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18/03/2005
News story
Utdannings- og forskningsdepartementet
The Minister of Education and
Research Kristin Clemet has signed a partnership agreement with the
Kavli Foundation and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
for the awarding of three new science prizes.(03.05.05).
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18/03/2005
Press release
Utdannings- og forskningsdepartementet
The Norwegian White Paper on
Research highlights three general areas of priority:
internationalization, basic research and innovation. The Norwegian
Government plans to raise total investment in research to three per
cent of GDP by 2010, one per
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14/03/2005
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Donor conference on culture and development in Oslo On 3-4 March, the Nordic countries, the Netherlands and Switzerland met for the annual donor conference on culture and development in Oslo. The meeting concluded that: Culture plays a fundamental
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11/03/2005
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
The Norwegian Government has
appointed a seven-member large commission to consider how Norway
could become a low greenhouse gas emitting society. The commission
will work on the basis that the national emissions of greenhouse
gases should be
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11/03/2005
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Updated 11.03. with the correct number of blocks.
The map for the Norwegian Sea is also updated (11.03.05)
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09/03/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In Washington DC the minister will
have meetings with World Bank and IMF director, the US State
Department and with the head of USAID. (10.03)
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07/03/2005
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Ministry of Transport and
Communications and the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
hereby notify a three year extension of the licence period for
digital terrestrial for television in Norway.
(07.03.05)
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04/03/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In the meeting Lunde will present
the Norwegian initiative to establish a High-level Commission on
Legal Empowerment of the Poor. (04.03)
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03/03/2005
News story
Ministry of Defence
(3 March 2005) Defence Minister
Kristin Krohn Devold declares that Norway is ready to agree to
administrative arrangements between the European Defence Agency and
the Ministry of Defence of The Kingdom of Norway, establishing a
basis for
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23/02/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The lack of health personnel in
poor countries is a serious threat to the fight against the
hiv/aids epidemic, Minister of International Development Hilde F.
Johnson says. She opens a meeting on the health personnel crisis in
Africa. (24.02)
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22/02/2005
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 42/2005 Date: 22 February 2005 Change of political advisor in Ministry of Social Affairs The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Eva-Charlotte Stenset (27), journalist, Oslo, as political advisor to Mr. Dagfinn
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18/02/2005
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 38/2005 Date: 18 February 2005 Change of state secretary in Ministry of Local Government In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Just Hjalmar Johansen (48), manager, Sortland, as state secretary to Ms
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16/02/2005
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 36/2005 Date: 16 February 2005 Acting political advisor in Ministry of Industry The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Rolf Jarle Brøske (24), advisor, Trondheim, as acting political advisor to Mr. Børge Brende in the
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16/02/2005
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 35/2005 Date: 16 February 2005 Acting state secretary in Ministry of Industry Mr. Bjørn Johnny Skaar (33), political advisor, Oslo, has by the Ministry of Trade and Industry been appointed acting state secretary to Mr. Børge
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16/02/2005
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Press release No.: 21/05 E Date: 16.02.2005 Contact: Sissel Edvardsen, +47 22 24 61 09 The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy sells shares in Statoil ASA Not for distribution in theUnited States,Canada,Australia,South AfricaorJapan. The Ministry of
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15/02/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In the light of the recent
developments in Nepal, Norway’s ambassador, Tore Toreng, has been
called home for consultations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This is part of a co-ordinated move by like-minded countries. The
Embassy is however
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11/02/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The purpose of the visit is to
discuss the implementation of the recently signed peace agreement
between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation
Movement/Army (SPLM/A) (11.02)
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10/02/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
John Githongo, resigned last Monday
from his position as Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics
at the Office of the President. Mr. Githongo’s resignation is a
serious setback for anti-corruption efforts in Kenya, says Minister
of
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09/02/2005
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 30/2005 Date: 9 February 2005 Norway to pursue salmon issue in WTO ”As the European Commission now has adopted a definitive safeguard measure against the imports of Norwegian farmed salmon, we have decided to pursue the issue
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08/02/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The understanding is good news
for the Israelis, the Palestinians and the rest of the world, said
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen after tuesday’s meeting in Sharm el
Sheikh. (09.02)