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15/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norad’s Department for Civil Society under the Norwegian Forest and Climate Initiative (NICFI) announces a call for proposals from civil society organisations working on Climate and Forest issues. The new grant scheme will run over a period of five
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14/12/2014
News story
Europaportalen
Education for Roma children in Bulgaria. Improved air quality in Polish cities. Many projects and programmes are underway, several in cooperation with Norwegian partners. Read the report online or order a copy by mail.
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12/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Human rights are under pressure internationally. Norway will therefore step up its efforts to promote and protect human rights,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. A white paper on human rights in Norway’s foreign and development policy
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12/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
From 1 January 2015, the police can hold a foreigner longer than today when the arrest occurs under the Immigration Act.
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12/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Norway suspends bilateral military activities with Russia until the end of 2015.
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11/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Today, a number of European countries announced that they will support the climate partnership between Norway, Ethiopia and the UK. The Lima Declaration shows how Ethiopia and the international community will contribute toward achieving Ethiopia's
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11/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The reports that Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein died following the use of force by Israeli troops give cause for grave concern,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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11/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Defence
The US Department of Defence today confirmed that future European engine maintenance for the F-35 will be performed by three partner nations, Turkey, Norway and the Netherlands. This means that the Norwegian state owned enterprise, AIM Norway, has
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10/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Culture
The Council of Europe has appointed the Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey as the European authorities’ candidate for the World Anti Doping Agency (WADAs) Executive Committee from January 1 2015.
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10/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Climate and Environment
At the UN climate change conference (COP20) in Lima, Norway announced NOK 76 million for a new project to support the restoration of forests and landscapes in the tropics. “A very important climate measure for the future,” says Minister of Climate
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10/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Finance
At the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry of Finance has decided to end the observation of one company and to re-include another company in the GPFG’s investment universe.
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08/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Culture
On 9 December 2014, Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey was presented with a report entitled ”Grenselause pengespel - krev ny teknologi ny regulering?” (“Borderless gaming - does new technology require new regulations?”). In this report, an expert
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07/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The UN World Food Programme has suspended food aid to 1.7 million refugees in Syria’s neighbouring countries, due to lack of funding. ‘There is an urgent need for food assistance. Support from the World Food Programme is the only source of food for
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05/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is leading the work to develop the world’s first vaccine against the Ebola virus in Guinea, where the epidemic first broke out. The Ebola epidemic is continuing to spread in West Africa. So far, over 15 000 people have been infected with the
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05/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will provide NOK 1.6 billion (USD 258 mill) to the Green Climate Fund over the next four years. With this announcement, the total amount pledged to the Fund has now reached the equivalent of USD 9.95 billion. Thanks to this increase in Norway
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05/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Culture
On 5 December, UN International Volunteer Day, the government published its declaration on voluntary work, which establishes a framework for dialogue and interaction between the voluntary sector and the government.
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05/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
- The Government proposes to deny entry to Norway to people who have committed serious criminal offenses abroad. This means that multiple offenses may form the basis for rejection, even when they lie far back in time, says the Minister of Justice
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03/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Finance
An expert group appointed by the Ministry of Finance today presents its report on the Government Pension Fund Global. The expert group has evaluated whether the exclusion of coal and petroleum companies is a more effective strategy for addressing
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03/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Defence
A project led by the Ministry of Defence has since 2007 studied Norway’s future submarine capability. Several options have been looked at in the process. The Government has now decided that the project will enter a definition phase and evaluate an
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02/12/2014
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Tax Commission today submitted its Report, NOU 2014: 13 Capital Taxation in an International Economy, to the Minister of Finance. The Commission has reviewed the Norwegian Corporate Tax System in light of recent trends in international taxation.