Historical archive

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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • International agreement to combat illegal fishing reached in London

    15/11/2006 Press release Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

    “This is an important milestone for the Norwegian Government’s international efforts to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing,” says State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Vidar Ulriksen. In the

  • Statement by the Norwegian Facilitator, Geneva 29 October 2006

    29/10/2006 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The consultations took place in Geneva on 28-29 October 2006 following requests by the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE to meet to discuss humanitarian issues and political questions. (29.10.06)

  • Youth, gender and equality: Nordic ministers meet today in Tønsberg

    10/05/2006 Press release Ministry of Children and Equality

    On behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers for Gender Equality, Norway's Minister of Children and Equality, Karita Bekkemellem, received a White Paper yesterday outlining the view of young people toward gender equality.

  • Proposal for a digital system to capture travel quarantine data put out to consultation

    15/12/2020 News story Ministry of Justice and Public Security

    The government has today put out to consultation amendments to the Covid-19 regulations that will result in the introduction of a digital system to capture travel quarantine data.

  • Continuation of most national measures but easing of measures for children and young people

    18/01/2021 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    The Norwegian Government is generally continuing the strict infection control measures to prevent a new wave of infections but is easing some measures for children and young people. The national level of measures for schools is downgraded to yellow,

  • The Bergen outbreak: Strict measures in Bergen and surrounding municipalities

    08/02/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    Bergen and its neighbouring municipalities are currently experiencing an outbreak of both the UK variant and the South African variant of the coronavirus. They have therefore asked the Government to implement enhanced infection control measures.

  • Future scenarios for the pandemic

    01/02/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Government is now presenting three potential pathways for the pandemic and infection control measures going forward: An optimistic scenario, a middle-ground scenario and a pessimistic scenario.

  • Joint press release from ministers Sanner and Mboweni

    02/02/2021 Press release Ministry of Finance

    On Friday, 29 January 2021, Norway and South Africa co-hosted a high-level meeting between G20 and OECD finance ministries on how to collectively resolve the global economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and how to mobilise the financial

  • NOK 825 million for mandatory border testing

    31/01/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    From 18 January, all travellers to Norway from countries on the travel quarantine list are obliged to get tested before entering the country. Capacity at existing testing centres has been expanded and more testing centres have been established.

  • No indication of causal relationship between COVID-19 vaccination and death

    21/01/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The elderly in nursing homes and residential care homes are prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine in Norway. The majority of those vaccinated are elderly people, often with severe underlying diseases.

  • Myanmar: Norway condemns the coup

    01/02/2021 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'Norway condemns the coup in Myanmar', the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.

  • Norway to strengthen green cooperation with EU

    01/03/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has technology and expertise that is vital for Europe’s green transition. In a meeting between Norwegian ministers and EU commissioners today, Norway and the EU agreed to strengthen cooperation on how to promote the transition to a modern and

  • Easing of the guidance for people who are fully vaccinated

    28/04/2021 News story Ministry of Health and Care Services

    The Norwegian Government is changing the guidance for people who are fully vaccinated, following a recommendation from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. In private homes, people who are fully vaccinated may have close social contact (less

  • Changes in the travel advice for some Nordic countries and areas

    09/04/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of Iceland and the North Karelia Hospital District in Finland from ‘yellow’ to ‘red’ on the map showing

  • Changes in the travel advice for some hospital districts in Finland

    23/04/2021 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the Kainuu Hospital District and the Länsi-Pohja Hospital District in Finland from ‘yellow’ to ‘red’

  • Norwegian Government with big effort for renewable energy and energy efficiency

    05/10/2006 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Norwegian Government proposes to allocate NOK 20 billion (approx 2.3 billion Euros) in a new fund to strengthen the efforts in increasing production and use of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency.

  • Stronger Nordic-Baltic co-operation on transport policy after Balestrand meeting

    21/06/2006 Press release Ministry of Transport and Communications

    The Nordic and Baltic Ministers of Transport met at Balestrand in Norway on June 20th and 21st 2006 (NB8-meeting). (21.06.06)

  • Congratulates the winner of the Sophie Prize

    29/03/2006 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    Minister of Environment Helen Bjørnøy congratulates the Argentinean environment and human rights advocate Romina Picolotti with the Sophie Prize 2006. The Sophie Foundation announced the award om 29 March, in recognition of her efforts to link

  • Norway allocates USD 10 million to the interim Palestinian government

    07/03/2006 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Today Norway is transferring USD 10 million (NOK 67 million) to an international joint aid package to finance the salaries of Palestinian Authority employees. The Norwegian funds will be used to help pay teachers’ salaries for February and March

  • Stoltenberg congratulates Tarja Halonen

    29/01/2006 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 17/2006 Date: 29 January 2006 Stoltenberg congratulates Tarja Halonen Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway Sunday evening sent the following message to President Tarja Halonen of Finland: "Dear Tarja. It gives me particular

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