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04/02/2013
News story
Ministry of the Environment
In the margins of Dehli Sustainable Development Summit 2013 State Secretary Arvinn Gadgil, Ministry of International Development signed a «Framework for Energy+ Cooperation with Bhutan» with the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Government of Norway
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31/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government has implemented several improvements to its General System of Preferences (GSP), with effect from 1 January 2013.
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30/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The situation for the people in Syria and for Syrian refugees in the neighbouring countries continues to deteriorate. At a donor conference in Kuwait yesterday, Norway committed itself to an additional contribution of NOK 210 million for
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28/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has decided to cancel the whole of Myanmar’s debt to Norway. The total amount is NOK 3.2 billion. Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås commented, “This is historic, not only for Myanmar, but also for Norway. This is
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25/01/2013
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
On Friday Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss among other issues how Norway and the United Kingdom can work together for a more consistent effort against international terrorism.
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24/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Every year the British eat more than 382 million servings of fish and chips, and the dish is among Britain's fast food favourites. Norway supplies the fish to around 20 per cent of the British fish and chips market. Today Kristine Gramsrud, State
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22/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Norway's Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen raised the issue of market access for Norwegian seafood at a meeting with the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki in Tromsø on Monday.
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22/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today presented facts and figures for the Norwegian continental shelf in 2012, including updated resource accounts and activity forecasts for the next five-year period.
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22/01/2013
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today receives Bill Gates for meetings in Oslo on international health. “Our efforts for maternal and child health have seen concrete and impressing results. But we still have not reached our goals”, says
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18/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Norway and the European Union have today concluded a new fisheries agreement for 2013. The agreement establishes the total allowable catches and quotas for shared stocks and includes an agreement on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities
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17/01/2013
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister can confirm that we have been informed of a military action at the site at In Amenas. This was conveyed in a conversation held between the Prime Minister and his Algerian colleague earlier today.
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16/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide will take part in the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø on 21 January. On the same day, Mr Eide will also sign the Host Country Agreement between Norway and the Arctic Council, which will now have a permanent
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15/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is submitting for consultation a proposal to reduce the tariffs for new gas volumes from the Norwegian shelf.
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15/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry is offering shares in 51 new production licences to 40 companies in connection with the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012).
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15/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
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. - Our ambition is that the management of the
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11/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide commented, “I am shocked by the execution in Saudi Arabia of Sri Lankan Rizana Nafeek. Norway condemns her execution, which is also a violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as she was a minor at the
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11/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
Three companies have been re-included and two companies have been excluded from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).
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11/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
In 2007, the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of Siemens AG due to corruption. The Ministry of Finance decided to place the company under observation in March 2009. The Ministry has now decided to end the observation of Siemens, based on
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11/01/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Eli Blakstad (50), farmer, Sør-Fron, as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete. At the same time Mr. Dag-Henrik Sandbakken
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10/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Culture
-I think it is marvellous that Kon Tiki has been given the honour of being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It shows that the effort put into Norwegian film in later years is bearing fruits and that the Norwegian film industry is capable of