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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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- Norway calls for the announced elections to be cancelled. Any such elections are entirely illegitimate and will undermine efforts to achieve peace in eastern Ukraine. Norway urges all sides to comply with their Minsk commitments and reiterates its
'It is important that the Nordic countries stand shoulder to shoulder, when faced with threats against our societes', the foreign ministers of the Nordic countries say in a joint statement after the recent foiled assassination plot in Denmark.
Norway will provide more than NOK 3 billion to a number of initiatives to promote sustainable ocean management in the period 2020-2024. The initiatives will be announced at the Our Ocean conference in Oslo, which begins today.
The Norwegian economy is performing well. Employment growth is high and unemployment has declined across the country. Non-oil business investment is at a 10-year high. The positive developments are expected to continue. In the Revised national
Press release from the Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements: Preliminary Report 2019.
‘Migration poses a major challenge to countries worldwide. For this reason, we need a common basis for political efforts to deal with migration more effectively. There is broad agreement that irregular migration must be more effectively managed and
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has decided to terminate Invild Ofte Arntsen's constitution as State Secretary in a 100 percent position to Minister of Agriculture and Food, Ms. Olaug Vervik Bollestad. In the period State
‘Harmful practices, such as child marriage, female genital mutilation and gender-selective abortion or son preference, are violations of human rights and discriminate against women. We have to intensify our efforts if we are to reach the goal of
The government is following recommendations from medical professionals in proposing that all foetal reductions should be reviewed by an abortion board.
The UK Government has approved the draft withdrawal agreement reached by EU and UK Brexit negotiators.
‘I condemn the use of force by regular and irregular security forces in Venezuela against people who are trying to bring aid into the country. All use of violence and threats against peaceful demonstrators must cease immediately,’ said Minister of
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurologic disease (TSE) affecting cervids. The infectious agent is known to be a prion, a normal protein that in this disease misfolds and destroys the brain. The development of the disease is slow
Norway will pay USD 70 million (NOK 600 million) to Brazil for reduced emissions from deforestation in the Amazon in 2017, line with climate and forest cooperation between the two countries.
Joint press release from the hosts of the conference in Oslo 24 May.
Bård Vegar Solhjell was today appointed new Director General of Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. Mr Solhjell will leave his current position as Secretary General of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Norway.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Maria Moe as political adviser to Minister of Children and Families, Mr. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, as of 8 January 2020.
In connection with the Nordic Council’s session in Stockholm, Norway has signed two maritime delimitation agreements, with Iceland and Denmark/the Faroe Islands. State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte signed the agreements on behalf of Norway. An
The Government is providing NOK 60 million over a period of three years for mine action in Sri Lanka.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide met her Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó for political talks in Budapest today.
The Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality has appointed the new Committee of The International Ibsen Award for the period of 2019-2022.