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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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- Norway’s total civil support of NOK 235 million for the period 2008-2010 will be of great help to Georgia in the difficult situation that has arisen in the wake of the conflict in August, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 2nd quarter of 2008. 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
According to the OSCE’s preliminary assessment of the presidential election in Azerbaijan on 15 October, considerable progress was made with regard to procedures on election day itself. However, there were clear shortcomings during the period
“The stock situation in the Barents Sea is very encouraging, and this will benefit Norwegian and Russian fishermen and coastal communities. Cod and haddock quotas will increase, and will be higher in 2009 than for many years. We see that our
Ms. Mina Gerhardsen will be back as political advisor to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg from 20 October, after a leave of absence since 18 February 2008. She succeeds Ms. Hadia Tajik, who from 20 October will be political advisor to Minister of
The Ministry of Finance presents to the Storting (Parliament) a proposition on an authorization to implement a 350 billion kroner facility with banks, where Government Bonds are swapped for covered bonds.
Today, Norway signed the contract with the EXPO 2010 organisation in Shanghai. State Secretary Øyvind Slåke, Vice Minister of Trade and Industry, attended the ceremony. The site for the pavilion has thereby been officially handed over, and the work
- Sudan has confidence in the way we manage our petroleum resources. This is an opportunity for Norway to promote peace in Sudan, said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim when he signed the new agreement with Sudan
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Early in October the content of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault grew by more than 30,000 new seed samples. The largest deposit this time was a shipment of 1.6 tons of seed samples from the gene bank of the international
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres and Norway’s Minister for Labour and Social Inclusions Dag Terje Andersen met in Oslo 15 October to discuss current challenges related to refugee protection, in particular challenges caused by
State Secretary Raymond Johansen is inviting Norwegian and Israeli businesses and research institutions for a seminar on bilateral co-operation within trade and research. The seminar is being held in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade and
State Secretary Raymond Johansen is inviting Norwegian and Israeli businesses and research institutions for a seminar on bilateral co-operation within trade and research. The seminar is being held in cooperation with the Ministry of Trade and
The Government proposes NOK 28 billion to transport and communications via the fiscal budget for 2009 for safer, more environment-friendly and efficient transport nationwide. This is an increase of NOK 3.2 billion compared with 2008.
The Norwegian Government has today decided to guarantee for deposits in the Norwegian branch of Kaupthing Bank up to the amount to be covered by the Icelandic deposit guarantee scheme. The Icelandic deposit guarantee scheme shall cover up to an
Norway supports the Generally Accepted Principles and Practices (GAPP) for Sovereign Wealth Funds which have now been made public.
The Government and Norges Bank present two targeted initiatives to enhance confidence in the financial market. Through the issuance of government bonds amounting to 350 billion kroner the Government will provide collateral that may be used in banks’
The Government and Norges Bank present two targeted initiatives to enhance confidence in the financial market. Through the issuance of government bonds amounting to 350 billion kroner the Government will provide collateral that may be used in banks’
“Martti Ahtisaari is a peacebuilder who has inspired hope in many people. It is a great pleasure for me to congratulate Mr Ahtisaari on a most well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. “He has worked tirelessly for many
Delegations from Norway and Iceland met in Reykjavik on 3 September and decided that the Norwegian-Icelandic cooperation on acquiring rescue helicopters will continue.
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Somare and Norway’s Prime Minister Stoltenberg met in Oslo today. The two prime ministers had an interesting discussion on global climate change, the importance of fighting deforestation and on the need for