Historical archive

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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • Emergency assistance to children in Niger

    30/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated approximately NOK 3.5 million (half a million USD) in assistance for Niger in response to an appeal by UNICEF. (01.07)

  • Eva Joly to intensify Norway’s efforts to combat corruption in developing countries

    28/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In September she will begin in a new position in Norad, where she will be focusing on efforts to combat international corruption within the framework of development co-operation. She goes to her new assignment from the Ministry of Justice. (

  • Press invitation — Minister of Petroleum and Energy hosts "The Arctic Energy Agenda" in Kirkenes 7 July

    27/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    There is an increasing recognition of the potential of the arctic areas as a petroleum province and the importance of sustainable petroleum activity. The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Thorhild Widvey, has taken the initiative to

  • Minister of International Development speaks before the UN General Assembly

    27/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Minister appealed to the UN General Assembly to intensify efforts to combat world poverty so that the Millennium Development Goals can be reached by 2015. She urged the G-8 countries to agree on increasing their aid at their meeting in

  • The NSG — Strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime

    24/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    NSG plenary meeting Oslo, Norway, 23-24 June, 2005 The NSG – Strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime NSG_OSL/press/final The fifteenth Plenary Meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) took place in Oslo, Norway on the 23-24 th> of

  • Joint structure for post-tsunami reconstruction at Sri Lanka

    24/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    It is of major political significance that the parties after nearly a half-year of efforts have signed the agreement on the joint management structure. I congratulate the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam with

  • Minister of Trade and Industry Børge Brende: Record high dividends to the Norwegian State

    24/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Trade and Industry

    The Norwegian state receives over NOK 18 billion in dividends from its direct ownership in 47 companies - almost 50 per cent more than the year before. (24 June 2005)

  • Arctic seed depository for world food security

    24/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Norwegian Government decided 23 June to start plans to establish a global safety depository in Svalbard. The seed depository will be the only one of its kind in the world. (24.06)

  • More than 200 billion added to the value of SDFI in 2004

    23/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The value of the State's Direct Financial Interest in the petroleum activities (SDFI) is estimated to NOK 625.7 billion as of 1 January 2005. This is according to a value estimation carried out by Wood Mackenzie for the Ministry of Petroleum and

  • Honorary consular appointments

    23/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    There has been appointed a honorary consul in Le Havre, France and in Rhodes, Greece. (23.06)

  • Foreign Ministry’s web portal wins UN prize

    21/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Foreign Ministry’s web portal, Norway- the official site, won the World Summit Award Norge Tuesday 21 June for the best government web portal. “It is very gratifying that the Ministry’s communication with the public through the Internet has

  • Emergency relief to Malawi

    21/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is allocating NOK 13 million (approximately USD 2 million) in emergency relief to Malawi. The support is being given in the form of food aid channelled through the World Food Programme (WFP). (22.06)

  • New initiative for Norwegian-Russian Energy Cooperation

    20/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    Norwegian Prime Minister Bondevik and Russian Prime Minister Fradkov have today signed a Joint Declaration on Energy Cooperation in Moscow. (20.06.05)

  • Reducing risk connected to the use of pesticides

    20/06/2005 News story Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Use and risk reduction related to Plant Protection Products is, and has been, a priority area for the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. (20.06.2005)

  • Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 1st quarter 2005

    17/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 1st quarter of 2005. The norm prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are

  • Relevant force

    17/06/2005 News story Ministry of Defence

    (17 June 2005) This strategic concept states, in the field of security and defence policies the political basis for the operational activities of the Norwegian Armed Forces. In doing so, it serves the role as strategic level political guidance.

  • Minister of External Affairs of India visits Norway

    17/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The first meeting of the Joint Commission of Co-operation between Norway and India will among other things be held during this visit which will take place on 16-17 June. (17.06)

  • Press release from Foreign Minister Petersen and Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Ludvigsen

    17/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Press release No.: 87/05 Date: 17.06.2005 Press release from Foreign Minister Petersen and Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Ludvigsen We have noted that the European Commission and the Norwegian salmon industry have reached an amicable

  • New commission to strengthen property rights of the poor

    16/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Former American Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Professor Hernando de Soto, the Peruvian economist, will chair the new High-level Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor which will be launched on the 13 September (16.06)

  • 19th Licensing Round — Announcement of 64 blocks in the Barents Sea and the Norwegian Sea

    16/06/2005 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    By awarding new production licenses in these ocean areas, the oil companies gain the possibility to develop areas with large resource potential, says Thorhild Widvey, Minister of Petroleum and Energy. (16.06.05)

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