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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 circular provides guidelines for the local authorities on how they are to deal with child welfare cases where children have connections to several countries.
'I am pleased that Norway's resolution on enhancing nuclear disarmament verification has received the solid backing of 177 UN countries. Being able to establish that disarmament is actually taking place is crucial for ensuring confidence in
The Office of the Prime Minister has today appointed Ms. Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde, student and member of Oslo City Council, as political adviser to Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, during state secretary Magnus Thue’s leave of
Today, representatives of the opposition returned to the South Sudanese capital, Juba, for the first time since the conflict in South Sudan broke out in December 2013. 'This is a long-awaited and important step on the path to peace in South Sudan,'
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is providing NOK 14.3 million for a project to reduce environmental risk in connection with oil and gas activities in northern sea areas.
The State Ownership Report is an annual publication that gives an overview and review of all of the companies with state ownership, emphasizing the companies' performance last year.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Erik Solheim signed a three-year agreement today on continued Norwegian financial support for UNEP.
Today, the EU-Commission presented its "Sustainable Energy Security Package". The Commission confirms that gas will remain important in the EU's energy mix in the years to come. For Norway as a major supplier of gas to Europe, the package will have
At the invitation of HRH The Prince of Wales, world leaders met in London on November19, 2009, to profile the findings of the Informal Working Group on Interim Finance for REDD+ (IWG IFR), which has now released its findings ahead of the Copenhagen
Today the Government is presenting a budget for employment, activity and restructuring.
The Norwegian Government has taken the initiative to convene an international donor conference for Syria, which will be held in London in early February. Norway, the UK, Germany, Kuwait and the UN are the joint hosts. 'The war in Syria has caused
In response to the large number of asylum seekers entering the country, the Norwegian Government has received the Parliament’s approval of legislative amendments that among other things will enable the swift return of certain asylum seekers.
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their credentials to His Majesty King Harald V on 29 October 2015.
Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide today met US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon. “We had a very good and constructive meeting and are both agreed that the transatlantic partnership is more important than ever,” says Søreide.
“The Philippines is now in the middle of a critical process of reconstruction. Unfortunately only around 40 % of the amount sought by the UN appeal to support early recovery has been provided. It is crucial that the international community continues
"The new government building complex will be a modern, open, living and safe urban area," says Minister of Local Government and Modernisation, Jan Tore Sanner. Statsbygg has been commissioned to start work on the planning process for the new complex
OPCW and the UN confirm that the first load of components for chemical weapons has left the port of Latakia today. The process of transporting Syria’s chemical weapons out of the country for destruction has begun.
On behalf of the Norwegian Government, Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien has replied positively to an invitation from the European Commissioner of Energy Günther Oettinger to participate in a research programme under the Horizon 2020
Juan Manuel Santos was on 15 June re-elected President of Colombia. ‘Mr Santos’s election victory gives him a solid platform on which to continue peace talks with the FARC and the ELN,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
I am informed that the measures carried out by Russia against the import of foodstuffs from the EU, Canada, USA and Australia also will have an impact on the Norwegian seafood industry. We are following the situation carefully, and we are in a close