Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
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After the changes in the Government today, the Office of the Prime Minister has made changes among the political advisors.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is launching a new strategy today for efforts to promote freedom of expression. 'Freedom of expression and independent media are under growing pressure. Norway is therefore strengthening its international work in this
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Thor Arne Englund as political adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen for the period when Political Adviser Jens Frölich Holte is acting state secretary. The Government
The Ministry of Finance has today decided that the level of the countercyclical capital buffer requirement shall be increased to 2 per cent from 31 December 2017 . This is in line with the advice for Q4/16 from Norges Bank.
On Tuesday, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr. Tord Lien, addressed the conference Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø.
“Norway deplores the decision made by Israel to expand the Gilo settlement in East Jerusalem. The settlement is on occupied territory, and any expansion of this kind must be viewed as illegal under international law,” commented Foreign Minister
‘I strongly condemn the terrorist attack that struck civilians as they celebrated the New Year in Istanbul,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
The Minister of Education and Research has circulated a proposal for a new framework plan for kindergartens for consultative review. He is looking to strengthen kindergarten activities in connection with the youngest children, diversity, meals,
'Today, on World Humanitarian Day 2016, I want to draw attention to the crises that often overlooked and underfunded. The Government is therefore increasing Norway's humanitarian funding for the crises in South Sudan and Yemen by NOK 60 million.
"By defending the last remaining tropical forests, Indigenous Peoples are providing a critical service that is necessary if we are to reach the 2 degrees target," says Tine Sundtoft, Minister of Climate and Environment in Norway.
Hedmark University College and Lillehammer University College are merging to become Høgskolen i Innlandet [University College of Eastern Norway] as from 1 January 2017. “This merger is one of the last pieces of the puzzle in the most extensive
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 1 September 2016 appointed Mr. Bård Ludvig Thorheim as political adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. He succeeds Mr. Peder Weidemann Egseth, who has returned to the Conservative Party’s
'Gender equality and women's rights are key to promoting development. A new era requires new answers, and we are now modernising our approach to these issues. I am therefore pleased to present a new ambitious Action Plan for Women's Rights and
Nato Foreign Ministers decided today to invite Montenegro to begin accession talks to become a member of the Alliance. This means that Montenegro looks set to become the 29th member of Nato.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg had a telephone conversation today with her British counterpart, Theresa May. The topics they discussed included Brexit and post-Brexit bilateral relations between Norway and the UK.
Mrs. Thorhild Widvey, Norway`s minister of culture, has invited colleagues in Government to contribute as volunteers during Lillehammer 2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games.
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their credentials to His Majesty King Harald V on 3 December 2015.
The Norwegian Government today presented a white paper assessing whether Norway should ratify the optional protocols on procedures for individual complaints under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on
Minister of Culture, Linda Hofstad Helleland, invited the other Nordic sports ministers to a meeting in Rio to discuss measures to increase the number of female leaders in international sport.
This week, the First Committee of the UN General Assembly will consider almost 60 resolutions in the fields of disarmament, non-proliferation and international security. 'As in previous years, Norway is actively supporting several UN resolutions