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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has set a quota of 1052 animals for the minke whale hunt in 2007.
Press release No.: 215/2001 Date: 1 November 2001 New political advisor The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Nils Ola Widme (29), lawyer-linguist, Luxembourg, as political advisor in the Ministry of Labour and Government Administration
State Secretary Geir Axelsen introduced the web site CarbonNeutralNorway.no Wednesday 12 September at the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. The web site will be the Government's tool in acquiring and selling carbon credits. For 2007 NOK 100 million is
The negotiating panels of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) held informal peace talks in Norway from 13 to 15 May. The Norwegian Government acted as host and third
Norway is making preparations to reduce its diplomatic presence in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The reason for this is that the Ethiopian authorities have expressed dissatisfaction with Norway's conduct in relation to Ethiopian interests in
Today, the Norwegian Government has announced that it will propose a new tax regime for Norwegian shipping companies in the National Budget for 2008. The proposed tax regime will be similar to the tax regimes available for the industry in the
'We are following the developments in Mali with deep concern. Norway backs the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in their condemnation of military mutiny and arrests. It's vital to restore rule of law and dialogue to
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the South-African company DRD Gold Limited (DRD Gold) from the investment universe of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global, based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Fund. According
The Ministry of Finance has concluded, based on the recommendations of the Council on Ethics, that it would be unfounded to exclude the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund - Global (GPFG).
Today the Government appointed a commission to examine the link between tax havens and captial flight from poor countries. The commission is to be chaired by Professor Guttorm Schjelderup.
Preapproval for adoption of children from abroad is given today for a period of two years, with an opportunity to extend the preapproval period by one additional year (2+1 year). The waiting period in the child's country of origin, however, makes it
On Friday 20 June, Mr. Dag Terje Andersen was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion. Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen was appointed new Minister of Health and Care Services.
The Norwegian Government allocates NOK 300 million to help achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goal 4, increasing the Government's total contribution to fight child mortality to a total of NOK 800 million a year.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 26 October appointed Mr. Kyrre Lekve (39), Nesodden, as political advisor to Minister of Resarch and Higher Education Tora Aasland.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: “We are launching a brand new seed portal and also inviting all of the world’s seed banks to collaborate in a joint effort to secure genetic diversity in agriculture,” says Operation Manager Ola Westengen with the Nordic
"Children with parents who are mentally ill or who abuse alcohol or drugs must be followed closely from before birth to the start of school. We have initiated a major project in which specialized teams will guide and assist municipalities in their
On 26 June, Norway will host a meeting of the Sri Lanka Co-Chairs, which will bring together representatives from the EU, Japan, the US and Norway to assess the current situation in the Sri Lankan peace process. Last time the Co-Chairs met was in
Follwing the very good relations between Romania and Norway, national authorities responsible for police services agree to further improve their close bilaterale cooperation aiming at preventing and combatting serious crime.
A new searchable database with information on all approved projects, programmes and funds is now available on the EEA Grants homepage, allowing stakeholders to quickly find and sort information on approvals within their field of interest.
For the first time forest tree seeds are officially deposited and stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sylvi Listhaug together with her Swedish and Danish colleagues Sven-Erik Bucht and Dan