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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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“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
Norway strongly condemns the two suicide attacks during the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura on Tuesday in which at least 59 people in Kabul and four in Mazar-e-Sharif were killed.
Ethiopia today unveiled ambitious plans to develop a green economy and protect citizens from the impact of future climate change.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Elisabet Dahle (43, teacher, Bærum, as state secretary to Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Perth today, on his three-day official visit to Australia. The Prime Minister will be travelling with a delegation of some 40 representatives from the Norwegian business sector. From Perth, Mr
Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague.
“The world needs a climate agreement more than ever. Let us turn Durban into a new beginning”, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the UN Climate Convention in South Africa on 7 December.
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
The Ministry of Finance has decided not to follow a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to exclude the company PetroChina Co. Ltd. from the fund’s investment universe.
The Ministry of Finance has decided to put Alstom S.A. on its observation list due to the risk of gross corruption in the company’s operations. The Council on Ethics shall observe the company over a four year period.
In the Council of State today, the Government submitted Proposition 42 S (2011-2012) Amendments to Proposition 34 S (2011-2012) Export Financing. The proposals laid down in Proposition 42 S involve amendments and clarifications of previous draft
- 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.
More than 150 countries and a wide range of organisations have reached agreement on a common framework for development cooperation at the high-level forum in South Korea. For the first time, China, India and Brazil are also on board.
“The parliamentary elections in Morocco are an important step in the country’s democratisation process. I am pleased that the elections were conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Although Norway has considerable adaptive capacity, climate change will have high costs, both human and material, if climate change considerations are not taken in planning and decision making.
The Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm discussed the labour market situation and pay and working conditions with European leaders in Brussels.
Norway condemns the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday in the strongest terms. Violent protesters broke into the embassy compound causing damage to the buildings. Diplomatic personnel were present during the attack.
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway welcomes the important work being done by the Arab League to end the violence in Syria. Sunday’s historic decision to introduce sanctions shows that the region has lost
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to visit South Africa, Australia and Antarctica in December.
“Norway has, together with key Arab and European countries, taken the initiative to bring the grave situation in Syria before the UN General Assembly,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.