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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • The Government agrees on debt cancellation for Ghana

    25/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Government have agreed to cancel NOK 69 million of the debt owed to Norway by the Republic of Ghana. The remaining debt, NOK 8 million, will be cancelled when the country has met its HIPC requirements. (25.06)

  • Compulsory arbitration on the Norwegian continental shelf

    25/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

    The labour conflict on the Norwegian continental shelf is brought to an end. The Government has decided to make use of compulsory arbitration to end the ongoing labour conflict between The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) and the

  • International cooperation to guarantee correct information about seafood

    25/06/2004 Press release Fiskeridepartementet

    The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Svein Ludvigsen invited salmon producing nations to a round table conference in Stavanger on 23 June in connection with the aquaculture business conference, AquaVision. - Governmental representatives discussed

  • Nordic — Baltic Ministerial Meeting in Bergen

    23/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

    Ms. Erna Solberg, Norway’s Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, hosted on 23 June 2004 a meeting in Bergen for Ministers and government officials responsible for asylum and migration matters in the five Nordic countries and

  • Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 1st quarter 2004

    22/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    Press release No.: 73e/04 Date: 22.06.04 Contact: Sissel Edvardsen, +47 22 24 61 09 Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 1st quarter 2004 The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 1st quarter of 2004.

  • International Development Minister presents UN reform proposal to Kofi Annan

    22/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Together with the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, Norway has drawn up a proposal for strengthening the UN’s work for development and human rights and making it more effective (23.06)

  • Thorhild Widvey appointed Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy

    18/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    Thorhild Widvey has a degree from the College of Physical Education in Århus, Denmark. She has former work experience as marketing manager of the Rica hotels in Haugesund, project leader in Karmøy county administration and sports leader for

  • Oluf Ulseth appointed State Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    18/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    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.

  • Changes in the Norwegian Government

    18/06/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 100/2004 Date: 18 June 2004 Changes in the Norwegian Government At a meeting of the Council of State at the Royal Palace today, the following changes were made in the Government: Mr Dagfinn Høybråten will step down as Minister of

  • Knut Arild Hareide new Norwegian Minister of the Environment

    18/06/2004 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    Knut Arild Hareide has today been appointed Minister of Environment in Norway. He follows Børge Brende, who has become Minister of Trade and Industry. Hareide has been deputy leader of the Christian Democratic Party since May 2003. (18.06.04)

  • International Development Minister attends UNCTAD XI in Saõ Paolo, Brazil, on 14.-15. June

    14/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Minister will be delivering Norway’s main statement and will also chair a high-level round table on trade and poverty. (15.06)

  • Norway opens embassy in Madagascar

    11/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is opening an embassy in Madagascar the 11. June with Hans Fredrik Lehne as ambassador. (11.06)

  • Easier to be law-abiding

    09/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Finance

    - The Government wants to make it easier to comply with tax, customs and excise regulations. At the same time it will be harder to circumvent the rules and evade taxes and customs and excise duties, says Minister of Finance Per-Kristian Foss. (

  • Foreign Minister Jan Petersen to attend Ronald Reagan’s funeral

    09/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Foreign Minister will attend former American President Ronald Reagan’s funeral. The funeral will take place in Washington, D.C., Friday, June 11. (11.06)

  • Extensive Awards in the 18th Licensing Round

    08/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    In connection with the 18 th> licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, 16 companies will receive offers to participate in 16 new production licenses. The companies will be offered participation in a total of 46 blocks or parts of

  • Parties agree to conclude peace negotiations for Sudan

    07/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    At a ceremony on Saturday 5 June in Nairobi, the two chief negotiators signed a declaration covering all the negotiated protocols relating to the peace process in Sudan, and committing the parties to ending the negotiations in the near future. (

  • Consumers must be guaranteed correct and relevant information about the importance of seafood for public health

    04/06/2004 Press release Fiskeridepartementet

    ”It is important that the seafood-producing nations work together counteract misleading and inaccurate information about foreign substances in seafood,” said Minister of Fisheries, Svein Ludvigsen in his speech to the North Atlantic Fisheries

  • Norwegian aid worker killed in Afghanistan

    04/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    We note with great concern that civilian aid workers are increasingly being targeted by elements seeking to destabilise the country, both from criminal groups and from groups with links to terrorist movements, says Foreign Minister Jan Petersen.

  • Change of state secretary in Ministry of Justice

    04/06/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 93/2004 Date: 4. juni 2004 Change of state secretary in Ministry of Justice In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Trond Prytz (58), chief constable, Steinkjer, as state secretary for the Minister of

  • Norwegian appointed director of the EEA financial mechanisms

    04/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Stine Lundin Andresen (45) was last week appointed director of the newly established joint secretariat in Brussels, which is to administer the mechanisms to reduse the economic and social disparities in the European Economic Area. (08.06)

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