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01/10/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and Greece have agreed on the allocation of the EEA and Norway Grants for the period 2009-2014. The asylum area is a priority sector, and will receive NOK 152 million over the five-year period.
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01/10/2010
News story
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is responsible for areas of expertise that include local government administration and the implementation of elections, regional and district policy and housing and building policy
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01/10/2010
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today the Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen opened the Administration Complex of Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM). TCM is the the world’s largest facility for testing and improving CO2 capture technologies.
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30/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Professor Hans Petter Graver has been appointed head of the new Norwegian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I am delighted that four such competent people have
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29/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The peace talks between Israel and the PLO have entered a critical phase now that Israel has decided not to extend its partial moratorium on the construction of settlements in the West Bank. “I urge Israel and the Palestinians to do their utmost to
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28/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
The NAWSARH project has the pleasure to invite the potential helicopter market, including the potential equipment manufacturers, integrators and support organizations, to the third Industry Day at the project office in Stavanger the 19th - 20th (
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27/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
”The government is committed to putting in place a faster and more effective rescue helicopter service that is capable of assisting as many people in a difficult situation as possible.” says Terje Moland Pedersen, State Secretary. Today, a decision
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23/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Demand for the Norwegian State Housing Bank’s loan schemes has been substantial in 2010. “An additional NOK 15 billion will be available next year,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete.
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23/09/2010
News story
Ministry of the Environment
The Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Norwegian Ministry of Environment cooperate to promote environmental technology and green public procurement.
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22/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is to increase its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by NOK 75 million, making the total Norwegian contribution NOK 450 million per year. This is equivalent to an increase of 20%, and it means that Norway
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22/09/2010
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“I am glad to see that so many UN members and organisations have pledged funding today to save women and children. The pledges now total more than USD 40 billion over the next five years. This is the greatest effort the world has seen to reduce
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22/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway supports the proposed levy on currency transactions. This will raise several billion dollars for additional funding for global public goods, such as measures to address climate change and to promote health, education and the UN Millennium
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21/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The international donor group in support of the Palestinians (AHLC) today reconfirmed its support for the Palestinian government program that aims to establish a Palestinian state by August 2011.
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21/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will sign an agreement with six countries in Africa that will help them to gain jurisdiction over their own oil and gas resources.
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20/09/2010
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In his statement to the UN high-level meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg stressed that developing countries bear the main responsibility for reaching the Millennium Development Goals.
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19/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has decided to increase its assistance for the flood victims in Pakistan to USD 66 million. The situation is critical, and the number of victims keeps rising. The floods are the worst ever in the history of Pakistan.
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16/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Today, Norway’s Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete and Indian minister Dr. C. P. Joshi signed a Memorandum of Understanding for mutual cooperation on local governance in the two countries.
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16/09/2010
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
By the deadline for applications in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2010 on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 41 companies. The Ministry aims at award of new production
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16/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Defence
On 7 September 2010 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence entered into an agreement with the Polish Ministry of Defence concerning increased cooperation on defence equipment.
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15/09/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and Russia signed the treaty on maritime delimitation and cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean in Murmansk today. It was signed by Foreign Ministers Jonas Gahr Støre and Sergei Lavrov in the presence of Prime Minister Jens