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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Norway is to host a pledging conference for South Sudan in Oslo on Tuesday 20 May. The conference is being organised in cooperation with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will receive Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi at the Office of the Prime Minister on Thursday 11 December at 10.00.
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2014 to Yakov G. Sinai (78) of Princeton University, USA, and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, "for his fundamental
‘I condemn today’s terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in the strongest possible terms. Targeting children and teachers in this manner is despicable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set Norm Prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3nd quarter of 2010. The Norm Prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set
Negotiations with the EU on financial contributions 2014 - 2019 and on market access for fish started today. “We look forward to constructive negotiations and a successful outcome,” commented Ingvild Næss Stub, State Secretary in the Ministry of
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably dismissed Mr. Robin Kåss from his office as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen, and at the same time appointed him as state secretary to Minister
On 1 January, Norway opened a new, bigger ministry devoted to modernising and developing the public sector.
“Norway is providing an additional NOK 10 million to Médecins Sans Frontières,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
On June 25th, the Norwegian Pavilion at EXPO in Shanghai welcomed visitor number one million.
Yet another round of coastal-states talks on the management of mackerel ended inconclusively today, Friday 24 JanuaryThe parties agreed, however, to reconvene on Tuesday 28 January, in Bergen, Norway.
‘The death toll in Gaza has now reached almost 650. More than 150 of those killed are children. In my view, the military attacks on Gaza are disproportionate, and in our statement to the UN Security Council yesterday, Norway condemned the huge and
“Massive atrocities are being perpetrated against civilians in the war in Syria. The international community, with the UN Security Council in the lead, must stand together in insisting that the parties to the conflict must meet their humanitarian
‘The events of the last few days clearly show how quickly the current tense situation could spiral out of control. I urge both the Israelis and the Palestinians to exercise restraint. It is important to seize upon the initiative for a ceasefire,
The UN has reported that remnants of recently-used cluster munitions have been found in South Sudan. “It is completely unacceptable that cluster bombs have been used in the conflict in South Sudan. Norway condemns all use of cluster munitions,” said
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today presented facts and figures for the Norwegian continental shelf in 2012, including updated resource accounts and activity forecasts for the next five-year period.
The Government will work at the international level to promote the removal of subsidies on fuels that are harmful to the environment, exacerbate climate change and undermine sustainable development. ‘We have drawn up a strategy aimed at phasing
Several events are being held to mark the third anniversary of the attacks on the government offices and Utøya on 22 July 2011. There will be memorial events in Oslo and on Utøya, as well as a service in Oslo Cathedral.
The Government has decided to offer the United Nations a field hospital for the UN operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR), MINURCAT II, for up to a year from spring 2009. On 15 March the UN will take over from the current EU
Environmentally displaced people are particularly vulnerable when they cross international borders, since they do not have the legal protection accorded to political refugees. Norway and Switzerland want the international community to find new ways