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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Media representatives who wish to cover the celebration of King Harald's 70th birthday are requested to apply for accreditation by 16 February. (16.01.07)
Most of the global ice and snow cover is rapidly declining. This will have large global, regional and local consequences for human beings and nature. This is the main message of the UNEP report “Global Outlook for Ice and Snow” which was presented
Syria is obliged to respect the right to freedom of expression and freedom of association, and to respect basic principles of the rule of law such as the right to a fair trial, says State Secretary Raymond Johansen.
- The building won’t be any obstacle, Minister of government administration and renewal, Ms Heidi Grande Røys, said as she last Friday handed over the key to Norway’s new opera house to Minister of culture and church affairs, Mr Trond Giske. She was
The Government today presented the new long-term plan for the Armed Forces: A Defence for the protection of Norway’s security, interests and values. The Government wishes to give the Armed Forces a substantial financial boost. The Government also
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced his intention to appoint Ambassador Kai Eide, Political Director of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as UN Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Looking toward the future, the newly appointed International Advisory Council held its first meeting within hours of the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
State Secretary Raymond Johansen held Norway's statement during the Fourth Session of the UN Council on Human Rights. In the statement he focused on Darfur, Nepal, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territory.
Information for the media attending the Oslo Conference on cluster munitions.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) presented its economic survey of Norway today. The survey gives a comprehensive analysis of the Norwegian economy.
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim and Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy launched the Norwegian Government’s new Action Plan for Environment in Development Cooperation today. (29.06.06)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with Tromsø municipality to arrange the 06 Barents Days from 9 to 14 November. The Barents Days will encompass research, business development and cultural events. At this year’s event, special emphasis
Measures to stop illegal fishing of cod in the Barents Sea were the main topic at the 34 th> session of the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission. “I am very pleased that the Fisheries Commission has decided to give priority to this work
A new comprehensive risk assessment of the health effects of eating fish and seafood concludes that it is safe and healthy to eat fish four times a week or more. The general advice about a balanced diet also applies to fish; one should vary
The revision of the regulations concerning air pollution from ships is mostly welcomed, said the Norwegian minister of Environment, Ms Helen Bjørnøy, when opening an Intersessional Meeting on air pollution in Oslo today.
The Government has decided to bring the EU decision to impose definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of Norwegian farmed salmon before the WTO Dispute Settlement Body. The Government’s decision is in line with a request by the fish-farming
On 8 June, the ESRB published a recommendation on restriction of distributions addressed to relevant national authorities.
Starting 15 July, the Government plans to allow the entry of foreign nationals from countries outside the EU/EEA (referred to as third-country nationals) who have family or an established romantic relationship in Norway. However, no exemptions are
On Tuesday, Chinese experts on disease control said that they have no evidence that salmon was the original source or an intermediate host of the recently discovered cases of Covid-19 infections in Beijing.
Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided to follow Norges Bank’s advice not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement of 1 percent for banks.