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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Norwegian business sector and various relevant experts have submitted a total of 116 proposals for how Norway can help to achieve a new set of ambitious goals and targets for education and global health over the next 15 years. This is in
At the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry of Finance has decided to end the observation of one company and to re-include another company in the GPFG’s investment universe.
Minister of Fisheries, Elisabeth Aspaker, wants a clear prioritization of research funding.
“Norway regrets the decision taken by the Somali Transitional Parliament to unilaterally extend its mandate by three years,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. This may complicate efforts to achieve a broad national consensus on establishing
‘I am very concerned about the situation in Venezuela following the arrest of Antonio Ledezma, the Mayor of Caracas. It is crucial that the Venezuelan authorities now ensure a prompt and impartial legal process for all the arrested members of the
The Nordic Defense Cooperation NORDEFCO produces tangible results through intensified security political dialogue, capacity building activities, training and exercises, capability development and armaments cooperation, as well as cooperation in
“Climate change and increased access to Arctic waters call for closer Arctic cooperation. I am pleased that the Arctic Council today has identified a number of measures to combat climate change and protect the Arctic environment,” said Norwegian
Norway is suspending all scheduled bilateral military activities with Russia for the rest of the year. In March, the Government decided to suspend such activities through the end of May and to reassess the situation at that time.
The Norwegian Government has proposed a bill to repeal restrictions for workers from Bulgaria and Romania. Workers from the two countries will have the same access to the Norwegian labour market as workers from other EEA countries already have.
The committee appointed to review the consequences of the EEA Agreement and Norway’s other agreements with the EU presented its report today.
On 30 April, Norway and the UK entered into an agreement on the boundary between the countries’ economic zones. Rolf Einar Fife, Director General of the Legal Affairs Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented: - This
‘I am deeply concerned about developments in Nigeria. The terrorist attacks on civilian targets in recent days are shocking and must be condemned in the strongest possible terms,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Washington, D.C.: Ine Eriksen Søreide today begins her first visit to the United States in her new role as Minister of Defence. She will be in Washington, D.C., and New York in the days ahead, and has scheduled an extensive programme with US
The Government will accept a five per cent growth in the Norwegian aquaculture industry, but with stringent demands regarding lice.
“South Sudan is in a critical phase, with reports of fighting in several parts of the country. The coming hours and days will be decisive. If efforts to initiate political dialogue do not succeed, there is a danger of all-out civil war along ethnic
"We inherited a challenging situation with inadequate prison capacity from the previous government. In order to substantially increase our prison capacity in the short term, we are now in talks with Dutch authorities concerning the leasing of
“I am concerned about the discrimination against sexual minorities in Uganda. The bill that has now been passed by the Ugandan parliament is in violation of fundamental human rights, and will exacerbate the situation for an already vulnerable group,
Almost 100 people are believed to have been killed and many more injured in a suicide attack at a market in Afghanistan on 15 July. ‘This was a gruesome and totally unacceptable attack, which killed and maimed civilians in a public place. Norway
‘Norway condemns the killing of the three Israeli teenagers who were abducted nearly three weeks ago. Those responsible must be arrested and brought to justice, and further escalation of the conflict must be avoided,’ said Minister of Foreign
The European Commission and the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy will hold a conference on the EU power market.