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09/06/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This week, Norway is to send 323 000 sandbags to flood-stricken Hungary. Heavy rains have caused extensive flooding in Central Europe in recent weeks.
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16/06/2010
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Following the invitation from Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has visited Norway this week. Economic relations between Vietnam and Norway was discussed at a meeting at the ministry today.
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08/04/2010
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
”The signing of a new nuclear arms treaty between the USA and Russia is an important step on the road towards a world without nuclear arms”, says Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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15/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has asked the Strategy Council for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to write a report on the strategy for responsible investment. The report will be presented autumn 2013. - Our ambition is that the management of the
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14/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government decided on January 14 to impose more stringent sanctions and measures against Iran, taking UN Security Council resolution 1929 (2010) as its basis. “This brings Norwegian legislation in line with EU legislation, and will contribute to
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07/02/2014
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien visited Rolls-Royce Marine and NCE Maritime in Ålesund, as well as Kleven yard in Ulsteinvik, on Friday. During his visit, he was introduced to the maritime cluster in Møre og Romsdal county.
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02/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Together with the other members of NATO, Norway condemns Russia’s military escalation on the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine. Russia’s military activities in Crimea and the threats of further use of military force are a breach of international law.
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26/02/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am deeply shocked by the terrorist attack on schoolchildren and other innocent people in Yobe in north-eastern Nigeria. Norway condemns both this latest atrocity and the recent violence against people in the neighbouring state of Borno in the
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01/10/2010
News story
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is responsible for areas of expertise that include local government administration and the implementation of elections, regional and district policy and housing and building policy
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21/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided not to grant an export licence for the former Norwegian support vessel KNM Horten. “The basis on which a licence was to be granted has changed. Norway cannot export goods or services for military use to
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14/01/2011
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Hans Kristian Amundsen (51), editor-in-chief and managing director, Tromsø, as state secretary to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen. Amundsen succeeds
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27/06/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 119/01 Date: 27 June 2001 Free fall for Jens (Nationen) In just one month Jens Stoltenberg and the Labour Party have lost 66,000 voters, according to the latest poll carried
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11/06/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 107/01 Date: 11 June 2001 Serious for Labour Party (Aftenposten) The Labour Party’s national executive committee meets today to discuss the record slump in party support
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26/04/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 79/01 Date: 26 April 2001 Progress Party bosses under pressure (Dagsavisen) Progress Party chairman Carl I. Hagen dreams of having a peaceful party conference, but will not
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30/05/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 100/01 Date: 30 May 2001 Conservatives take the lead (Nationen) Jan Petersen and the Conservative Party have taken the lead over Jens Stoltenberg and the Labour Party.
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29/05/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 98/01 Date: 28 May 2001 Failing parents should be forced to cooperate (Aftenposten) Parents who fail to prevent their offspring from repeatedly committing criminal offences
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12/06/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 108/01 Date: 12 June 2001 Labour draws up battle lines (Aftenposten) Labour Party chairman Thorbjørn Jagland is attempting to write off the centre alliance as a viable
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11/04/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 71/01 Date: 11 April 2001 EU plans to expropriate Norwegian oil (Aftenposten) The European Commission is planning to issue a directive under which the EU would take control
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05/06/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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31/01/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 22/01 Date: 31 January 2001 Only six convictions for racism since 1977 (Aftenposten) The Director General of Public Prosecutions, Tor-Aksel Busch says that the burden of