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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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A new shipment of seeds from food plants has arrived at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Ketil Raknes (37), political adviser, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell, and Ms. Ragnhild Setsaas (61), adviser, Trondheim, as state
“This white paper thoroughly documents that Norway is making a difference for the new democracies in Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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
The name of a new state-owned export credit company is to be Eksportkreditt Norge AS (Export Credit Norway). The company will be organized as a state-owned limited liability company and is to be established by 1 July 2012.
Jordan is the first country in the Middle East to be declared mine free. HRH Crown Prince Hussein thanked HRH Crown Prince Haakon for Norway’s contribution to the clearing of all known minefields in the country. By clearing all mines Jordan has
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
“Norway deplores the Israeli Government’s decision to recognise the status of three illegal outposts in the West Bank as settlements. The building and expansion of settlements on occupied land is a violation of international law and the most serious
“We are pleased to note that South Sudan has now withdrawn its armed forces from the disputed Heglig area. However, we see that Sudan has continued its bombing of South Sudan’s territory. We call for an immediate halt to the hostilities,” said
The Norwegian minister for fisheries and coastal affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, met members of the fisheries committee in the European Parliament today, and held political discussions with the EU commissioner for fisheries, Maria Damanaki.
At the request of ISAF, Norway will end its military engagement in Faryab province in the course of autumn 2012. From then on Norway’s military effort will be concentrated on Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.
“The resolution adopted unanimously by the Security Council sends a positive signal that the international community is now more united in demanding an end to the violence in Syria. The Syrian authorities must halt the violence immediately and
The Norwegian government today presented a bill concerning the new and modified CV90 fighting vehicles for the Norwegian Army. - This investment will provide our armoured units with additional capabilities and fighting power, and constitutes a
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 International Monetary Fund today issued a press release where Managing Director Christine Lagarde thanks Norway for offering a loan to strengthen the IMF’s resources. Norway offered on December 21, 2011, the IMF a loan of up to 6 billion SDR,
On the 23rd March the Norwegian Government presented the new Long term plan for Defence. In the proposed plan the established defence policy goals and ambitions are corroborated.
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Mr. Olav Magnus Lie (26), Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell from 18 April, and Ms. Unni Berge (33), Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Ms. Laila Melkevoll (34), county secretary, Bergen, as political adviser to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Arvinn Gadgil, political adviser, as state secretary to Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås.
“We are concerned by new reports of serious military clashes in the border areas between Sudan and South Sudan. It is vital that the two states respect each other’s sovereignty,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.