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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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In a joint declaration with the EU, Norway expresses concern following the sentencing of a homosexual couple in Malawi to 14 years’ imprisonment.
Norway is to increase its humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe in 2010 by NOK 10 million, to NOK 30 million. This increase is due to the situation in Zimbabwe, which is cause for grave concern.
Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske is back on an official visit to China. Today he is in Beijing, his starting point for an eleven days’ visit.
The Government proposes a fairer distribution of income between the municipalities. “In this way we will ensure that municipalities all over the country can offer their residents equal welfare services,” says Minister of Local Government and
The municipalities will receive between four and five billion kroner more in total income next year. “In spite of the tighter economic climate, the Government is prioritising more money to the municipalities to ensure good welfare services,” says
The Ministers of Health of the Foreign Policy and Global Health (FPGH) Initiative, comprising Brazil, France, Indonesia, Norway, Senegal, South Africa and Thailand, met on the sidelines of the 63rd World Health Assembly in Geneva today to discuss
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 20 May 2010 appointed Mr. John Trygve Tollefsen (27), political adviser, Oslo, as acting political adviser at the office during Mr. Sindre Fossum Beyer’s leave of absence until 8 August.
The International Ibsen Award for 2010 has been given to the Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse. The award was presented on 10 September during the Ibsen Festival at the National Theatre in Oslo.
Monday 17th of May, Bloomberg news agency reported that Norway has entered into an agreement with Indonesia to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the country. Minister of Development and Environment, Mr. Erik Solheim, has the following
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will be making an official visit to Norway from 19 to 21 May. Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will host the visit.
A public electronic post journal for the civil service (OEP) is launched as the first of its kind in the world. - From this day on everyone is able to get access to the documents of the central civil service. Until now, only journalists had the
Armed violence is a global threat to stable and peaceful development. At a conference in Geneva more than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence.
16 Ministers of Defence with armed forces in the North of Afghanistan met in Berlin on May 11, 2010 to discuss the transfer of security to Afghan Security Forces. Emphasis was put on the international community's continued engagement in Afghanistan.
Rental regulation for pre-war housing was phased out in the New Year. In a revised national budget, the Government issues a bill on new housing rental funding for occupants who are unable to pay current rents for such housing in Trondheim. This
“A lot of people have applied for funding in order to set up rental housing this year. We are increasing funding for rental housing by NOK 88.8 million in 2010 in a revised national budget. This means that Husbanken (The Norwegian State Housing Bank
On Sunday 9 May, Iran executed five Kurdish activists in the Evin prison in Teheran. The executions were carried out at a critical point prior to the anniversary of the 2009 election.
The Government has proposed increased funding to Haiti in its revised budget for 2010. “We are increasing our support for reconstruction after natural disasters by NOK 50 million,” Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik
More than half of the adult Norwegian population has acquired the eID called "MinID", and the number of users and the extent of on-loggings are still rising. - MinID has developed into a formidable success; the use has doubled over the last year.
The Norwegian economy has performed better than most other industrial countries during the financial crisis and global recession. Expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, along with extensive credit and liquidity measures, have helped to mitigate
In the Revised National Budget for 2010 the average price of Norwegian crude oil is estimated at NOK 475 per barrel in 2010. This is an upward adjustment of NOK 50 per barrel compared to the National budget.