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13/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Five areas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf have been nominated as potential locations to explore for suitable reservoirs for permanent storage of CO2. The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) requested input from all operating companies, and
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13/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The 40th session of the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission will sit in Kaliningrad between 10 and 15 October 2011. The Commission works to ensure sustainable management and harvest of cod, haddock, capelin and Greenland halibut, which
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12/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian business sector is being invited to take part in the Norwegian-Hungarian cooperation on green innovation. A separate environmental innovation programme is being set up under the EEA and Norway Grants, with a framework of NOK 160
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12/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I welcome the agreement between Hamas and Israel on the release of Gilad Shalit and exchange of prisoners. Norway’s position all along has been that Shalit’s imprisonment was
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11/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “The way in which the trial of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, who has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, was conducted, raises serious questions. It has created an
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10/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am concerned about developments in Cairo over the last 24 hours, and deeply deplore the extensive use of violence against Coptic protesters on 9 October. Egypt plays a key role in the region, and it is vital that the democratic transition process
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10/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Government proposes to grant about NOK 2.68 billion to rural and regional policy in 2012. Under the red-green government, about NOK 18 billion has been granted to rural and regional development.
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10/10/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway launches an international energy and climate partnership in support of the UN Secretary-General’s initiative “Sustainable Energy for All”. The Partnership aims to ensure access to sustainable energy for all and avoid greenhouse gas emissions
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07/10/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“I congratulate the three winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The global financial crisis is hitting people in need hard. The Government is therefore increasing its humanitarian contribution by NOK 183 million, to a total of NOK 2.2 billion in 2012,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
New estimates indicate that the municipal sector will receive NOK 1 billion more in tax revenues in 2011.
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Local authorities will receive over NOK5.6 billion in 2012 in connection with the introduction of the interaction reform. "This will give the local authorities the resources they need to resolve the new tasks that follow from the reform," says
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Government proposes that local authorities receive a real income growth of NOK five billion in 2012. "The local authority sector has been prioritised in a down-to-earth budget," says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
"The Government wishes to help improve the environment and local factors in residential areas of Bergen and Trondheim that face special challenges. The Government proposes that the two cities receive a total of NOK 7.5 million for area initiatives
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
From 2012, the Bergen and Trondheim offices of the Rent Disputes Tribunal will offer their services to all those who live in the counties of Hordaland and Trøndelag. This is proposed by the Government in connection with the National Budget for 2012.
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
"The Government proposes devoting NOK 20 million in 2012 to a new subsidy to increase the number of homes available in municipalities with small and uncertain housing markets and/or a lack of homes," says Minister of Local Government and Regional
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
"The Government wishes to help those who are having the hardest time in the housing market. In 2012, we shall be continuing housing support, starting loans and the other good schemes we offer through the Norwegian State Housing Bank. The Government
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Continued low rates for day care, optional subjects at lower secondary level, continuation of student places and strengthening of basic research are main priorities for the Ministry of Education and Research in the 2012 budget.
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The Arab Spring has shown that efforts to promote democracy and human rights make a difference,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The Government has increased its allocation to efforts to promote democracy and human rights in the budget
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06/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government has allocated NOK 27.8 billion for development in poor countries in 2012. This is a record high aid budget. Efforts on climate change, renewable energy and agriculture will be intensified.