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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The Government has proposed an allocation of NOK 835.4 million for stabilisation efforts in countries affected by conflict and crisis. This is an increase of NOK 129.5 million.
“I am very pleased with the great engagement shown at the Our Ocean conference these two days in Oslo. 370 commitments have been made, at a total value of at least NOK 583 billion (63 billion dollars),” said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
On behalf of the Norwegian Ministry of Culture, the Center for Creative Industries at BI Norwegian Business School (BI:CCI) together with Menon Economics has conducted a study of the impacts of digitization on the music industry. The study,
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Ms. Mette Nord from the office as state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. John-Ragnar Kvam Aarset as state secretary to Minister of Transport, Mr. Knut Arild Hareide, as of march 9th 2020. State secretary to the Minister of Transport, Mr. Anders
‘We are facing an unprecedented situation in the Mediterranean region, where a growing number of refugees trying to reach Europe are losing their lives in the attempt. There have been further tragedies in the last few days. Several boats have
The Philippine Government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) have agreed to a temporary ceasefire. The ceasefire is to be in effect from 23 December to 7 January. The parties are also in agreement to try to resume peace
The terrorist attacks in Tripoli this week and in Beirut last week have killed dozens of people and wounded several hundred more. "Norway condemns the terrorist attacks that have taken place in Lebanon over the past weeks. Our thoughts go to those
According to a new report, there is a potential for improvement in the capital market, for example when it comes to connecting entrepreneurs and investors.
Today, the Ministry of Finance has appointed a working group to assess whether a central credit register should be established in Norway, as prescribed by a regulation from the ECB on the collection of granular credit and credit risk data. The
States, the United Nations and the ICRC today concluded the first-ever international conference to end sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in humanitarian crises, in conflict and disaster.
A thorough evaluation of the offer form tkMS has been finalised, and the process towards the shipyard has entered a new phase.
Economic growth is likely to pick up further over the next two years, and will already this year be above trend. Improved labour market conditions is set to continue.
In the Foreign Ministry’s budget areas, Jan Petersen wishes to focus on democracy building through humanitarian efforts, human rights and peaceful resolution of conflicts. Provisions have been made for substantial increases in disarmament and
Press release No.: 03045 Date: 13 June 2003 Proposal for legislation on gender representation on company boards: Two-year deadline to increase female representation on company boards The Government proposes rules for gender representation on the
The Ministry of Finance will start using interest rate swaps in the Kingdom’s domestic debt management. This will increase the flexibility to adjust the interest rate exposure of the debt portfolio without changing the borrowing strategy. Norges
"Israel must stop its air attacks on civilian Palestinian targets." This was Foreign Minister Jan Petersen’s response to the news that at least 12 people, including several children, were killed in an Israeli missile strike against a private
Press release No.: 196/2001 Date: 17 October 2001 Stolteberg's government hands in tis resignation In an extraordinary session of the Council of State at noon today, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg’s government handed in its resignation, in line with what the
The government decided 30 September to grant Indonesia a debt moratorium for 2005. All payments falling due this year will be rescheduled over five years, up to 2009. For Norway, the amount of money involved is only NOK 3 million. (03.10)
The government is continuing its efforts to secure wider funding for the cultural sector, with the aim of strengthening cultural life and reinforcing the sector’s financial base. The government has proposed an increase of NOK 5 million in support