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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Today, the Ministry of Finance has notified relevant EU/EEA authorities of which institutions shall be identified as systemically important in Norway.
'I welcome the news about the release of Saudi human rights defenders Samar Badawi and Nassima al-Sadah. Saudi authorities should release all human rights defenders', Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.
The EEA and Norway Grants are an effective tool for strengthening relations between Norway and the beneficiary countries, an independent evaluation has concluded.
Way up north, in the permafrost, 1300 kilometers beyond the Arctic Circle, is the world's largest secure seed storage. A new video produced by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food tells the story about the Vault.
Faculty of European Languages at Beijing Foreign Studies University together with the Norwegian Embassy have been working for a long time to make it possible for Chinese students to study Norwegian. Starting this year BFSU will for the first time
Press release No.: 229/2001 Date: 15 November 2001 New political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Alvhild Hedstein (35), director, Oslo, as political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture
Norway’s human rights dialogue with China started in 1997. In connection with the dialogue’s 10th anniversary in 2007, a summary was produced in English.
In today’s session of the Council of State the Crown Prince Regent has made changes among the state secretaries.
- We need national and international standards which prevents that key personnel from poorer countries are actively recruited to rich countries, says the Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen. It is not in question to
The Government wants more co-operation across the Norwegian-Russian border. - We want to stimulate both economic growth and contact between people. This has a great importance for the development in the northern region, says the Minister of Labour
This week, Peru will host the second meeting in the process to establish an international ban against certain types of cluster munitions. The meeting in Lima is a follow-up to the meeting in Oslo this February, at which 46 countries committed
In response to the considerable recent media focus on Norway’s policy in Somalia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to clarify the following points.
- I am delighted that the parties in Kenya have finally reached an agreement on power-sharing and a coalition government, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
Svalbard Global Seedvault: There is broad agreement amongst experts that access to variety and genetic diversity in plants is essential in a future of great climatic challenges. Diversity is perhaps the most valuable natural resource we are in
Document no. 15 (2007-2008), Question no. 806, dated 12 March 2008. From Ivar Kristiansen (Conservative Party) to the Minister of Justice. Answered on 14 March 2008 by Minister of Justice Knut Storberget (Labour Party).
The Norwegian Government intends to take a number of steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote technological advances. Some of the most important are: establishing a new climate and energy fund, raising the CO2 tax rate for the offshore
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen from her office as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.
The Nordic Ministers of Culture are now taking the initiative for a new Nordic Prize for children and young people. The ministers have begun a dialogue with the Nordic Council about how the prize can be realized.
A Governor in Sudan has encouraged soldiers not to take prisoners when they enter enemy territory. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “This is a violation of humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.”
The Special Court for Sierra Leone pronounced judgment today in the case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor. “The judgment is an important milestone in the effort to combat impunity for the most serious international crimes,” said