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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Today the Government submitted a report to the Storting that explores the many challenges related to disarmament, and gives an overview of Norway’s positions and initiatives in this area. This is the first time since the end of the Cold War that the
Today the merger of Statoil with Norsk Hydros oil- and gas activities took effect through the new corporate entity StatoilHydro ASA. The Chief Executive Officer is Helge Lund. The company has approximately 31 000 employees engaged in activities in
"Norway is extremely concerned about the use of violence against peaceful demonstrators in Burma," says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and also says the regime immediately have to initiate a dialogue with those who won the elections in 1990 and
The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites tenders to an open tender procedure for regional scheduled air services on the routes Andenes - Bodø v.v. and Andenes - Tromsø v.v. during the period 1 January 2008 to 31 March 2009.
The Ministry of Finance today issued regulations on new capital adequacy requirements for Norwegian banks etc. "The regulations are designed to ensure that banks subject to Norwegian regulation and Norwegian supervision remain financially sound.
Nordic cooperation is developing rapidly. When the Nordic Foreign Ministers came together in Stavanger on 4 May, they discussed ways of strengthening Nordic cooperation and a number of important international issues
Equinor has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Microsoft to collaborate on the Northern Lights project.
Plastic pollution is not being effectively addressed by the current international legal and policy framework. Expert Group request UN to consider new global agreement.
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Mr. Olav Magnus Lie (26), Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell from 18 April, and Ms. Unni Berge (33), Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of
Today, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announces the 25th licensing round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Today, the Prime Minister and I both conveyed Norway’s condolences to the people of France after the horrific attacks this morning.
The Government is introducing a requirement that people in entry quarantine must stay at a quarantine hotel during the 10-day quarantine period. This requirement will not apply to people who reside in Norway or own a home or holiday home in Norway.
'I am deeply concerned by the decision of the Israeli authorities on 15 November to open the bidding process for the construction of 1257 housing units in a new settlement in Givat Hamatos. If constructed, the settlement would be situated on
“The government's transport policy binds the nation and its citizens closer together. We are building roads and railways at a rapid pace, which helps to create jobs. This is important at a time when we are striving to bring Norway out of the corona
Norway and the United Kingdom signed an agreement today ensuring that Norwegian civil judgements can in the future be recognized or enforced in the United Kingdom.
Minister of International Development Heikki Holmås commented, “Norway is the first country in the world to review its loans to developing countries. The UN Principles on Promoting Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing will be used as a basis
- Norway welcomes the announcement from Bogota that direct talks are to be held between the Colombian Government and FARC-EP, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
The civil war in Syria is escalating, with fighting in central parts of Damascus and Aleppo, and a growing death toll. This underscores the need to find a rapid solution to the conflict, in line with Kofi Annan’s six-point plan.
On 24 August, the Storting (Norwegian parliament) disclosed that its email systems had been hacked. ‘This is a very serious incident, affecting our most important democratic institution. The security and intelligence services are cooperating closely
The discussions on a quota sharing agreement were inconclusive. The respective positions remain too far apart.