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20/01/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Terje Moland Pedersen from his post as state secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Planning.
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20/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe received the Plans for development and operation (PDO) for the oil and gas discoveries Hild and Luno Thursday. Total is the operator of the Hild development, and Lundin is the operator of Luno.
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17/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The committee appointed to review the consequences of the EEA Agreement and Norway’s other agreements with the EU presented its report today.
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17/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
One of last year’s largest oil finds, Aldous/Avaldsnes, was today named the Johan Sverdrup field. Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe announced the new name during a business and industry conference in Sandefjord.
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17/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Government has decided to offer 60 production licenses in the Awards in Predefined Areas round for 2011 (APA 2011).
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17/01/2012
News story
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt met on Monday, 16 January 2012, with Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sports, Media and Youth.
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16/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Øygarden Municipality in Hordaland and a local government in the state of Adnhra Pradesh will work together to promote women in local politics.
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14/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has decided that it will no longer urge Norwegian companies to refrain from trade and investment in Myanmar. This was an exclusively Norwegian policy. The decision has been made in response to the progress being made in Myanmar.
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13/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I am very pleased that a considerable number of political prisoners have been released in Myanmar. This is an important step forward on the country’s path to democracy, peace and
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11/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete is in India from 10 to 13 January to follow up the partnership agreement between Norway and India on local administration and democracy. Strengthening the role of women in
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10/01/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
At a seafood event in Istanbul, Turkey, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg prepared and served samples of Norwegian salmon and herring to a large Turkish press corps, along with the captain of Norway’s national culinary team, Jostein Medhus.
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10/01/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway and Turkey signed two research cooperation agreements in Ankara today, one in the area of statistics and one on conflict prevention and reconciliation efforts. Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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10/01/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg attended the launch of the hull of the Norwegian-owned offshore vessel the M/S Grand Canyon at the Bogazici Tersan shipyard in Yalova, Turkey.
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09/01/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg today met Turkish Minister of Energy Taner Yildiz. Following the meeting they addressed a ceremony at the site of Statkraft’s Kargi hydropower project by videolink. There, a foundation stone was being laid to
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06/01/2012
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for the OECD countries, called SOPEMI. The recent report for Norway covers 2009 and
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06/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I condemn the recent brutal attacks that have affected so many Iraqis in the strongest possible terms. The meaningless wave of violence in Iraq is further exacerbating the unstable political situation in the country,” said Minister of Foreign
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06/01/2012
News story
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
Annually Norway sends a report to the OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - as a contribution to the common reporting system on migration for the OECD countries, called SOPEMI. The recent report for Norway covers 2009 and
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05/01/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete is to visit India between 10 and 13 January.
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22/12/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I strongly condemn today’s attacks in Baghdad, which appear to have killed more than 50 people. It is particularly worrying that these attacks are taking place at a time when the political situation in Iraq is so fragile,” said Foreign Minister
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22/12/2011
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
On November 18, 2011, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced that the Norwegian government intends to establish a state-funded scheme for export credit financing for the Norwegian export industry. The scheme will assume responsibility for the