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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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A Norwegian working party has evaluated practical, non-judicial measures to strengthen the follow-up of witnesses in criminal cases. The report, which proposes 27 different measures, was submitted to the Minister of Justice on 26 June 2006.
“I am deeply concerned about the turn of events we are currently witnessing in the Middle East. The sparks that have already been ignited must not allowed to blaze up into a full conflagration.** We must at all costs prevent the situation from
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg sent a letter of condolences today to Prime Minister Singh, after the bomb explosions in Mumbai.
The Norwegian Chair to the Council of Ministers for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MR-FJLS) has invited the Nordic and Baltic Ministers responsible for agriculture, forestry, food related issues and fisheries to a
- Norway regrets that it was not possible to agree on an ambitious, binding outcome document at the UN Conference to review the implementation of the Programme of Action on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons. The lack of
The government is seriously addressing the problem of escaping fish. The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs appointed a dedicated Commission on Escapes from Aquacultures on 05.07.2006.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications now announces a vacant spectrum licence to operate a third generation public mobile communications system (3G). - I am pleased to facilitate for establishing a new mobile network and better
- It is highly regrettable that North Korea has once again chosen to conduct missile tests. This further escalates tension in the region and is therefore a worrying development, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. (05.07.06)
The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set in arrears for every quarter. (04.07.06)
The ministers of the G10, a group of major importers of agricultural products, restated their determination to establish modalities for agriculture in order to successfully conclude the DDA by the end of 2006. (29.06.06)
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim and Minister of the Environment Helen Bjørnøy launched the Norwegian Government’s new Action Plan for Environment in Development Cooperation today. (29.06.06)
Minister of Children and Equality Karita Bekkemellem today launched the campaign "Stop Human Trafficking" as a part of a Government action plan. The object is to change attitudes by casting light on the connection between the sex trade and human
The National Wages Board is in principle intended for voluntary arbitration. The parties may refer to the National Wages Board a dispute on wages and labour conditions which is not covered by a collective agreement. The Board’s decision has the
The Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE have responded to the five questions from the Norwegian Government two weeks ago. (22.06.06)
In a proposition submitted last Friday, the Government requested the consent of Stortinget (The Norwegian Parliament) to ratify the recently adopted UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity.(22.06.2006)
The Nordic and Baltic Ministers of Transport met at Balestrand in Norway on June 20th and 21st 2006 (NB8-meeting). (21.06.06)
The essence of this agreement is that in the area in question (known as the “grey zone”), both countries are to refrain from conducting inspections or from exercising any form of control over the other country’s fishing vessels. It also contains
The talks will cover the follow-up of the peace agreement between North and South, rebuilding the country after the war, and administrative assistance for the management of Sudan’s petroleum resources. In the discussions, Mr Solheim will
The declaration establishes the principle of sustainable harvesting, based on scientific data and in accordance with internationally recognised principles for marine resource management. (20.06.06)
The member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), Mr. Yahia al-Abadsa, met representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo on 16 June. Mr. al-Abadsa was invited to Norway by a Norwegian NGO. The meeting took place at its