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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q2/16 from Norges Bank.
The Ministry of petroleum and Energy has received a great number of applications from 33 oil companies in the licensing round Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2019.
Norway is increasing its core funding to six UN organisations, to a total of over NOK 3 billion. This is the highest amount of funding Norway has ever allocated to these organisations combined. Given the huge, unmet humanitarian needs in the world
The government has decided to increase assistance to developing countries seeking Norwegian expertise and experience in the petroleum sector. This assistance will be linked up with requirements for transparency and measures to fight corruption.
A governmental delegation from Benin is on a working visit to Norway from 27 to 28 April to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.
Fisheries ministers from around world have gathered in Oslo, and more than 50 countries were represented today when Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Per Sandberg opened the first meeting of the parties to an international agreement on combating
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide chaired the ministerial meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) in New York on 26 September.
Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg expanded her Coalition Government Tuesday, to include the Christian Democratic Party along with coalition partners The Progressive Party and The Liberal Party.
Oluf Ulseth has a Bachelor degree in Commerce from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Mr. Ulseth was state secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry from October 2001 until today.
The money, NOK 1 million , will be used immediately for local purchases of food, clothing, medicines and drinking water. (27.05)
Press Release 6 November 1997 State secretaries Following the appointment by the Council of State today of Ms. Janne Haaland Matlary as state secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (foreign affairs), the list of state secretaries is as below (
Press release No.: 159/2002 Date: 11 October 2002 Norway’s Prime Minister on the Nobel Peace Prize 2002: " A most welcome recognition of a personal peace engagement" - The awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to President Jimmy Carter is a most
Press Release 4 November 1997 Political advisors Following the appointment by the Prime Minister's Office of Mr. Steinar Ness as political advisor in the Ministry of Culture, the list of political advisors is as indicated below. (Abbreviations: Chr.
Press Release No.: 56/98 Date: 17 July 1998 Skulberg new state secretary in ministry of cultural affairs Dr. Per Kristian Skulberg (47) is appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Dr. Skulberg will be State Secretary for the
The Ministry of Finance has excluded Kerr-McGee Corporation from the Petroleum Fund’s investment universe under the new ethical guidelines. - The decision to exclude the company is based on a recommendation from the Advisory Council on Ethics
Today, the Ministry of Finance proposes a new law concerning mandatory occupational pension. - The proposal is an important element towards safe pensions for all, and will ensure old age pension rights in addition to pension rights from the
Press release No.: 31/02 Date: 18.03.02 Contact: Ingvild T. Haug, +47 33 34 61 07 Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 4th quarter 2001 The Petroleum Price Board has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 4 th> quarter of 2001. The
Press release No.: 83E/02 Date: 28.06.2002 Contact: Sissel Edvardsen, +47 22 24 61 09 Further development of state ownership in the oil and gas sector - During the past years, we have finalized a considerable restructuring of state ownership in the
"We are very pleased to note that the Security Council adopted detailed rules for a comprehensive reform of the sanctions against Iraq today," said Foreign Minister Jan Petersen
The session's purpose is to review the progress made since the World Summit for Children in 1990 and to renew commitments and pledges for specific actions for the coming decade.