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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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- Our current submarines will reach the end of their service life after 2020. I am therefore very pleased that the process that will eventually allow us to decide on how to best secure the continuation of a Norwegian submarine capability beyond this
Based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund - Global, the Ministry of Finance has excluded the American company Textron Inc. Corporation from the Fund.
The US and Norway agreed today to increase efforts together to improve women’s and children’s health in poor African countries through the Saving Mothers, Giving Life partnership. Norway will provide up to NOK 500 million over a five year period,
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hosting the conference “A World in Transition - Charting a New Path in Global Health” on 1 June in Oslo. The aim of the conference is to promote increased international efforts to improve women’s and
NATO and its partners will agree at the Chicago summit on continued support for Afghan security forces, including for the post-2014 period. Norway will provide NOK 150 million a year for the Afghan army and police force after 2014.
“Norway deplores the Israeli Government’s decision to build 851 new housing units in settlements in the West Bank. The construction and expansion of settlements on occupied land are a violation of international law. Israel is threatening the basis
On 29 January the Norwegian Government decided that the wreck of German submarine U 864 is to be raised and the polluted seabed covered by a layer of clean sand and gravel. In 2007 and 2008, the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA), assisted by
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Just beaten by the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland and ahead of a new generation of hybrid engines from Chevrolet, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault sneaks onto the list of the world's best inventions in 2007 -
"The Government proposes devoting NOK 20 million in 2012 to a new subsidy to increase the number of homes available in municipalities with small and uncertain housing markets and/or a lack of homes," says Minister of Local Government and Regional
Norway congratulates Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on signing the two-year suspension for issuance of new licenses for use of primary forest and peat land.
New estimates indicate that the municipal sector will receive NOK 1 billion more in tax revenues in 2011.
Norway is proud to be ranked first out of 130 countries in the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index 2008, and notes with appreciation the progress achieved globally at closing the gender gap.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Eirik Øwre Thorshaug, acting state secretary, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Justice Grete Faremo.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has published a report documenting discrimination of sexual minorities and proposing measures to combat violence and discrimination against this group. Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
“I congratulate the three winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman. This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in
“Norway has Europe’s largest stocks of kelp; one estimate is 50 million tons. Kelp has extremely good growing conditions along Norways cold coastline. Global energy needs are expected to increase by 100 percent by 2050. The question is if kelp could
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to visit South Africa, Australia and Antarctica in December.
The Government is working with the Norwegian Red Cross to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey, by providing tents, blankets and other emergency relief.
From 12 to 15 December Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is visiting the South Pole to mark the centenary of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team reaching the Pole in 1911, and to underline the importance of the Antarctic continent in
“Norway welcomes ETA’s declaration that it will definitively end its armed activity. This is a historic opportunity to close a European chapter of violence and terror, which has destroyed so many lives", says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.