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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Norway and India have signed a letter of intent regarding technical and institutional cooperation in connection with the establishment of a Centre for Biodiversity Policy and Law in Chennai, India.
- I do not believe at the time being, that genetically modified (GM) foods will be needed to secure the food supply. With the urgent need to solve the emerging food crisis, we should focus on the methods that we know are working, and that we know
The 2010 Annual Meeting in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commssion (NEAFC) was held in London November 8-12.
“We must not forget the victims of the floods in Pakistan,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim. He visited the flood-affected areas this week.
Simplified customs clearance, extended opening hours for the Norwegian-Russian border, joint business projects and transport through the Northeast Passage was on the agenda at a meeting between Norway and Russia in Arkhangelsk in northwest Russia
- Norway is satisfied with NATO’s new Strategic Concept. The Concept charts a new course in meeting the challenges of the 21st Century, said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
With a symbolic key the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske opened Norway House in Houston.
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will hold its winter Ministerial meeting on 23 November 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Following the meeting, the EFTA Ministers and Ministers from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign a Joint Statement
Bodø University College will change its name from 1 January 2011 to become The University of Nordland.- I am very pleased that the county of Nordland has now got its university and that the University College has been rewarded for its long-term
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has decided that Minister Rigmor Aaasrud shall also be chief of the Ministry of Labour during Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm’s leave of absence. Bjurstrøm has been on sick leave since 5 November.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 will be awarded in the Oslo City Hall on Friday 10 December at 13:00 (CET). The accreditation process for the Ceremony will close on 2 December at 10.00 (CET), and for the Concert on 26 November.
The Government decided today to cancel Liberia’s entire debt to Norway. The debt is around NOK 49 million (USD 8 million).
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has resolved that Ministers Grete Faremo and Tora Aasland will be acting when Ministers Knut Storberget and Audun Lysbakken will be away on parental leave.
The Government of Norway has decided to nominate Professor Kirsten Sandberg as a candidate for the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) for the period 2011-2015. Mrs. Kirsten Sandberg is a Professor of Law at the Law Faculty, University of
“In order to maintain an effective operational defence we have to work closely together with our European neighbours,” says defence minister Grete Faremo.
The UN General Assembly has called on member states to establish a moratorium on executions as a step towards the abolition of the death penalty. Norway, in cooperation with a group of countries from all parts of the world, led the initiative, which
The Ministry of Finance has laid down the new mandate for Norges Bank's management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). "The new mandate will provide better risk management in the Fund, more transparency and a more uniform framework," says
Foreign Minister Støre announced during his visit to Indonesia that Norway will contribute NOK 6 million to emergency relief efforts in Indonesia.
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim is launching the project “Religion and Development”.
Foreign Minister Støre opened a regional conference in Jakarta on international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians. Norway and Indonesia are co-hosting the conference.