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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres announced today that Sister Angélique Namaika from DR Congo has been chosen as the winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award.
“I welcome the agreement reached by Russia and the US on the removal of Syria’s chemical weapons. This is a breakthrough for diplomacy in what has been a deadlocked conflict. Russia and the US must be commended for their efforts to achieve this
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Ms. Mette Nord from the office as state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
When the application deadline expired for Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2013 on the Norwegian continental shelf, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) had received applications from 50 companies. The Ministry aims to award new production
The first UK F-35B test aircraft was handed over in July 2013. Norway and the UK will now look for opportunities for collaboration on operating the future F-35 fleet in Europe. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) Norway and the UK will look for opportunities
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Line Gaare Paulsen as acting state secretary to Minister of the Environment during Mr. Ketil Raknes’ leave of absence.
On Norway’s initiative, the eight foreign ministers of the Nordic and Baltic states agreed at a meeting in Gotland today on a joint statement calling on the UN Security Council to respond to reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria by
“Norway will support African countries in the negotiation of fair agreements with international companies that are exploiting their natural resouces,” said Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås. Mr Holmås met the President of
“We must do whatever we can to ensure that the textile industry has safe workplaces with decent pay and good working conditions - for both men and women,” says Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås. Increased trade is crucial
The Ministry of Finance has asked the Strategy Council for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to write a report on the strategy for responsible investment. The report will be presented autumn 2013. The Strategy Council has recently organised
The Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe invited oil companies to nominate blocks they want to have included in the 23rd licencing round on the Norwegian continental shelf Wednesday. The numbered licencing rounds cover frontier areas on
UN weapons inspectors were today shot at while attempting to verify the claims that chemical weapons have been used on the outskirts of Damascus.
The terrorist attacks in Tripoli this week and in Beirut last week have killed dozens of people and wounded several hundred more. "Norway condemns the terrorist attacks that have taken place in Lebanon over the past weeks. Our thoughts go to those
The Government intends to increase the humanitarian budget by NOK 350 million. The funds will primarily be channelled to Syria, but the crisis in South Sudan and the area around the Great Lakes in Africa will also receive Norwegian support.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Kathrine Raadim, political adviser, Oslo, as acting state secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide during Ms. Gry Larsen’s leave of absence 7 September 2013-9 May 2014.
“I am shocked by the widespread burning of churches that has taken place in Egypt over the past week. Norway condemns these acts of violence. All political groups in Egypt must now distance themselves clearly and unequivocally from the burning of
At the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry of Finance has decided to revoke the exclusions of the companies Africa Israel Investments Ltd. and Danya Cebus Ltd. The reason for the decision is that the companies are no longer
The American company Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) and the American company Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed Martin) were excluded from the Fund in 2005 due to their production of cluster munitions. In recommendations to the Ministry of
On 14 June the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget) adopted the white paper “Competency for a new era”, Meld. St. 14 (2012-2013). The report is now available in English.
Women’s rights are increasingly coming under pressure in many countries. Today the Government launched its new Action Plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Foreign and Development Policy. Norway is, and will continue to be, at the forefront