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14/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government have agreed to cancel USD 35 million of Liberia’s debt to Norway. This constitutes 90 per cent of Liberia’s debt to Norway.
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13/11/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is proud to be ranked first out of 130 countries in the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index 2008, and notes with appreciation the progress achieved globally at closing the gender gap.
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13/11/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Animal: The Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk is kept informed on the Norwegian Food Safety Authority's follow-up on the current fur industry situation. Yesterday the 12th of November, the Minister was presented with documentation
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13/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is increasing its emergency assistance to war-torn eastern DR Congo by an additional NOK 50 million. Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will visit DR Congo next week.
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11/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has 7 November 2008 brought before Parliament Bill no. 1 annex no. 4, relating to new licences for farmed salmon, trout and rainbow trout. The Government will allocate 65 new licences in 2009 as follows:
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11/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
On 1 November, the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion sent instructions to the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) with a view to ensuring that people who testify in criminal cases relating to human trafficking are given residence permits.
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07/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
By today’s deadline for applications in the 20th licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 46 qualified companies.
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06/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Office of the Auditor General has presented its report on the effectiveness of Norwegian humanitarian assistance. The report shows that Norway is one of the most important donors, but also has areas that could be improved, particularly with
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05/11/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
”I am happy to congratulate Senator Barack Obama with his victory. It is historic that the USA will now have its first Afro-American president. I look forward to cooperate closely with the new US president and his administration”, says Norway’s
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04/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
Web users wish to spread information from public sources through internet communities. However, there is a risk that the government is slowing down this process, according to the report eCitizen 2.0, received by Minister of Government administration
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02/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Terrible scenes are unfolding in Eastern Congo. Many thousands of people have fled in panic and have no food, medicines or protection. There are reports of rape and other serious violence against women. To alleviate the situation in the region,
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01/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
As part of the Government’s measures to limit the amount of asylum seekers to Norway, the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion instructs the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration to change the practice concerning asylum applications from Iraqi
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31/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Children and Equality
Families that agree to provide family or emergency homes on assignment for the state will now be given new rights. New standard contracts provide these families with increased economic security, including rights to occupational pensions, paid sick
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31/10/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Just beaten by the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland and ahead of a new generation of hybrid engines from Chevrolet, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault sneaks onto the list of the world's best inventions in 2007 -
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30/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in the Oslo City Hall on Wednesday 10 December at 1300 hours. Here is guidance for the press.
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29/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Norwegian Government is, under certain conditions, willing to participate in the rights issue in Telenor ASA and to put forward a parliamentary bill on the issue to the Norwegian Storting.
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28/10/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway handed over the final report on Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations to Deputy Secretary General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro on 27 October 2008.
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28/10/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
The Nordic prime ministers have decided to help Iceland out of the current financial crisis but have called, in the first instance, for the situation to be studied in greater depth.
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24/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Storting (Norwegian parliament) has today authorised the Ministry of Finance to exchange government securities with collateral in or in return for Norwegian covered bonds in amounts up to a total of NOK 350 billion.
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24/10/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Six officials from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and four officials from Kazakh embassies in Europe recently attended a two-week course on preparations for Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of the OSCE at Voksenåsen in Oslo.