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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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By signing the electoral pact, you, the political leaders of Haiti, have committed yourselves to ensuring free and fair elections, said State Secretary Vidar Helgesen in his address at the signing ceremony in Port-au-Prince on 14 June. (15.06)
Press release No.: 115/2005 Date: 14 June 2005 Acting political advisor in Ministry of Health and Care The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Anne-Cecilie Kaltenborn (36), senior advisor, Oslo, as acting political advisor to Mr. Ansgar
In its report on Norway, IMF commends Norway’s strong fiscal and monetary framework and the success in avoiding any adverse effects of the oil wealth. IMF welcomes the economic recovery that has taken hold since 2004. (13.06.05)
(8 June 2005) US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Norwegian Minister of Defense Kristin Krohn Devold today met for a bilateral meeting in Stavanger, Norway. An important point on the agenda was the continued close cooperation on the
The Foreign Ministry's new service trainees have been accepted. (09.06)
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
The Government submitted a Proposition to the Storting the 3 June requesting its consent to accept the EU Regulation on the establishment of a Border Control Agency under the Schengen Agreement. At the same time the Government requested the
Eighty-one children from Beslan, accompanied by 20 adults, are visting Norway. A varied programme has been arranged, including day trips in the vicinity and by boat, games and sports as well as the opportunity to meet Norwegian school children.
The Ministry of Finance will start using interest rate swaps in the Kingdom’s domestic debt management. This will increase the flexibility to adjust the interest rate exposure of the debt portfolio without changing the borrowing strategy. Norges
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a new board of directors for the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND). The board will take up its duties on 1 June this year, and its term of office will be four years. (02.06)
This year’s summit - in Cape Town - will discuss the measures proposed by Prime Minister Tony Blair’s Africa Commission, and look at the role the private business sector can play in the efforts to attain the Millennium Development Goals. (31.05)
Today the Tariff Board has published on the internet a draft regulation on general application of two wage agreements in the building industry in the Oslo Fjord Region (31.05.05).
(Brussels 23 May 2005) The Defence Ministers from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia have today signed an agreement on the establishment of a so-called Battle Group to be placed at the disposal of the EU. “Norwegian participation in this force
Strengthening of quality assurance and recognition of degrees, and introduction of national framework for qualifications will be the priority areas for the Bologna Process towards 2007.(20.05.05)
Mr. Petersen will take part in the ministerial meeting of the Human Security Network. The main item on the agenda is UN reform, and the aim is to contribute to a positive result at the UN summit meeting in September. (18.05)
This is the first call for proposals for funding through the mechanisms, which were established by Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein in connection with the expansion of the EU and the EEA one year ago. (19.05)
The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs will in June this year invite to a renewed tender for a licence to operate and build a digital terrestrial television network in Norway. (13.05.05)
The Norwegian Government is taking an active approach to ensure Norway's long term interests in the northern areas. In the Revised National Budget the Government proposes to allocate 65 million Norwegian kroner (NOK) to strengthen Norway's
In the Revised National Budget for 2005 the price for Norwegian crude oil for 2005 is 300 Norwegian kroner (NOK) per barrel. For 2006 the price assumption is NOK 280 per barrel. Compared to the National Budget 2005 this is an upward adjustment
Growth of the Norwegian mainland economy is well above trend. The labour market is improving. Against this background, a broadly neutral fiscal stance will be maintained limiting the growth impetus to the mainland economy from the use of