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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Web users wish to spread information from public sources through internet communities. However, there is a risk that the government is slowing down this process, according to the report eCitizen 2.0, received by Minister of Government administration
The Ministry of Finance has named the members of its advisory panel on macroeconomic models and methods. The Panel will be chaired by Professor Steinar Holden, and will advise the Ministry on topics relevant to the Ministry’s work on macroeconomic
The Norwegian Chair to the Council of Ministers for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agriculture, Food and Forestry (MR-FJLS) has invited the Nordic and Baltic Ministers responsible for agriculture, forestry, food related issues and fisheries to a
The IMF Executive Board has today approved a financial package for Iceland. This is a first step to get Iceland out of its current serious financial and economic situation. The banking crisis in Iceland is of unprecedented proportions and has
State Secretary Rikke Lind is voted ”Shipping Name of the Year 2011” by WISTA Norway (Women's International Shipping & Trading Association).
The Norwegian Government today presents Report to the Storting no. 9 (2010-2011) to the Parliament. The Report presents the Government’s policy on development and use of CCS-technology.
Due to the change of Minister of Petroleum and Energy at 2.15 pm today, the King has in the session of the Council of State honourably discharged Ms. Sigrid Hjørnegård and Mr. Per Rune Henriksen from the office as state secretaries to Mr. Terje
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the Chinese company Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd from the Government Pension Fund - Global, based on advice from the Council on Ethics. The company sells military trucks to Burma. “We cannot finance companies
In his statement at the NATO Summit in Strasbourg today, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced that Norway will increase its support to Afghanistan by a total of USD 30 million. The money will be used to train the Afghan army and police with a
Today, a new, independent National Contact Point was established for following up Norwegian companies’ compliance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The Guidelines cover areas such as sustainable development, respect for human
“We are deeply concerned about the situation in Côte d’Ivoire and neighbouring countries. Therefore, we are providing NOK 20 million in emergency relief through the UN, the Red Cross system and the Norwegian Refugee Council,” said Foreign Minister
The Holberg International Memorial Prize of 2011 is awarded to Professor of History, Jürgen Kocka. He is a historian of modern Germany and Europe and he is particularly interested in comparative approaches, social history and cooperation with the
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today received Plans for Development and Operation (PDO) on the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields. The projects (Ekofisk South and Eldfisk II) will entail investments in the region of NOK 65 billion.
Norway condemns Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem in the strongest possible terms. “Violence of this kind against civilians is unacceptable under any circumstances,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has sent a letter to congratulate Helen Clark on her appointment as Administrator of the UNDP and Chair of the United Nations Development Group.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Mr. Pål Julius Skogholt from the office as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.
Norway and the World Bank have launched Results in Education for All Children (REACH) - a new trust fund to boost financing for education in low-income countries. Education is an important way out of poverty, and good quality education services need
"The situation in Belarus after the protests following the presidential election is still giving cause for deep concern,” said Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Norway is providing USD 20 million (NOK 150 million) in emergency aid to the civilian population in South Sudan. ‘Nearly 6.5 million South Sudanese have been affected by the humanitarian crisis that has resulted from the violent political power
Six of ten women in Uganda say they have been beaten or raped in their own homes. The Government has now decided to contribute more than NOK 60 million (USD 10.8 million) to the UN to combat violence against women in the country.