth Fagertun Stenhammer, who has
The WTO Panel’s report states that the EU anti-dumping measure against Norwegian salmon is inconsistent with WTO rules on 22 points. This is the largest number of infringements in any case of this kind brought before the WTO. The Panel’s report was
Following a tender announced in September The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has received offers from about 10 different CDM projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The volume offered totals about 4 million CERs.
Today, the Governement presented to the storting (parliament) a proposal on development, installation and operation for Skarv. The Skarv field will produce gas, oil and condensate. The field is situated north in the Norwegian Sea. The partners in
The Ministry of Finance presents today a proposition to the Storting (Parliament) concerning authorisations for central government borrowing in 2008.
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the British company Vedanta Resources Plc. from the investment universe of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global, based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Fund.
“Norway regrets the declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan, and we are concerned about further developments in the country,” says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. The Ministry has so far not changed its travel advice for
Ms. Janne Sjelmo Nordås (43), county councillor, Hattfjelldal, has today been appointed state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.