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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The absence of fisheries agreements with the EU and the U.K. may lead to consequences for Norwegian, British and EU vessels.
Today, the Ministry of Finance has adopted amendments to the capital requirements for banks that, inter alia, increases the systemic risk buffer requirement to 4.5 per cent from year-end 2020.
Due to the ongoing outbreak of the corona virus, the Office of the Prime Minister is experiencing significantly increased workload.
“Correspondence between the public and the administration will be based on digital mail,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg at the presentation of the Government’s new digitalisation programme today. He announced that the next major Government
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Ms Rikke Lind from the office as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.
“Norway will ratify the Convention against Nuclear Terrorism”, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the Nuclear Safety Summit in Seoul today.
“It was with great sorrow that I received the news that one of our country’s greatest heroes, resistance fighter and officer Gunnar Sønsteby has passed away, 94 years old,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
Every 17 May, we celebrate Norway’s constitution. This is a day for commemorating the ideals of freedom and equality. It is also the date of the International Day Against Homophobia and transphobia, which will be marked all over the world.
The Norwegian Embassy in Damascus has been closed until further notice because of the security situation.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy together with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate are publishing "Facts 2012 - The Norwegian petroleum sector".
'We are deeply concerned that four members of the political opposition in Hong Kong have been disqualified from the Legislative Council. We encourage the authorites of Hong Kong and China to suspend the decision and guarantee the democratic rights
'Norway is concerned about the political violence in the electoral campaigns in Uganda, and I offer my condolences to the victims. In line with the High Representative of EU Josep Borrell Fontelles, Norway urges the Government of Uganda to ensure
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre takes a critical view of the fact that the Ukrainian opposition leader’s appeal has finally been rejected by Ukraine’s Higher Specialized Court for Civil and Criminal Cases.
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre expressed sorrow on receiving news of the Ethiopian Prime Minister’s death. “The ties between Norway and Ethiopia go back a long way, and during Mr Meles’s term in office Ethiopia and Norway
“Norway condemns the attacks over the last few days on Western diplomatic missions. Violence of this kind cannot be justified under any circumstances,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
“The verdict against the Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is an important step forward in the fight against impunity for the most serious international crimes,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
'I extend my deep condolences to the family of Saeb Erakat, the PLO and the Palestinians, whom he represented so vigorously. Dr. Erakat will be remembered for his tireless devotion to peace and a negotiated twostate-solution. I will remember with
Discard is currently one of the most serious threats against sustainable management. This is in particular the case for those fish stocks we co-manage with the EU in the North Sea. We therefore want a further tightening of the rules governing
The violence in Syria is escalating, and there are renewed reports of cluster munitions being used. “The suffering of the civilian population in Syria is increasing. The use of cluster munitions by the regime is completely unacceptable,” said
“Growing activity in the High North, both on land and at sea, has led to a need for enhanced search and rescue measures at the local level. Strengthening search and rescue is therefore a central part of the Government’s High North strategy, and we