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31/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Government proposes to assist households receiving state housing allowance by providing an extra payment towards the high electricity bills that will be arriving. This is a helping hand for people who struggle financially, says Minister of Local
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22/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The use of military force against the country’s own population is entirely unacceptable. We strongly condemn the Libyan authorities’ ruthless use of violence against the country’s civilian population,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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11/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The media report heavy loss of life
in a new Claymore mine attack 11 April. This is the third such
attack in the last three days in which people have been killed or
seriously injured. (12.04.06)
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20/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Special Envoy to the
peace process in Sri Lanka, Mr. Jon Hanssen-Bauer, is still in Sri
Lanka to continue the dialogue with the Government of Sri Lanka and
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in regard to a meeting
in
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12/11/2010
News story
Ministry of Defence
“In order to maintain an effective operational defence we have to work closely together with our European neighbours,” says defence minister Grete Faremo.
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04/07/2006
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The normprices are used as tax
reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the
Norwegian continental shelf and are set in arrears for every
quarter. (04.07.06)
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15/02/2011
News story
Ministry of the Environment
The Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Norwegian Ministry of Environment cooperate to promote green public procurement and environmental technology. The aim of the cooperation project “Developing Emergent Ecological markets in
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31/10/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Kjersti Stenseng, acting political adviser in the Ministry of Culture, as acting state secretary in the same ministry 1 November 2011-31 December 2011. Mr. Åsmund Aukrust (26), deputy leader, Oslo,
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01/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will provide NOK 160 million to help Greece deal with its large number of asylum seekers and migrants. This funding will be provided under the EEA and Norway Grants.
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09/10/2012
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) has developed an international guiding standard for organisations’ social responsibility, ISO 26000.
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06/05/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For more than 30 years, the building was deserted and falling into ruin in the buffer zone that divides the Cyprian capital, Nicosia. Until recently it was inaccessible for both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Now it's opened as a meeting place
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06/10/2006
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
-The Norwegian government places
great emphasis on capture and storage of CO2 as a measure to reach
the targets set for Norway in the Kyoto Protocol.
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19/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I condemn the use of violence against peaceful protesters in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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28/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Erik Solheim, Minister of
International Development, is to visit Nepal from 2 to 5 May. The
purpose of the visit is to discuss Norway’s support to Nepal and
how the international community can best cooperate with Nepal in
connection with its
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06/10/2010
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set Norm Prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 2nd quarter of 2010. The Norm Prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
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04/02/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Mr. Pål Julius Skogholt from the office as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.
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19/07/2012
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - UN Women - was established by the UN General Assembly in July 2010.
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21/12/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“It is deeply regrettable that the presidential election in Belarus does not appear to have been free and democratic. I condemn the use of violence against demonstrators and the arrests of opposition leaders, journalists and civil society
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05/11/2010
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance today presents a proposition to the Storting (Parliament) concerning authorisation for central government borrowing in 2011.
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28/05/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International
Development Erik Solheim has decided to provide up to NOK 20
million to the relief efforts following the earthquake. The support
will be channelled through the UN system, the Red Cross and NGOs.
(29.05.06)