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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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“Concluding the Doha Round must be given top priority,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre in Norway’s main statement at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva.
On the day of the Nobel Award Ceremony Norway and Sweden call attention to the treatment of Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
Climate change and the situation in Afghanistan will be among the key issues in the talks between Prime Minister Stoltenberg and President Barack Obama at the Office of the prime Minister on Thursday 10 December.
In the 18 December session of the Council of State some changes were undertaken in the structure of ministries as of 1 January 2010. The changes were announced when Government changes were made on 20 October this year.
This report discusses the EU Strategy for Growth and Jobs from a Norwegian perspective. It focuses on the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to facilitate long-term sustainable growth, and it does so by studying Norway’s policy in light of the EU
Norway welcomes the decision of the Russian State Duma to approve ratification of Protocol No. 14 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Cabinet decided on 18 Dec 2009 that certain changes in the ministry’s structure be implemented from 1 January 2010. As a consequence, this website is being updated.
From 1 January 2010 the Norwegian ministry structure is changed. As a consequence, The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion has transferred some departments to other Minstries, and changed its name to The Ministry of Labour.
Over the last few days, a number of opposition figures and demonstrators have been arrested in Iran in connection with the Ashura commemorations. The brutal treatment of the demonstrators has led to several deaths. “Norway is concerned about the
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, will visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next week.
‘Norway condemns the terrorist attack in Nice in the strongest possible terms. Once again, France has been hit by a terrorist attack. We stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of France and the rest of the world in the war on terror. We will
'A coup d'état was attempted last night in Turkey, and the situation is extremely tense. Norway supports the democratically elected government and urges a rapid return to the democratic rule of order,' says Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Norway’s ratification of the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention will strengthen our cooperation with other states when parental conflicts and child welfare cases arise that involve more than one country. The Convention will enter into force on 1
Norway will support the forest information and monitoring system Global Forest Watch with 115 million kroner for the period of 2016-2018. The Norwegian minister for Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, announced this today at the opening of the
Plain packaging was the theme for World No Tobacco Day. Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie marked the occasion together with WHO, the Norwegian Cancer Society and representatives from United Kingdom and Australia.
Joint statement from the Troika (USA, UK and Norway) on recent events in Sudan:
‘By 2050, the world population may reach 10 billion. We will need healthy and productive seas and innovative technology so that we can obtain more food, medicines and energy from the oceans’, said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
'I am pleased that a joint declaration of intent between Norway and Israel on research and innovation is now in place,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Mr. Torkil Åmland, former state secretary, as acting state secretary to Minister Sylvi Listhaug in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security for the period 13 January 2017 - 30 June 2017, during
Foreign Minister Børge Brende will visit Liberia on 15 December. Mr Brende will be present when President Johnson Sirleaf opens the Mt. Coffee Hydropower Plant, which has been rehabilitated with support from Norway.