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02/09/2009
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The newly appointed Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Ms. Hélène Pelosse, encourages Norway to use its competence in renewable energy to provide clean energy and electricity to more people in developing countries
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02/09/2009
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The majority of the Norwegian Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises has concluded that Kongsberg Automotive did not breach the Guidelines, but the company is advised to observe Norwegian practices and traditions in
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31/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Finance
On 31 August, the Ministry of Finance submitted proposed new regulations on the management of the Government Pension Fund - Global to Norges Bank and the Office of the Auditor General for comment. The Ministry’s regulation of Norges Bank’s
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31/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has appointed an international group with specialist expertise to evaluate the experiences in active management in Norges Bank.
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31/08/2009
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
“I am very pleased to welcome UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to Norway and to have the opportunity to discuss with him how we can work together to address some of the most pressing global challenges of today,” the Prime Minister said after his
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28/08/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Norway, including Svalbard, from 30 August to 2 September. The official programme will start on Monday 31 August. In addition to an audience with HM King Harald at the Royal Palace, the Secretary-General
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28/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government’s India strategy was launched on 28 August. It reflects Norway’s increased focus on India.
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28/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has launched a new strategy for cooperation between Norway and India.
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26/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Morten Wetland, will lead a working group to follow up on the UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development.
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25/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 25 August 2009 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to allocate NOK 1.6 million spread over three years to a project at Bodø University College. The purpose of the project is to increase knowledge about the Northeast Arctic cod stock.
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25/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is pleased that vote-counting is now under way after the presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan. “The elections were held under very difficult circumstances,” said Mr Støre.
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25/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Holberg International Memorial Prize for 2009 for outstanding scholarly work in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology is awarded to Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and Collège de France Ian Hacking.
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23/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The following is a transcript from a press briefing given on 23 August by Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Jonas Gahr Støre.
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20/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
A recent survey of public funds used for development of tourism industry in Norway, shows that the public sector allocated one billion Norwegian kroner to the tourism industry in 2007.
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17/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
- Scotland and Norway have signed a Memorandum of Undersanding (MoU) on aquaculture today. - We can learn from each other, and develop our industries even further, says the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen.
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14/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the US are joining forces to build a hospital for the victims of sexualised violence in eastern Congo. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the new Norwegian-American initiative when she visited the Democratic Republic of the
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11/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Today’s conviction of opposition politician and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is unacceptable. This is a political judgment and an attempt on the part of the regime to prevent her from taking part in the forthcoming elections,” said
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11/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
The 2nd NAWSARH Industry day was opened by State Secretary Terje Moland Pedersen.
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06/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In connection with the swearing-in of President Ahmadinejad for a second four-year term, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Iran’s Chargé d’affaires in Norway today to express its concern about the human rights situation in the country.
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04/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
All parties with which the OSCE met during their visit to Norway in June this year express strong confidence in the administrative conduct of the elections. The OSCE’s report from their visit has now been published. They wish to send a group of