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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved the establishment of the planned Polish-Norwegian Research Fund. The total budget for the fund in 2007 - 2009 is NOK 120 million (EUR 15 million). Of this amount, NOK 100 million will come from
State Secretary Espen Barth Eide participated in the US-Norwegian congressional roundtable in Oslo on 21 February. The main issues on the agenda included energy, security cooperation and international shipping.
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim today signed an agreement with Mozambique’s Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu. The agreement, which totals NOK 200 million over three years, will guarantee electricity supplies in the poor, northern
Norway and the EU have agreed to a bi-lateral fisheries agreement for 2007. The Parties have also reached agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak next year. The long-term management plan for haddock stocks has been revised with a view to achieving
A new instructional guide has been published for social service professionals who work with young people at risk for selling or trading sexual activity. This guide is the only resource of its kind in the world. While previous publications have
- We must do what we can to ensure that the civilian population in Darfur receives humanitarian assistance and is protected from assault. The international community has concluded that it will be difficult to deploy a pure UN force in Darfur. We
The State-Church Committee was appointed by Royal Decree on 14 March 2003. The committee consisted of a wide range of representatives from all the political parties in the Norwegian parliament, church bodies, the Sami population, the Norwegian
Today EU and Norway will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries. The text sets out a framework for mutual control and enforcement between EU Member States and Norway which will not only
Press release No.: 155/06 Date: 01.12.2006 - In just one year, the High North has become a new dimension of Norway’s foreign policy, said Norway’s Foreign Minister - During the course of this year, the High North has been firmly placed on the map of
From 15 July, the Government is lifting restrictions on entry into Norway for people resident in countries in the Schengen area/EEA that have an acceptable level of infection. From the same date, quarantine will no longer be required on entry from
The Government is now providing civil society organisations with NOK 4.3 billion to support their work in poor countries. This is the largest overall amount ever allocated to civil society organisations.
‘In Malawi, only 600 tests for Covid-19 have been conducted for a population of 17.5 million. It is vital that more developing countries are able to increase their testing capacity and have access to personal protective equipment,’ said Minister of
Major General Eirik Johan Kristoffersen (51) was 12.05.2020 appointed General and new Chief of Defence (CHOD) in Norway. Kristoffersen assumes his new position in August.
Norwegian health authorities issued updated guidance today on holiday and leisure travel in Norway. The new guidance will help to make travelling in Norway this summer a safe experience. Also today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs extended its own
‘The Government’s proposal for a new sanctions act will ensure that we can quickly and effectively implement, under Norwegian law, the EU restrictive measures that Norway has aligned itself with. This will apply to the EU’s Global Human Rights
‘The conflict in and around Gaza is intensifying and the suffering inflicted on civilian populations on both sides is unacceptable,’ said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
The government has decided that, effective from Thursday 13 May 12:00 noon, travellers from the UK shall be subject to the same quarantine rules as travellers from the EEA/Schengen area, and not to the rules applicable to other countries outside the
To secure equal access to information that might be market sensitive, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to launching the Revised National Budget at 10:45 a.m. More detailed estimates will be published with the Revised
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the North Ostrobothnia Hospital District in Finland from ‘yellow’ to ‘red’ on the map showing the
Norway contributes NOK 22,5 million to Covid-19 test-kits provided by The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).