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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) work to map the Norwegian continental shelf to determine possible storage locations for CO2 is now completed. The CO2 storage atlas covers areas of the Norwegian continental shelf open for exploration.
Since the beginning of February, Venezuela has been hit by a wave of protests and political unrest. More than 35 people are reported to have been killed. Many others have been injured. A number of protesters have also been arrested.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Kirsti Bergstø (29), social worker, Alta, as state secretary to Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Audun Lysbakken.
The governments of Sweden and Norway today agreed on a significant expansion of renewable energy projects until 2020. A common market for green certificates is to be in place by 1 January 2012.
- The United States is our key partner in defence materiel cooperation. We want to target our efforts to enhance this excellent cooperation in the years to come, Minister of Defence Grete Faremo announced on 8 December at the opening of the
“If we are to achieve better health for all, we must fight for this in other arenas than the traditional health forums.” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre when he launched a new international collaborative research project on global health
Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt met on Monday, 16 January 2012, with Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism, Sports, Media and Youth.
“I am very pleased and relieved that the Norwegian who was kidnapped in Yemen has been released and that he is unharmed,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
“I would like to express my deepest condolences to the Egyptian authorities and the people of Egypt for the tragic incident at the football stadium in Port Said yesterday evening,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The declassified summary of the latest evaluation of Norway shows that our restructuring is going in the right direction and that we offer valuable contributions to the Alliance.
“I strongly condemn this assault on innocent civilians,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide following the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday.
The Norwegian Government has decided to give the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs the responsibility for setting up a new, full-spectrum monitoring and information system for the Northern sea and coastal areas (“BarentsWatch”). The work
General Electric (GE) gives Norway a pivotal role in their strategy for offshore wind. The American company wants to create a new Offshore Technology Development Center in Oslo in addition to expanding its production of turbine demonstration units
“Norway welcomes the ceasefire agreement in South Sudan. It is crucial that the parties now keep strictly to these agreements. All hostilities must cease at once and civilians must gain access to humanitarian assistance,” said Minister of Foreign
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has decided that Minister Rigmor Aaasrud shall also be chief of the Ministry of Labour during Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm’s leave of absence. Bjurstrøm has been on sick leave since 5 November.
The value of the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) as of 1 January 2010 is estimated at 865 billion kroner. This is the result of a valuation of the SDFI portfolio carried out by Wood Mackenzie on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and
The Centre for the Biology of Memory at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim was proclaimed one of the world’s 15 Kavli Institutes. The Kavli Foundation, founded by Norwegian-American Fred Kavli, has previously established
- We are very pleased that the Security Council unanimously has agreed on a peace operation in Darfur, says Norwegian Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen. - Norway and Sweden have been planning a joint contribution of military engineers to a
Norway and Sweden will contribute a joint engineer force to the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Sudan.
Iran is continuing to defy the international community by stepping up uranium enrichment activities. “These developments give grounds for concern, and will make finding a political solution to the nuclear dispute even more difficult,” said Minister