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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Danish Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal presented the Nordic-Baltic statement at the Friends of the Syrian People conference in Tunis on Friday 24 February. Norway was represented by State Secretary Torgeir Larsen.
Yesterday, the UN Human Rights Council held the first debate on how the UN can help to combat violence and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “This
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will visit Shetland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland from 16 to19 May. “These are important neighbouring areas for Norway historically, but they are also important with regard to resource management, security,
The gas find “Luva” off Helgeland was today renamed “Aasta Hansteen”. Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, announced the new name during a speech at a Norwegian Sea conference held in Stjørdal on 8 March 2012.
Around 100 Israelis and Palestinians have been injured and 23 people in Gaza have been confirmed dead since Friday. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I urge all parties to refrain from new acts of violence.”
Today, the government published its Report to the Storting (White Paper) Putting Energy to Work, exploring the long-term value creation from Norwegian energy resources. The White Paper sets out how Norway can use its energy resources to create
The government presented its marine report, “Blue Oceans, Green Future” on World Oceans Day. The report highlights the significant role the ocean plays for Norway and for the world, as well as the many challenges and opportunities the ocean economy
Government proposes a mandatory residency period of three years in a Norwegian municipality (kommune) for non-Norwegian citizens in order to be eligible for suffrage and standing for election for Longyearbyen Community Council.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has as of 15 September appointed Mr. Jan-Erik Larsen (45), managing director, Kristiansund, as state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg; and Ms. Guri Størvold (32), former state secretary
Fewer vaccine doses from Pfizer-BioNTech will be delivered in July, August, and September than expected. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is recommending an adjustment to the interval between vaccine doses and possible combinations of mRNA
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the Etelä-Savo Hospital District, South Ostrobothnia Hospital District and Åland in Finland from ‘
Join Dag-Inge Ulstein, Norwegian Minister of International Development, for the launch of the strategy Born to live in freedom - Strategy to strengthen development efforts to combat modern slavery (2021-2025) on Thursday 1 July 14:00 - 15:00.
In September 2021, the UN Secretary-General will convene a Food Systems Summit and a Pre-Summit is planned for the last week in July. In this connection, Norway has proposed the game-changing idea Putting farmers’ and indigenous peoples´ access to
Marketing and business transaction techniques have evolved greatly in recent decades, and are increasingly international in character. That is the background for a proposed new marketing law for which the Ministry of Children and Equality began
The EEA and Norway Grants 2009-14 will deliver agreed results and produce long-term impacts when the funding period terminates later this year, an independent mid-term review concludes.
This EEA and Norway Grants Annual Report, which covers the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012, presents the aims, challenges and achievements in the 15 beneficiary countries.
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd 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
Last month Minister of International Development Erik Solheim launched the Policy Coherence Committee with 17 members who will take a new and critical look at how Norway’s policies affect development in poor countries. (10.01.07)
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority continues the dialog with their Russian counterparts to seek a solution.
From 30 May 2008, the REACH chemicals legislation enters into force in Norway.