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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The Norwegian news site ABC Nyheter today reports that the Norwegian government has “changed its mind” about supporting Iceland in the current situation. This is not correct. - Norway will honour its commitments to Iceland through the loans that
The government received suggestions today from the expert group that has considered measures that could reduce sick leave. The group proposes a main strategy for the future that prioritises active participation measures, return-to-work strategies
During an official visit to Norway on 29 January 2010 by HE Mr Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, political talks were held with Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Today the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen, signed a political declaration on strengthening the regional cooperation on development of an offshore energy grid in the North Sea region.
Hege Hertzberg (50) has been appointed Director for Development Policy in the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- I would like to congratulate President Rajapakse. Norway and Sri Lanka enjoy close and longstanding bilateral relations. We intend to continue our cooperation with the Government and people of Sri Lanka with a view to promoting lasting peace and
Norway puts forward emissions targets of 30-40 per cent by 2020 based on 1990 levels to the Copenhagen Accord, but also signals that Norway will move to 40 per cent as part of a global and comprehensive agreement for the period beyond 2012.
- I am very content that these agreements have now been concluded, and that a difficult period of negotiations with the EU is over. We can now look forward with the view of finding joint solutions to new challenges. We had many rounds of negotiation
- Lockheed Martin must take concrete measures that need to produce results soon if our ambitions for industrial participation in connection with the combat aircraft procurement are to be achieved, said Trond Giske after his visit to Lockheed Martin
Each year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks the horrors that confronted the world when the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz was liberated 65 years ago. “This day is important. It reminds us of the atrocities of the past,
The government has decided that voters in Bodø, Bremanger, Drammen, Hammerfest, Mandal, Radøy, Re, Tynset, Vefsn, Ålesund and a district in Oslo can take part in an electronic voting trial for the municipal and county council elections in 2011.
Norway expressed 25. January 2010 its support for the Copenhagen Accord of 18. December 2009 in a letter to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
On 23 January 2010 Norway and Cuba signed an agreement that will make NOK 5 million available for health cooperation in Haiti following the earthquake disaster.
This report discusses the EU Strategy for Growth and Jobs from a Norwegian perspective. It focuses on the Norwegian authorities’ efforts to facilitate long-term sustainable growth, and it does so by studying Norway’s policy in light of the EU
On Thursday, 21 January, Norway's Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, Audun Lysbakken, will be questioned by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Norway’s Honorary Consul General in Minnesota, former Vice President Walter Mondale, decided to step down as of 15 January 2010. Gary Gandrud has been appointed as his successor.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Ivar Vigdenes (25), political secretary, Hegra, as acting political adviser in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for the period 21 January-1 March 2010, during Mr. Jarand Felland’s leave of
Millions of children could miss the opportunity to go to school as a result of the financial crisis. The UN sounds the alarm in a new report on education.
The Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude 17 companies that produce tobacco from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), based on a recommendation from the Fund’s Council on Ethics. The divestment of shares in these companies has now been
The Government has decided to offer 38 production licenses in the awards in predefined areas 2009 (APA 2009).