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24/01/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Pressemelding Nr.: 15/03 Dato: 24.01.2003 Fifth Session of Sri Lanka Peace Talks The fifth session of peace negotiations between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) will be held on 7 – 8 February at the
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10/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Government aims at bringing the
overall level of taxation back to the level of 2004. This is
estimated to entail an increase in the tax level by some NOK 4.9
billion on an accrued basis compared to 2005, of which NOK 3.0
billion is included
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19/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Colombian authorities are stepping up their efforts to preserve the country's valuable rainforests. Air Force planes that used to drop bombs on the FARC guerillas are now instead dropping flyers telling people not to burn or chop down trees.
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06/10/2017
Press release
Ministry of Defence
On October 6th the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Gueterres announced that Major General Kristin Lund will be the new head of UNs military observers in the Middle East - United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO). Lund will make
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10/10/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government will provide NOK 50 million to the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, the EU's trust fund for stability and addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa. 'Norway is participating actively in
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18/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Solheim said that “the Norwegian
government looks forward to continuing our close cooperation with
the new president and the Government of Sri Lanka in a wide range
of areas, including support for efforts to achieve a lasting peace
that inspires
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17/10/2005
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 179/2005 Date: 17 October 2005 New state secretaries Following the change of government at 1 pm today, where Jens Stoltenberg’s second government succeeded Kjell Magne Bondevik’s second government, the King in an extraordinary
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24/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Per Sandberg will attend the 3rd International Fisheries Crime Symposium in Vienna on the 25th September this year with participants from 56 countries with the goal to raise global awareness about organized crime
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20/09/2017
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘I welcome the appointment of Peter Thomson as UN Special Envoy for the Ocean. This is a clear expression of the Secretary-General’s strong leadership. This increased focus on the challenges and opportunities relating to the world’s oceans is
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20/10/2005
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 185/2005 Date: 20 October 2005 New political advisors The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed a number of political advisors in the ministries. The Government represents the Labour Party (Ap), the Socialist Left Party (SV)
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09/12/2005
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Members and alternates have today
been reappointed to the Executive Board of Norges Bank, the central
bank of Norway. (09.12.05)
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08/10/2004
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 169/2004 Date: 8 October 2004 State secretary Anders Eira to leave his office In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Mr. Anders Eira from the office of state secretary in the Ministry of
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20/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the European Union.
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20/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This afternoon Poland's lower house of parliament passed a bill on the Supreme Court that has triggered strong reactions both at home and abroad. The proposed changes would give politicians considerable influence in appointing judges, thereby
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25/08/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson has
launched a strategic framework for what development policy can do
to promote peace, in Oslo 25 august. If Norway is to fight poverty
effectively, the Norwegian authorities must also
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30/06/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In the light of the atrocities that
have been committed in the DRC, I am very pleased that the Chief
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has decided that
there are grounds for opening an investigation, said Foreign
Minister Jan
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14/06/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister will be delivering
Norway’s main statement and will also chair a high-level round
table on trade and poverty. (15.06)
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21/01/2004
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 7 /2004 Date: 21 January 2004 Prime Minister expresses congratulations at royal birth Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik has this comment following today’s report from the Royal Palace that Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
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26/09/1996
Press release
Forsvarsdepartementet
Press Release No.050/96 26. september 1996 Declaration on Arctic military environmental cooperation between Russia, U.S.A and Norway signed today in Bergen, Norway The Russian, American and Norwegian ministers of defence signed today in Bergen a
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18/06/2001
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs