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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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From 1 January 2020, 0.5 per cent of aviation fuel sold in Norway will be advanced biofuels, and the regulatory changes will be introduced in the Product Regulation. Advanced biofuel is a climate-friendly fuel, which will contribute to reaching
After the changes in the Government today, Ms. Maria Alseth resigns as political adviser to Minister of the Elderly and Public Health, Ms. Åse Michaelsen, and has been appointed as political adviser to Minister of the Elderly and Public Health, Ms.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
In the session of the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
The Government is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Norway has once again sent a team of specialist health personnel and three isolation units developed in Norway for
Norway has put forward a proposal for stronger control of the international trade in plastic wastes. In addition, Norway has proposed the establishment of a partnership under the Basel Convention that will include representatives of governments,
‘I am pleased that Israel and the Palestinian Authority are now working actively to solve the ongoing fiscal crisis and conflict over the transfers of tax revenues. The major cuts in public services in Palestine cannot continue. Today’s AHLC meeting
The members of the troika (Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States) have made a new statement on the South Sudan peace process.
During the meeting of the Nordic Council of Environment and Climate Ministers in Reykjavik, the Nordic ministers agreed to work for a global agreement combatting marine litter. Norwegian Minister of Climate and the Environment, Mr. Ola Elvestuen,
State Secretary Marianne Hagen is visiting Moscow on 15-16 April for the opening of the Edvard Munch exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery.
A peaceful transition to civilian rule in Sudan is crucial. Norway appeals for reforms in Sudan.
Norway is providing an additional NOK 100 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to support humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees affected by the Syria crisis. ‘This funding will be used to meet basic
Norway is providing NOK 35 million to strengthen the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s health efforts in the Al Hol camp in Syria. ‘Conditions for women and children are desperate and there is an urgent need for health services.
As part of the Norwegian full-scale carbon capture and storage-project (CCS),the Norwegian Government will propose to the Parliament that the Norwegian state contributes with funds for an exploration well for CO2-storage on the Norwegian Continental
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 10 April 2019.
The Government today proposes a new law on official statistics and Statistics Norway. Statistics Norway will mainly continue to operate as today. - The agency performs essential duties and enjoys considerable public confidence. The bill allows this
The Government has today appointed a Committee to review the ethically motivated guidelines for observation and exclusion from the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Committee will be chaired by Professor Ola Mestad.
- The Government is allowing for the Government Pension Fund Global to be invested in unlisted renewable energy infrastructure under the dedicated environmental mandates. Such investments shall be subject to the same profitability and transparency
- 2018 was a challenging year with weak performance for both funds. Such periods clearly illustrate how important it is to have broad endorsement, a long-term perspective and a thorough understanding of the risk assumed in the management of our
- The Government introduces absolute thresholds for the product-based coal criterion and presents assessments in relation to the conduct-based climate criterion, thus enabling this criterion to be practised. Today we have also appointed a Committee