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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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While many complain about having to deal with too many laws and regulations, the inhabitants on Svalbard (Spitsbergen) are complaining that they have too few of them. For one thing, they would like to see the Norwegian Competition Law enforced on
Most of the global ice and snow cover is rapidly declining. This will have large global, regional and local consequences for human beings and nature. This is the main message of the UNEP report “Global Outlook for Ice and Snow” which was presented
- Labour migration contributes to continued economic growth in Norway. We have to attract the skills needed in the labour market. The Government therefore wants to put the conditions in order for an effective labour migration, said the Minister of
On 28 and 29 November Mr Erik Solheim, the Norwegian Minister of International Development hosted a two-day conference in Oslo on the current use of conditionality in the International Finance Institutions.The first day of the conference was open to
“Israel has the right to defend itself, but we call for restraint,” said Foreign Minister Støre. “The continual rocket attacks against Israel are unacceptable, but an Israeli escalation of the situation will strengthen the position of the
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: A new internet service for Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been launched on regjeringen.no. The website provides easy access to news about the project, links to partners and resources and factual information about the
"As a friend of Zimbabwe and the region, I strongly appeal to you to strengthen your efforts to find a solution. The Government of Zimbabwe must respect basic democratic rules and human rights - and prevent violence", Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
The Conference “Svalbard Global Seed Vault - Saving Seeds for Eternity?” included as speakers representatives from a range of organizations and areas of expertise that contributed to the development of the Seed Vault. Read more in the summary of
The Ministry of Justice has received the report on the loss of the anchor-handling vessel “Bourbon Dolphin”- A special commission of enquiry chaired by appellate court judge Inger Lyng has clarified the course of events and causal factors in
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 14 March appointed Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen (34), communications advisor, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt. She succeeds Ms. Marthe Scharning Lund, who has
Norway’s environmental policy is in line with OECD recommendations. This is confirmed by the OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030, presented in Oslo today.
Today the Government presents a Report to the Storting (Norwegian parliament) on Norway’s policy on marine mammals. - The Report describes the situation as of today in our whaling and sealing industries, and indicates which way to go in order to
The Nordic Consulting Group has been commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conduct an independent evaluation of the Foreign Ministry’s and Norad’s support to CESAR's activities in the water sector from 1995 to 2002. (28.04.04)
Press Release Jointly issued by The Government of Norway and the Aga Khan Development Network Norway and AKDN strengthen partnership through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding Oslo, Norway, 6 April 2005 — Hilde F. Johnson, Minister of
Press release No.: 45/2004 Date: 8 March 2004 List of state secretaries after change of minister Following today’s appointment of Mr. Eirik Lae Solberg and Ms. Elbjørg Torsøe as state secretaries in the Ministry of Labour and Government
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will be travelling to Ethiopia this weekend in connection with this year’s session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The summit will bring together heads of state and government from most of the AU’s 55 Member
Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided not to change the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks.
Retired Major General Trond Furuhovde, former head of Mission of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, will visit Sri Lanka within the next month as special representative of the Norwegian Government. (09.09)