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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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“I am very happy with the progress of the construction work,” says project manager Grethe-Helene Evjen at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
On the 16th Groundfish Forum that was held in Bergen today the minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen, invited the international seafood industry to contribute in the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing. The
- There is an ongoing debate in Norway about whether the integration of immigrants is successful or not. A new European study demonstrates that Norway succeeds in many areas, and we are pleased to have this confirmed, says Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen,
“It’s wonderful that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former US Vice President Al Gore. This was truly well deserved,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, congratulating
During Monday’s debate in the UN General Assembly on disarmament and international security, Norway called for a new concerted effort to reduce the nuclear dangers facing the world. All countries share a responsibility to join in this effort by
The Government proposes to allocate NOK 31.5 billion for defence in 2008. This is a continuation in real terms of last years level of defence funding and gives a 98 percent fulfilment of the funding allocation for the current long-term plan. The
Wednesday 3 October, the UN and the African Union (AU) notified Norway that they gratefully accept the offer by Norway and Sweden to provide an engineer unit for the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The UN and the AU will now notify the
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will establish new consulates general in Guangzhou, China, and southern Spain. The consulates general in Edinburgh and Minneapolis will be given the status of honorary consulates.
Wednesday 3 October, the UN and the African Union (AU) notified Norway that they gratefully accept the offer by Norway and Sweden to provide an engineer unit for the UN/AU Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). The UN and the AU will now notify the
The Government will step up its efforts to strengthen poor countries’ opportunities to trade with other countries. It is therefore proposing an additional allocation of NOK 50 million for “Aid for trade” in the 2008 international development budget.
The Government is proposing an increase in the allocations for the promotion of Norwegian culture and Norway’s public diplomacy efforts abroad of NOK 12.8 million, to NOK 189.3 million. This includes support for cultural cooperation with developing
The Government proposes amendments to the special tax regime for shipping companies in order to equalize the competitiveness of the regime compared to other European tax regimes for shipping. The aim is to ensure that Norway can maintain its
The Norwegian government today announced a NOK 500 million appropriation for the purpose of purchasing Emission Reductions eligible for Kyoto Protocol compliance. The appropriation is administered by the Ministry of Finance, which is also authorised
- High oil prices will continue to generate a high income for the Norwegian state in the next few years. However, the level of Norwegian oil production has not been this low since 1994. As a considerable oil-producing country with a responsible
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Dag Terje Andersen, presented today the Norwegian government’s maritime strategy. The strategy sets out the government’s plan for further development and growth of the Norwegian maritime sector.
Norway supports the initiative made by Serbia to host an international conference for cluster munitions affected states in Belgrade October 2 - 4 2007.
By the deadline for application to the Awards in predefined areas (APA) 2007* on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 46 companies. The Ministry aims to award new production
Today the merger of Statoil with Norsk Hydros oil- and gas activities took effect through the new corporate entity StatoilHydro ASA. The Chief Executive Officer is Helge Lund. The company has approximately 31 000 employees engaged in activities in
Poland and Norway launch a joint research fund to encourage bilateral Polish-Norwegian research co-operation. The Polish-Norwegian research fund specifically earmarks the fields of environment and health.
TACKLING NEWBORN DEATH AND ILLNESS The challenge: Making it through the first day Until recently, there has been little effort to tackle the specific health problems of newborn babies. Most of their deaths are unrecorded and remain invisible. A lack