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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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At the Donor Conference for Lebanon held in Paris on 25 January 2007, Norway pledged to provide assistance worth NOK 100 million to Lebanon in 2007. Preliminary figures indicate that the final amount will be NOK 98.3 million.
Due to today’s changes in the Government, the King has appointed new state secretaries in the ministries.
Due to today’s changes in the Government, the Office of the Prime Minister has made changes among the political advisors
“We were very pleased to hear that 38 imprisoned Ethiopian opposition politicians have been pardoned and can take up their political activities again,” said State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“I am very happy with the progress of the construction work,” says project manager Grethe-Helene Evjen at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
“The appointment of Tony Blair promises a renewed and strengthened engagement by the Quartet,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre after the appointment.
The Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre is paying a visit to Japan from October 24 to 26.
Several legislative changes affecting the Ministry of Children and Equality are due to take effect on 1 July. Among them is an extension of the paid parental leave period reserved for fathers after a birth or adoption - the “father quota”.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre has called on Iran to release all of the women’s rights activists arrested on Sunday. “Their imprisonment violates Iranian women’s right to freedom of expression,” said Mr Støre.
Norway to provide NOK 68 million (USD 11 million) for an international debt cancellation initiative for Liberia. Minister of International Development Erik Solheim met Liberia’s Minister of Finance Dr. Antoinette Sayeh in Berlin today.
International Development Minister Erik Solheim is to meet Mr Anton Balasingham, chief negotiator of the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), in London on 29 March for talks on the Sri Lanka peace process.
Friday the Government presented its High North Strategy. The Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development and the Minister of Education and Research took part in the presentation in
New Norwegian proposal on anti-dumping 06.03.06 Read the document (word format)
23.02.2006 The G8 focus on energy, 2006. Norwegian views. Energy security Stable supplies of energy are a prerequisite to continued global economic growth. To achieve this there is a need to further enhance and balance the producer/consumer dialogue
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has as appointed Mr. Ketil Lindseth, political advisor, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has today issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s President, Omer Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, for atrocities against the population in Darfur. The arrest warrant is based on five counts of crime against
“It is deeply regrettable that Iran, despite strong international reactions, today executed the juvenile offender Alireza Mollasoltani in a public ceremony,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Norwegian Ship Registers are to be merged. The purpose of the merger is to establish a cohesive maritime administration that is well equipped to fulfil society’s requirements for safety, the environment and
"Norway leads the way in the work of protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems against bottom fishing. 800,000 square kilometres of seabed, or 38 percent of the entire Norwegian waters are now protected through our new national regulations," says
The Government has today requested consultations with the European Communities pursuant to the WTO rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes. The request for consultations is the first formal step under the WTO dispute settlement