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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against travelling to or staying in the Democratic Republic of Congo unless absolutely necessary.
The 2006 report on Russian fishing of cod and haddock presented today by the Directorate of Fisheries states that Russian fishing in excess of quota in 2006 fell by 23% (equivalent to 23,000 tonnes) for cod, and by fully 55% (equivalent to 20,000
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg congratulates the EU on it's 50th anniversary. The Prime Minister has on behalf of the Norwegian Government sent a letter to EU President, Angela Merkel. "The contributions of the European Union to peace and
Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and Mrs. Georgina Kessel, Mexico’s Secretary of Energy met on 22 and 23 March regarding increased cooperation on petroleum and energy related issues between the two countries.
The Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global has issued its second annual report today. The report contains in full text the recommendations that the Ministry of Finance has made public between 7 January and 31 December
Both Mexico and the United States are major producers and exporters of petroleum, and over the years Norway has had regular contact between the countries on petroleum related issues.
The Ministry of Finance has granted Gjensidige Forsikring and Kaupthing Bank hf authorisation to increase the companies' holdings in Storebrand ASA.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre takes note of the fact that Israel has called off Tuesday's meetings with State Secretary Raymond Johansen. - In my view it would have been useful for us to have an opportunity to discuss the situation directly with
“In its programme, the Unity Government is taking important steps towards complying with the international community’s demands. Norway will thus on this basis re-establish political and economic relations with the Palestinian Government,” said said
The Norwegian Government agreed today to cancel the Republic of Malawi’s remaining NOK 3.8 million debt to Norway.
Representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs met in Oslo on 12 March to discuss fisheries issues of common interest. Measures against illegal fishing were
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 4th quarter of 2006. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
Norway will complete its participation in the UNIFIL II maritime force in April as planned. Four Norwegian missile torpedo boats (MTB) have patrolled Lebanese waters for six months.
State Secretary Raymond Johansen held Norway's statement during the Fourth Session of the UN Council on Human Rights. In the statement he focused on Darfur, Nepal, Afghanistan and the Palestinian Territory.
Human rights in Vietnam have suffered several setbacks in recent weeks. The Norwegian authorities have made formal protests against the arrest of Father Nguyen Van Ly and the refusal of the Vietnamese authorities to allow the Chairman of the Board
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has approved the establishment of the planned Polish-Norwegian Research Fund. The total budget for the fund in 2007 - 2009 is NOK 120 million (EUR 15 million). Of this amount, NOK 100 million will come from
The 2006 prize for Immigrant of the Year was presented today under the auspices of the Ministry of Children and Equality. The second annual award presentation took place at the Riverside Youth Centre.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre has called on Iran to release all of the women’s rights activists arrested on Sunday. “Their imprisonment violates Iranian women’s right to freedom of expression,” said Mr Støre.
Twenty years have passed since former Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland and the World Commission on Environment and Development published Our Common Future in 1987. Ms Brundtland will be participating in events organised by the Norwegian
In connection with the celebration of the International Women's Day, the Minister of Children and Equality, Karita Bekkemellem, is blogging at Gender in Norway, Gender.no, this week.