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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Forests and climate change Deforestation in tropical countries accounts for about 20% of annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions. There is more carbon stored in the world’s forests than in all remaining oil reserves in the world. Combustion converts
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide and Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein launched the new strategy for Norway’s efforts in the Sahel region today. Support for civil society and efforts to promote good governance are
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of Poland, Romania and certain hospital districts in Finland from ‘red’ to ‘yellow’ on the map showing
Once the Regulation governing the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) enters into effect today, 1 July, all EU/EEA countries will be under an obligation to accept the COVID-19 certificate as proof of recovery from COVID-19, vaccination, or a
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide will present a new strategy for the promotion of freedom of expression Tuesday 29th of June at 2 PM (CET).
In today’s session of the Council of State, The King has appointed Mr. Erlend Svardal Bøe as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Mr. Bent Høie, as of 4 June 2021.
'I'm so happy to hear that Loujain Hathloul is finally safe at home after being imprisoned for more than 1000 days', Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.
125 states are taking part in the signing ceremony in Oslo City Hall today. Four of them, including Norway, have already ratified the Convention.
Norway has reinforced its international policing capability by giving its national law enforcement entities instant, automated access to INTERPOL’s global databases. "This new tool will make the Norwegian police service, and its international
Humanitarian needs caused by the fighting in Gaza are acute. The Norwegian Government has today granted an additional NOK 20 million to organisations reaching Gaza’s civilian population. In total Norway has now granted NOK 50 million to emergency
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was in Berlin on Thursday, where he discussed democracy, technology and dialogue with citizens at a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel and UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
Norway today commenced the largest public procurement project in its history. The event was marked by Minister of Defence Espen Barth Eide authorizing the order for the first F-35A Lightning II for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
“Green growth is essential if we are to be able to achieve our development and climate goals,” said Heikki Holmås, Norway’s Minister of International Development.
Today, Norway and 40 other countries concluded negotiations on the revision of the WTO agreement on government procurement. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “The result is a user-friendly, flexible agreement both for Norwegian
“I am delighted over this year’s Nobel Peace Prize award, taking place in Oslo today. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman are all important and worthy Peace Prize Laureates. They have fought for peace and democracy, and are
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the US company FMC Corporation and the Canadian company Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (Potash) from the GPFG investment universe. The companies’ conduct represents particularly serious violations of
- Efforts to conserve seven migratory species, from the Giant Manta Ray to the Saker Falcon, have been strengthened following a major United Nations conference on conservation.
The Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has been visiting the government quarter in Oslo. He placed a bouquet of flowers at the government high-rise building and presented Minister Rigmor Aasrud with a figure in remembrance of the victims of the
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, comprehensive international efforts were made to strengthen the solidity of financial institutions, and the rules for large exposures of credit institutions have been tightened. This means that
“This UN resolution throws into sharp relief the use of force against protesters that we are seeing in a number of countries. It strengthens our hand when we seek to make governments accountable for violence against peaceful protesters,” said