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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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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01/02/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway condemns the coup in Myanmar', the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide said.
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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
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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
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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
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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’
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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