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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Estimates show that the local government sector will take in as much as NOK 2.3 billion more in tax revenues in 2012. “This is a clear strengthening of municipal finances,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Liv Signe
The Government is following up on the Climate Agreement in the National Budget for 2013. The CO2 tax on offshore operations on the Norwegian continental shelf is being increased from 1 January, NOK 10 billion extra is being set aside for a new
Norway is to help Bhutan achieve its target of providing access to electricity for the entire population and of ensuring that the country’s substantial hydropower revenues are used to benefit all the people of Bhutan. Norway is to provide NOK 100
With the parliamentary elections, Georgia has taken an important step forward in its democratic development. The elections were truly competitive and there was an active election campaign, although there have also been cases of harassment and
The white paper (Report to the Storting 28 (2010-2011)) on petroleum activities is now available in English.
“The stock situation in the Barents Sea is very encouraging, and this will benefit Norwegian and Russian fishermen and coastal communities. Cod and haddock quotas will increase, and will be higher in 2009 than for many years. We see that our
The Storting (Norwegian parliament) has today authorised the Ministry of Finance to exchange government securities with collateral in or in return for Norwegian covered bonds in amounts up to a total of NOK 350 billion.
The Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm discussed the labour market situation and pay and working conditions with European leaders in Brussels.
Norway is increasing its emergency assistance to war-torn eastern DR Congo by an additional NOK 50 million. Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will visit DR Congo next week.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: On 26 February it is one year since the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was completed. This was the run-up to one of the world's most ambitious projects to secure the food supply in the future. The day will be celebrated
“I condemn the Syrian authorities’ arrests, violence, and killing of civilians. Political leaders who turn their military forces on their own people lose their legitimacy. In cases like this the international community should consider responding
The Norwegian Government is, under certain conditions, willing to participate in the rights issue in Telenor ASA and to put forward a parliamentary bill on the issue to the Norwegian Storting.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Elisabet Dahle (43, teacher, Bærum, as state secretary to Minister of Education Kristin Halvorsen.
Through the EEA and Norway Grants, Norway is helping to facilitate dialogue between the two communities on the divided island of Cyprus. A large proportion of the funds provided in the period up to 2014 are earmarked for civil society support. The
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set norm prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of 2008. The norm prices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are
“I congratulate Barack Obama on his inauguration as President of the United States of America. The world needs his leadership in dealing with great common challenges such as the global financial crisis, climate change and poverty. I look forward to
Norway strongly condemns the two suicide attacks during the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura on Tuesday in which at least 59 people in Kabul and four in Mazar-e-Sharif were killed.
Today the King in Council has awarded 24 new production licenses in the 21st licensing round. All companies who recived offers for new production licenses have accepted the offer.
Due to uncertainty about the ash cloud from Iceland, the organizers have decided to cancel this year's Ny-Ålesund Symposium from 26 - 28 May.
Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske presented today Norway’s new white paper on State ownership, “Active ownership - Norwegian State ownership in a global economy”