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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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“It is only seven years until we are to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But we will not succeed unless we act urgently and with new strength”, Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says. Together with other world leaders Prime Minister
A new searchable database with information on all approved projects, programmes and funds is now available on the EEA Grants homepage, allowing stakeholders to quickly find and sort information on approvals within their field of interest.
“We were very pleased to hear that 38 imprisoned Ethiopian opposition politicians have been pardoned and can take up their political activities again,” said State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“It is a welcome development that North Korea has shut down its nuclear facilities and that this has been verified by the IAEA. This is an important step on the road towards a nuclear-weapon-free Korean Peninsula,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr
The 2007 status report for The EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism is now available. Here you can read about the implementation of the EEA Grants in the beneficiary states and ongoing projects in several states.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is allocating USD 2.5 million to relief efforts following the disastrous flooding in Pakistan. At least 340 people have died in the floods, and 2.5 million have been affected.
As part of European Commissioner Danuta Hübner’s three-day visit to Norway in late June, high-level representatives from the European Commission, Poland and Norway met on June 29 for policy discussions on regional development aboard the Hurtigruten
“It is regrettable that President Putin has now announced that Russia is withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty),” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Global Seed Vault at Svalbard increases its capasity by 50 percent - within the same budget frame
Norway and Russia signed an agreement today on maritime delimitation of a coastal area at the mouth of the Varangerfjord.- The signing of an advanced maritime boundary agreement of this kind strengthens our neighbourly relations with Russia and is a
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again called in Iran’s Ambassador to Norway, Abdol Reza Faraji Rad, to protest against the stoning of Jafar Kiani in Iran on 5 July. “I am shocked that the stoning has been carried out, and condemn execution
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today called in Iran’s Ambassador to Norway, Abdol Reza Faraji Rad, to request information about Jafar Kiani, who is reported to have been executed by stoning outside the city of Takestan on 5 July. Mr Kiani was
Minister of Foreign Affairs congratulates Knut Vollebæk with today’s appointment as OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities.
An agreement providing for a provisional practical arrangement to facilitate fishing activities in an area of the Barents Sea adjacent to Norway (“the Grey Zone Agreement”) was concluded between Norway and the former Soviet Union for the first time
- The guidelines for public procurement enables purchasers in the public sector to make different environmental demands and considerations. It is important that they make use of these possibilities to minimize environmental strains connected with
This is an annual report by the Ministry of Finance containing general information about the Kingdom of Norway and the Norwegian economy 2007.
“The appointment of Tony Blair promises a renewed and strengthened engagement by the Quartet,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre after the appointment.
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 1st quarter of 2007. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
British Ineos has today announced that the company will take on the full ownership or alternatively a majority share of the gas separation unit in Bamble, Norway. Further, Gassco informed that agreements have been signed for 100 % ownership in the
The Government’s new white paper on climate policy contains proposals for concrete new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Government proposes substantial cuts in emissions both in Norway and abroad