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18/06/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Government is now allocating NOK 25 million in humanitarian assistance for people affected by the drought in Ethiopia. The funding is being channelled through our partners in the UN, the Red Cross and other NGOs that are already working in
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22/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The initiative for an international ban on cluster munitions taken by the Norwegian Government last year (the Oslo Process) has now entered its decisive final stage.
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21/02/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik as acting political advisor to the Prime Minister during Ms. Mina Gerhardsen’s leave of absence.
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21/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian State currently holds 62,5 per cent of the shares in StatoilHydro. The Parliament has authorised the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to increase this to a 67 per cent ownership stake. The share purchase will be financed through the
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13/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agreements were signed between Norway and Ukraine in Oslo on 13 February 2008, regarding the facilitation of the issuance of visas and the readmission of persons. The agreements will simplify travel and contact between Norway and Ukraine, while
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06/02/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today begins his visit to India and Nepal. Main topics will be climate challenges, the fight against maternal and child mortality and Norwegian industrial opportunities in India.
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24/07/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to Spain and Andorra, but is no longer advising against travel to Hungary and to the Swedish regions of Kalmar, Östergötland, Örebro and Värmland. These changes apply from
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03/07/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is maintaining its international support for freedom of expression and freedom of the press by extending its cooperation with International Media Support for four years. According to the agreement, funding provided by Norway will be used to
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02/10/2020
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Minister Sveinung Rotevatn and nine colleagues from EU member states urges the European Commission to set out an ambitious strategy for phasing out hazardous substances from products. The ultimate goal is a toxic-free environment.
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08/01/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has announced that the Government intends to increase Norwegian assistance to Afghanistan to nearly NOK 750 million in 2008. This is an increase of 50% on 2007 (ca 140 mill USD).
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08/01/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of 2007. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
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21/12/2007
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
When the environmental toxin mercury is released to the environment it is very harmful, and i.a. the development of children may be damaged as a result. The Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, Erik Solheim, has
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16/11/2007
News story
Ministry of Defence
Common challenges, different institutional frameworks: the UN, EU and NATO: A summary.
October 5, 2007, Residence Palace, Brussels
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17/09/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to Estonia, as well as to the region of Etelä-Savo in Finland, and to North Jutland and the region of Zealand in Denmark. Consequently, the entire country of Denmark will
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11/09/2020
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Based on advice from the Financial Supervisory Authority, the Ministry of Finance has decided not to extend the temporary changes in the mortgage regulation beyond 30 September 2020.
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02/09/2020
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
In order to make it easier for the business community, the Norwegian government is merging The Norwegian Export Credit Guarantee Agency (Garantiinstituttet for eksportkreditt (GIEK)) and Export Credit Norway.
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03/09/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to Italy, San Marino, Slovenia and the Vatican State.
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06/02/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of International
Development, Erik Solheim, announced that the Government is to
support Advanced Market Commitments for Vaccines (AMCs), a scheme
that guarantees future public purchases of vaccines for developing
countries - at a
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31/01/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre underscored that the participation of almost two thirds of registered voters in yesterday’s parliamentary elections in Serbia was a solid vote of confidence in the country’s democratic forces.
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08/02/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
- The conference is a major event. It focuses on the potential both for development in the Arctic region and further co-operation between Russia and Norway.