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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 whole world is following developments in Syria with deep dismay. Lakhdar Brahimi is working on behalf of the UN and the Arab League to find a political solution to the conflict. His task is as important as it is difficult, and we are providing
“Health workers and humanitarian aid workers in Syria have become military targets. Norway and the National Coalition have agreed to work together to increase respect for international humanitarian law,” said State Secretary Torgeir Larsen.
“I am delighted to see the overwhelming support the Palestinians have received for their application to become an observer state in the UN General Assembly,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
Today, The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy presented the green paper on law amendments, to ensure that Norway’s hydropower will remain in public possession.
- Norway has actively supported the establishment of a World Bank trust fund to coordinate donor countries’ budget support to the Palestinian Authority. We are pleased that the fund has been established so quickly. It will make its first
- Social inequalities in health are a public health concern and an expression of unacceptable systematic injustices, says Sylvia Brustad, Norwegian Minister of Health and Social Affairs. The Ministry of Health and Care Services has in Report No. 20
Director General Vegard Ellefsen has been appointed Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with effect from 7 April 2008.
The response at the first deadline for submissions, 31 March 2008, is very good. A total of 80 projects, with volumes of 90 million CERs, of which more than 40 million CERs for delivery during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, are
Iran has now accepted Norway’s claim for compensation for the damage caused during the attack on the Norwegian Embassy in Tehran on 7 February 2006.
The Norwegian Government agreed today to cancel the Republic of Malawi’s remaining NOK 3.8 million debt to Norway.
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The Petroleum Price Board has set final norm prices for offshore-loaded Norwegian crude oil lifted in 2007.
The ministers discussed in their meeting issues such as participation in international operations, SHIRBRIG, Nordic-Baltic support to security sector reform in Ukraine, and also topical NATO and EU questions, in particular related to the
The Government has decided that the rules regarding gender representation in public limited companies shall be implemented as of January 1, 2006. Public limited companies registered before this time is given 2 years to comply with the requirements
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of today appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik (23), student, Sandnes/Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
- Norway will organise an international conference in Oslo to start a process towards an international ban on cluster munitions that have unacceptable humanitarian consequences, says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. (17.11.06)
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen launched the www.fisheries.no portal at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels today.
Norway’s Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs awarded Pan Fish a licence to own up to 25 % of national concession biomass.
To limit the risk of transmitting the significantly more contagious variant of the coronavirus, the Government is imposing far stricter rules on foreign nationals who seek entry to Norway. In general, only foreign nationals who reside in Norway will
‘The current crisis in India can quickly turn into a global vaccine disaster. India is one of the largest vaccine producers in the world, and many low- and middle-income countries depend on it for vaccine deliveries. This shows with tragic clarity