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29/01/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Anette Carnarius Elseth political adviser to Minister of Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen. At the same time Mr. Lars Joakim Hanssen has resigned as political adviser to Minister of
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29/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
International partnership launches $1.7 million EduApp4Syria prize to help Syrian children learn to read
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27/01/2016
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Agriculture ministers of 65 nations was assembled on 16th January 2016 for the 8th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Summit during the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA).
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26/01/2016
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On Tuesday, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and
Energy, Mr. Tord Lien, addressed the conference Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø.
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22/01/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Members of the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) express their deep concern at delays in forming the Transitional Government of National Unity, which was due to be completed today.
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22/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Improving health services and access to medicines and medical equipment has proved to be an effective way of reducing mortality among women and children. But mortality rates in these groups are still too high in many developing countries. We must
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20/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'I condemn the terrorist attack on Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan today in the strongest possible terms. Education is a fundamental human right, and this attack on an educational institution is also an attack on Pakistan's future. It
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20/01/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'It is good news that the Colombian Government and Farc-EP have asked the UN Security Council to set up a mission to monitor a definitive bilateral ceasefire and the laying down of arms,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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19/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy offers 56 exploration licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in the Awards in Pre-defined Areas 2015 (APA 2015) licensing round.
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18/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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
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16/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'This is an important milestone for nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation internationally,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after today's announcement from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which paves the way for substantial
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08/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Government has today appointed a Committee to assess the equity portion of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Committee will be chaired by Senior Economist and Adjunct Professor Knut Anton Mork.
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08/01/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Bjørgulv Vinje Borgundvaag as state secretary to Minister Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland.
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04/01/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
On Monday, the Ministry og Petroleum and Energy signed an agreement with Statoil on a feasibility study regarding CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The study will include various development concepts for storing CO2 at three
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30/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘2015 has been a dramatic year. Now, as the year draws to a close, we want the remainder of our humanitarian funding to be used in some of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises, including the refugee crisis in Syria and the neighbouring countries
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has drawn up a range of measures to tighten the immigration rules and make it less attractive for people to seek asylum in Norway. These have now been distributed for comment.
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29/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme is historic, and it is crucial that it is implemented in a credible way. Norway has therefore helped to ensure that Iran’s excess enriched uranium is replaced by natural uranium, so that the commitments in
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21/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, representatives of the opposition returned to the South Sudanese capital, Juba, for the first time since the conflict in South Sudan broke out in December 2013. 'This is a long-awaited and important step on the path to peace in South Sudan,'
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21/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Defence
Norway's Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide had this story written on Defense News now in December. Defence News Outlook 2016 - perspectives from global thought leaders.
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18/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The fact that the Security Council has unanimously adopted resolution 2254, endorsing the road map for the peace process in Syria, is of historic importance. It shows that the international community is now finally united in seeking to find a