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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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“I strongly condemn the attack in which Burhanuddin Rabbani and several others were killed. This was not just an attack on Mr Rabbani and his colleagues, but a serious assault on the Afghan Government and the ongoing stabilisation efforts,” said
Norway will provide NOK 40 million to the flood victims in Pakistan. The situation is critical and the number of victims keeps rising. The country has been hit by extreme rainfall just one year after the worst flood in its history.
What role can social media play in order to promote democracy and human rights? This is the theme for the fourth Trygve Lie Symposium which takes place on the same day as the opening of the 66th UN General Assembly in New York.
On 30 August 2011 the Transport Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Norway gave a strong statement of their willingness and commitment to continue the process leading to the establishment of the North European Functional Airspace Block (NEFAB)
“The Syrian regime has not stopped the violence against its own people in spite of international condemnation. We agree with the clear signals from the EU to the regime in Syria. Norway will therefore align itself with the EU’s expanded sanctions
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today received plan for development and operations (PDO) for the Jette oil and gas field. The Jette field is an example of small fields with fast execution that are tie-ins to existings fields. These projects are
Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein will resume payment of the EEA and Norway Grants to Greece, which were suspended on 19 May this year. The objective of the Grants is to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe.
In connection with the national memorial ceremony for the 22 July attacks, the bereaved and survivors will be given an opportunity to visit Utøya.
Transcript from the Prime Minister's speech at the press conference 22 July 2011.
In relation to the tragic events in Oslo and at Utøya July 22 the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs will hold a press conference in English later today.
The Norwegian Government establishes a strategy in seven action points to strengthen and coordinate Norway’s efforts in promoting workers’ rights abroad. The strategy will serve as a supplement to the efforts against social dumping at home.
Saturday the 45 countries that participate in the nuclear export control regime known as the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) decided to make an exception to the NSG guidelines and open the door for civilian nuclear cooperation with India.
- Norway regrets Russia’s decision to recognise the Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Today The Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Protocol Unit) received an official statement from the Russian Embassy in Oslo confirming a suspension of international defence activities with NATO-countries. As the note only generally mentions military
In the middle of August, Norway - with Denmark and Sweden - will participate in air services negotiations with Japan.
- It is necessary to take measures to decrease the numbers of asylum seekers without a need for protection, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
The government has increased the resources of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud in 2009 by NOK 9 million in order to combat discrimination of people with disabilities and to strengthen existing anti-discrimination provisions. An additional
The Government proposes NOK 28 billion to transport and communications via the fiscal budget for 2009 for safer, more environment-friendly and efficient transport nationwide. This is an increase of NOK 3.2 billion compared with 2008.
The Rafto Prize has been awarded to Pastor Bulambo Lembelembe Josué of the Democratic Republic of Congo for his efforts to promote hope, peace and human dignity in Eastern Congo.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre chaired a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinians (AHLC) on Monday 22 September. The meeting, which was the third at ministerial-level since September 2007, reaffirmed strong