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08/01/2021
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway is committed to achieving its emission reduction target under the Paris Agreement. Today, the Government is presenting a white paper describing its action plan for transformation of Norwegian society as a whole by 2030. The plan shows how
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24/02/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Government has decided to simplify the regional measures implemented to combat local coronavirus outbreaks set out in the COVID-19 Regulations. The number of levels of measures has been reduced from four to three, and the terms ‘Ring 1’ and ‘
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11/11/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed political adviser Øyvind Grøslie Wennesland (27), Oslo, as acting political adviser in the Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs for the period 11 November 2011-31 December
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07/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For the first time, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is presenting an overview of aid funds that have been misused and other financial irregularities.
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17/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Floods in Pakistan are affecting almost five million people. Norway is to provide an additional NOK 20 million to the flood victims.
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31/10/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Monday 31 October 2011, the UNESCO General Conferance admitted Palestine as a Member of the Organisation. Norway voted for Palestinian membership.
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21/12/2011
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
In order to ensure that competitive export financing for Norwegian exporters will be continued, the Government is proposing in this draft resolution to establish a governmental state-funded credit financing scheme for Norwegian exporters.
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10/04/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and Tanzania have signed an agreement under which Norway will provide NOK 700 million to Tanzania over a four-year period. This funding will be channelled to a rural energy fund in Tanzania that will give people in rural areas access to
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24/11/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will provide NOK 40 million (USD 7 million) to UN efforts to combat female genital mutilation and violence against women in developing countries. At the same time, Norway will contribute NOK 20 million (USD 3.5 million) to the new UN Fund for
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08/04/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 8 April 2013 appointed Ms. Line Tresselt (29), adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen. Tresselt succeeds Mr. Atle Ottesen, who resigned on 1 April.
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26/04/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is to provide NOK 30 million in support for the Inter-American Development Bank’s efforts to promote transparency and combat corruption.
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25/11/2009
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Lars Peder Brekk, today opened theExpert Level Meeting of the Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE).
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22/03/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today issued a public consultation on draft proposals for four new sets of rules that are possible alternatives to the current backstop on the level of risk-weighted assets (the so-called Basel I floor). An important
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23/01/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 23 January 2010 Norway and Cuba signed an agreement that will make NOK 5 million available for health cooperation in Haiti following the earthquake disaster.
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04/12/2009
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske recently brought the American ambassador, Barry B. White, 70 degrees north in Norway. They experienced a wintery Melkøya shining in the twilight.
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26/03/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am pleased and relieved that the Norwegian woman who was kidnapped in the Sinai peninsula last Thursday has been released and is safe,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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10/05/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The agreement signed yesterday by President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar could mark a turning point in the serious conflict in South Sudan. It is now essential that the parties to the conflict comply with the agreement,’ said
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03/06/2014
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has appointed an expert group to assess the Government Pension Fund Global's (GPFG) appropriate use of policy instruments and investments in coal and petroleum companies. The Storting (the Norwegian parliament) has asked the
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20/05/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The international humanitarian pledging conference for South Sudan has resulted in a doubling of the funds pledged by the international community for humanitarian efforts, from USD 600 million to over USD 1.2 billion. ‘I am delighted that Norway, by
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18/12/2014
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
New technology can help to improve health and care services and give people the opportunity to manage their own lives. To ensure that different solutions work together, the Norwegian Government introduces the standardization framework Continua on