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23/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In the 18 December session of the Council of State some changes were undertaken in the structure of ministries as of 1 January 2010. The changes were announced when Government changes were made on 20 October this year.
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22/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said in Oslo today that he will initiate a climate group consisting of the most important forest countries.
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21/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“It is now important that the parties to the conflict in Sudan do their utmost to resolve the remaining problems and ensure implementation of all parts of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement,” said Minister of the Environment and International
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21/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
Norway has formed readmission agreements with Montenegro and Serbia. An exemption from the visa requirement will also be made effective for these countries and for Macedonia starting on 19 December.
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18/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, the EEA/EFTA countries signed an agreement with the EU on new financial contributions. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “The new EEA Financial Mechanism gives Norway a historic opportunity to strengthen cooperation with
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18/12/2009
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has made public reports that have been received in connection with the work of evaluating active management of the Government Pension Fund Global.
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18/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made two changes among the state secretaries from 4 January 2010
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17/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set Norm Prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of 2009. The Norm Prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
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16/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“Our financing of the fund is resultsbased and given the reduction, we will increase our contribution to the Amazon Fund to USD 150 million for 2010. It’s very encouraging that deforestation continues to decline in the Amazon,” says Prime Minister
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16/12/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is one of the biggest contributors to the WTO development programmes. Overall, Norway's contribution the various WTO trust funds has reached 16.1 million.
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15/12/2009
News story
Ministry of the Environment
Together with Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Yaacob Ibrahim, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim is to head consultations on trade, shipping and aviation during the climate
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14/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For the first time ever, leading international scientists have drawn up a report on the status of the parts of the world covered by snow and ice. The conclusion is that they are disappearing faster than anticipated. “This is disturbing news. The
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14/12/2009
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault has received major seed shipment while world leaders are gathered to tackle climate change in Copenhagen
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12/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Today, Norway and Mexico launched a joint model for climate funding at the negotiations in Copenhagen. The model will establish a Green Fund for financing of climate actions in developing countries. Contributions to the Green Fund should come both
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11/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
- I am very disappointed about the EU’s lack of willingness and determination to arrive at a mutually satisfactory agreement for 2010, says Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.
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10/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A report on the status of the ice and snow covered regions of the world will be presented by Dr. Bob Corell with interventions from Foreign Minister Støre and Vice President Al Gore - at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15)
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10/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On the day of the Nobel Award Ceremony Norway and Sweden call attention to the treatment of Shirin Ebadi, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
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10/12/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The need for a strong political climate agreement in Copenhagen and the military and civilian efforts in Afghanistan were important topics in today's talks in Oslo between Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and US President Barack Obama.
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09/12/2009
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will receive President Barack Obama at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday 10 December. The meeting will take place at 10.10 am. Follow the live stream from the visit and the press conference.
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09/12/2009
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Climate change and the situation in Afghanistan will be among the key issues in the talks between Prime Minister Stoltenberg and President Barack Obama at the Office of the prime Minister on Thursday 10 December.