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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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(18 November 2004) The Government wishes to offer a contingent of up to 150 soldiers to participate in a Swedish led rapid reaction force which is to be made available to the EU from 2008. It is, however, a clear precondition for Norway’s
The new press spokesperson has a graduate degree (cand. polit.) in political science from the University of Oslo, and she has worked the last two years as an adviser at the Foreign Minister’s secretariat. (29.11)
(18 November 2004) In response to a request from NATO, Norway is offering four F-16 fighter aircraft as a contribution to NATO’s policing of the airspace in the Baltic area. Since the three Baltic countries became members of the Alliance in
(12 November 2004) The Norwegian Ministry of Defence has today approved the Coast Guard’s plans for the building of five new vessels for service with the Inshore Coast Guard. These new vessels will replace the oldest of the Inshore Coast Guard
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is attending the Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Iceland on 24 November. The most important item on the agenda is a discussion of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. (25.11)
Mandate for the government petroleum fund’s advisory council on ethics The Ministry of Finance presented ethical guidelines for the Government Petroleum Fund in the Revised National Budget for 2004. The Storting endorsed the guidelines in Budget
- The coming ageing of the population requires comprehensive efforts to ensure growth and welfare in Norway, says Minister of Finance, Mr. Per-Kristian Foss. (19.11.04)
The Petroleum Fund’s Advisory Council on Ethics was established today by Royal Decree. (19.11.2004)
Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson is attending the UN Security Council meeting in Nairobi on 18-19 November. The meeting is being held to discuss the situation in Sudan. The Minister has been specially invited to present a
Over a five-year period, EUR 22.7 million will be made available for projects in Estonia. State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Traavik will sign the agreement on behalf of the Norwegian government. (17.11)
Over a five-year period, EUR 34 million will be made available for projects in Latvia. State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Traavik will sign the agreement on behalf of the Norwegian government at the seminar held to launch the mechanism
- MINUGUA, the United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala, will conclude its operations in December. One of the UN’s most successful peace-building missions has now come to an end after 10 years, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan
The Foreign Minister will among other things have talks with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and Foreign Minister Seyom Mesfin with a focus on the peace process between Ethiopia and Eritrea and other regional issues. (16.11)
Press release No.: 192/2004 Date: 11 November 2004 Norwegian Prime Minister offers condolences on Arafat In a phone conversation with Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia today, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik offered his
Press release No.: 191/2004 Date: 11 November 2004 ”Leading Palestinian symbol passes”, Norway’s PM says “For more than four decades Mr. Arafat has been the prime symbol of the Palestinian struggle for a separate state. He was also known as Abu
- I was greatly saddened by the news of President Yasser Arafat’s death. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy go today to the Palestinian people and to President Arafat’s family and close friends, said Foreign Minister Jan Petersen. (12.11)
Press release No.: 137/04 Date: 09.11.2004 Norway concludes its chairmanship of the Council of Europe on 10 November State Secretary Kim Traavik will on that occasion participate in the meeting of the Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg on 10
The Ministry of Finance presents today a proposition to Stortinget (the Parliament) concerning authorisations for central government borrowing in 2005. (05.11.2004)
Press Guidance (03.11)
The Environmental Impact of Agriculture and Energy Use - Genomics and Biomass / Bioenergy Co-hosted by: The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture, The University of Minnesota, The Research Council of Norway, The Agricultural University of Norway (NLH),