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20/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I can announce today that Norway is going to recognise Kosovo as an independent state. There are several reasons why we have arrived at this conclusion,” says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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19/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In a national final ten Chinese students were selected for a study tour to Svalbard as part of a joint Sino-Norwegian Project on climate change and environmental research in the Arctic region. The project is jointly organised by the Polar Research
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18/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is now studying the declaration issued by the authorities in Kosovo. The Government has noted the statement made by EU foreign ministers today and which will form a common platform for how the various EU Member States conduct their relations
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18/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Norwegian authorities are establishing a system to assist Norwegian citizens abroad that have been, or are at risk of being, subject to forced marriage. From the summer of 2008 six integration advisors will be working with Norwegian embassies in
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18/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Thorium Report Committee was appointed in March 2007 by the Norwegian Research Council on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Committee was commisioned in order to arrive at a solid knowledge base concerning opportunities and
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17/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We note that the authorities in Kosovo have issued a declaration of independence today. Kosovo has entered the final, decisive phase of the future status process. The declaration will now be studied carefully by the Norwegian authorities,” says
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15/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
- Even though Norway needs labour, the Norwegian government has no plans of importing labour from Turkey, as some Turkish media claim, says the Norwegian Minister of labour and social inclusion, Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
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15/02/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Minister of Children and Equality Manuela Ramin-Osmundsen has today been honourably discharged from her office, after tendering her resignation yesterday. Minister of Culture and Church Affairs Trond Giske has been appointed chief also of the
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13/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Agreements were signed between Norway and Ukraine in Oslo on 13 February 2008, regarding the facilitation of the issuance of visas and the readmission of persons. The agreements will simplify travel and contact between Norway and Ukraine, while
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12/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
At the Donor Conference for Lebanon held in Paris on 25 January 2007, Norway pledged to provide assistance worth NOK 100 million to Lebanon in 2007. Preliminary figures indicate that the final amount will be NOK 98.3 million.
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12/02/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“The news of the attacks on East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao is very serious”, Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says.
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11/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- It is important that Norway continues to support negotiations on a solution to the political crisis in Kenya, says State Secretary Raymond Johansen. We will therefore provide up to USD 1 million for the process being led by Kofi Annan.
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08/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Children and Equality
The Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud (EADO) did in 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion an information campaign called ”National Anti-discrimination information tour.” The project was financed by ”European Community
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08/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The awards for APA 2007 - Awards in Predefined Areas - have been decided by the Cabinet. The offers being sent out to the companies include a total of 52 production licenses. These areas are already open to petroleum activities and where conditions
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08/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault will open on 26 February. The facility will house seed samples of food plants from absolutely the entire world. And the seeds are on their way, from Colombia, Mexico, Canada, the Philippines
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08/02/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
“In no other part of the world are so many people so dependant on river water from snow and glaciers as in the Himalayas. There is a strong need for more knowledge of the consequences of increased temperatures in the Himalayan region”, Norwegian
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07/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Former minister, member of the Storting and Auditor General Bjarne Mørk Eidem has been appointed to represent Norway in the Nordic Border Barrier Forum.
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07/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- I regret that, once again, Russia has imposed such stringent restrictions on the OSCE’s monitoring of the presidential elections scheduled for 2 March that it will be impossible to monitor the elections in a fully adequate manner, said Minister
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06/02/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“It is encouraging that innovative methods can produce impressive results within a short timeframe. A new approach in India demonstrates that many women choose a safe delivery in a health clinic rather than giving birth at home,” says Norway’s Prime
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06/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MOPAN (the Multilateral Organisations Performance Assessment Network) is a network of 11 likeminded countries (Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, The United Kingdom) that are