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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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I am deeply concerned about Israel’s planned settlement construction in Givat Hamatos and Har Homa in East Jerusalem, as well as in the E1 area in the West Bank.
Bård Vegar Solhjell was appointed as the new Minister of the Environment today. He takes over the keys to his new office at 14.15 and is officially in place as the Minister at 15:00.
Press release No.: 248/2001 Date: 21 December 2001 Ministry changes from 1 January 2002 In line with intended changes in the structure of government ministries presented at the shift of government on 19 October this year, the King has in today’s
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the UN High-Level Event on Climate Change, in New York today, that new efforts will be needed to secure increased cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. He underlined that rich countries have an obligation
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today opened ”Little Norway Memorial Building” in Muskoka, Canada. “This is to commemorate the Norwegian airmen and women who trained here during the Second World War, and it is a proof and appreciation of
- This is a historic day for the Sami population and other indigenous peoples across the world, says the Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
Nobel Peace Prize winners Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi will be among those attending the programme of events in Oslo organised by the Norwegian Government to mark the 10th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is today announcing the 23rd licensing round. The round consists of 57 blocks, or parts of blocks. These are distributed with 34 blocks in the south-eastern Barents Sea (the formerly disputed area towards Russia)
After 10 years of hard work, deforestation in Indonesia is going down. Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia were lower in 2016-17 than in the preceding decade. In response, Norway will pay up to 530 million NOK (approx.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is now advising against non-essential travel to the regions of Blekinge and Södermanland in Sweden, and the region of Uusimaa in Finland.
“I regret that the Government is taking this serious step,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
‘We condemn the security forces’ use of force against protesters following yesterday’s presidential election in Belarus. This use of violence is unacceptable. We call on the Belarusian authorities to release the arrested protesters and journalists
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is concerned about developments in Gaza.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre met Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov, in Oslo on 4 December. During the meeting, the ministers signed a joint declaration on continued cooperation between their two countries.
In a joint statement the Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers express their grave concern about the violence against post-election demonstrations in Belarus.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today signed the protocol after the death of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Norway and the EU have concluded a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2008. The parties have also come to an agreement on fishing in the Skagerrak for next year.
To ensure simultaneous access to potentially market-sensitive macroeconomic data, the Ministry of Finance publishes selected key figures prior to the National Budget and fiscal budget launch at 10:00 a.m. More detailed estimates will be published
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 29 January appointed Mr. Geir Pollestad, assistant lawyer, Bryne, as political advisor to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Åslaug Haga.
Gassco today entered into an agreement with 14 Norwegian, Swedish and Danish industry and energy companies. The agreement was presented to the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen.