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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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’s Ambassador to the EU Oda Helen Sletnes has been nominated as the new Norwegian member of the College of the EFTA Surveillance Authority, ESA. She will be succeeding Per Sanderud, who has been a member since August 2007.
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim and Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer will among other things have talks with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). (26.05.06)
- 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.
The Government decided on January 14 to impose more stringent sanctions and measures against Iran, taking UN Security Council resolution 1929 (2010) as its basis. “This brings Norwegian legislation in line with EU legislation, and will contribute to
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.
“The rulings against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh show that the situation for human rights defenders in Iran has become much worse,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Justisdepartementet ved NAWSARH prosjektet har behov for informasjon fra potensielle helikopteroperatører om deres muligheter og interesse for en eventuell redningshelikopteroperasjon på Svalbard samt muligheten de samme operatørene har til å kunne
“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 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
- 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
The governments of Sweden and Norway today agreed on a significant expansion of renewable energy projects until 2020. A common market for green certificates is to be in place by 1 January 2012.
- The United States is our key partner in defence materiel cooperation. We want to target our efforts to enhance this excellent cooperation in the years to come, Minister of Defence Grete Faremo announced on 8 December at the opening of the
“If we are to achieve better health for all, we must fight for this in other arenas than the traditional health forums.” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre when he launched a new international collaborative research project on global health
Norway has this week renewed its funding for UNDP’s work in the areas of democratic governance, crisis prevention and early recovery, and environment and energy. Altogether, Norway is providing NOK 250 million in funding.
Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative was launched by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali in December 2007. One of the key aims is to incorporate reduction of emissions from deforestation and
- According to the report, there is no indication that Norwegian funds have been used for unintended purposes, or that Grameen Bank has engaged in corrupt practices or embezzled funds, said Minister Solheim
Norway will work to promote a more comprehensive and ambitious international climate change agreement to follow the Kyoto Protocol. Norway will continue to fulfil its obligations and reduce greenhouse gas emissions both nationally and
Norway is intensifying its cooperation with Cuban doctors in Haiti. An additional NOK 5 million (USD 850 000) has been allocated for cholera medicine and equipment.
Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske concluded his four days' visit to India and Nepal with political talks in New Delhi on Monday afternoon. Diskussions about trade agreements were central in all the meetings.