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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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26 companies in total have submitted applications to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for new exploration acreage in the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Government announced the 23rd round on the 20th of January 2015.
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.
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.
On Monday, Norway, together with 19 other countries, launched the Mission Innovation in Paris during COP21. The initiative aims to boost the development and dissemination of clean energy solutions.
"We recommend that the future central government revenue and expenditure outlook be presented more clearly than at present. The freedom of fiscal policy action over the coming three to five years should be highlighted, and the future implications of
A Committee that has been examining multi-year budgets in selected areas and a clearer distinction between investments and operations in the budget has today submitted its report to the Minister of Finance Siv Jensen. The Committee was appointed on
Foreign Minister Børge Brende will visit Belgrade from 2 December to 4 December to take part in the annual Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
'It is essential to increase climate finance for poor countries in order to reach agreement in Paris and so that the new agreement can be implemented effectively,' said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom announce today a collective aim of providing $5 billion to support countries that are “reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation”, known as REDD+. The pledge is for the period from 2015 to
The Governments of Brazil and Norway agreed today that they will extend their climate and forest partnership until 2020, further increasing ambition on reducing deforestation and forest degradation in line with Brazil's stated goals.
Colombia will implement an ambitious package of cross-sectoral actions and strengthened self-governance of ethnic territories to reduce deforestation and promote sustainable development. To support that commitment, Germany, Norway and the United
‘I am pleased we have succeeded in gaining broad support for the UN resolution on the protection of human rights defenders. It is vital that human rights defenders are able to carry out their work safely and without risk of reprisals if we are to
The Norwegian government has introduced temporary border controls to prevent people without the required travel documents from entering the country.
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of today appointed Ms. Ida Krag, Head of Information, Hobøl, as acting state secretary to Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Solveig Horne, during Mr. Kai-Morten Terning’s leave of absence.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has instructed the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) to reject applications from asylum seekers arriving in Norway after having resided in Russia, without considering
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Toril Charlotte Ulleberg Reynolds, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Transport and Communication Ketil Solvik-Olsen, and Ms. Julia Sanna Maria Brännström Nordtug, Sarpsborg, as political
Foreign Minister Børge Brende opened the second plenary meeting of the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) in Oslo today. The partnership, which was established earlier this year, plays a key role in international
The Norwegian Government has taken the initiative to convene an international donor conference for Syria, which will be held in London in early February. Norway, the UK, Germany, Kuwait and the UN are the joint hosts. 'The war in Syria has caused
‘Paris has again been hit by horrifying terrorist attacks. My thoughts are with the victims, their families and the whole nation,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.