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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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On Friday the 23rd of March, 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence released the new Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Defence Sector. The plan builds on the significant improvements made over the course of the previous years while ensuring that the
Bård Vegar Solhjell was appointed as the new Minister of the Environment today. He takes over the keys to his new office at 14.15 and is officially in place as the Minister at 15:00.
Following today’s changes in the Government, the King has in today’s extraordinary session of the Council of State made changes among the state secretaries.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Bård Vegar Solhjell, Member of Parliament, as Minister of the Environment, Mr. Heikki Holmås, Member of Parliament, as Minister of International Development, and Ms. Inga Marte
Following today’s changes in the Government, the Office of the Prime Minister has made the following changes among the political advisers
“I condemn the coup against the legally elected Government of Mali and President Touré. The armed forces must return power to the legitimate authorities as soon as possible,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Ad Hoc Liason Committee (AHLC) for assistance to the Palestinians met today in Brussels, and confirmed the international community’s continued support for economic development and reforms in the Palestinian Territory. “We have a collective
Romania and Norway have entered into their largest ever cooperation agreement. In the new round of funding of the EEA and Norway Grants, NOK 2.3 billion has been allocated to programmes and projects in Romania. Priority has been given to
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2012 to Endre Szemerédi.
“Norway condemns the execution of Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konavalov in Belarus this weekend,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
The new house has advanced technology that digitizes the Norwegian culture and knowledge of history. Thousands of books converted into digital files are preserved for posterity in the National Library's digital security magazine.
Norway is concerned by reports that Syria has planted new landmines near its borders with Turkey and Lebanon.
The trial involving internet voting was conducted in an open and inclusive manner, according to experts from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in their evaluation report.
Norway regrets the death sentence against US citizen Timothy Shaun Stemple, who is due to be executed in the state of Oklahoma on 15 March.
Around 100 Israelis and Palestinians have been injured and 23 people in Gaza have been confirmed dead since Friday. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I urge all parties to refrain from new acts of violence.”
Figures from Statistics Norway relating to the demographic development in 2011 show a continued robust population increase in Norway. The figures show migration flowing in multiple directions.
Almost half the first-time voters voted in the local elections this autumn. This is a major increase from 33 per cent in 2007. «This gives me confidence in the future,» says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Liv Signe Navarsete.
«Construction of new housing is rapidly stepped up when populations grow and home prices rise. This is positive, but the large cities are facing challenges,» says Minister Liv Signe Navarsete.
"Export from Norwegian regions - why the large differences?" (Menon report 2/2012) reveals major differences between counties and regions in Norway as regards how export-orientation.
«The government wants municipalities and counties with room to manoeuvre. Good and effective social welfare services and vibrant local communities require a strong municipal sector with plenty of freedom,» says Minister of Local Government and