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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided that the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks shall be increased to 2.5 percent from 31 December 2019, in line with the quarterly advice from Norges Bank.
The Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen (Progress Party), today received the report on climate-related risk factors and their significance for the Norwegian economy from the Commission Chair, Martin Skancke, MSc (Econ).
The transformation from coal to low carbon development is a particular demanding challange for countries like Poland, where the energy mix is dominated by coal. There are also possibilities for a change, if different opportunities are used and
Ecuador has fulfilled the requirements for a first payment of around USD 13 million for verified reductions in deforestation from Germany and Norway. The payment rewards a reduction of around 2.66 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions from
Norway will pay USD 70 million (NOK 600 million) to Brazil for reduced emissions from deforestation in the Amazon in 2017, line with climate and forest cooperation between the two countries.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Embla Belsvik as political adviser to Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen from 1 January to 31 March 2019.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has as of 14 December 2018 discharged Mr. Petter Kvinge Tvedt as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed political adviser Rikard Gaarder Knutsen as state secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Food Bård Hoksrud. Mr. Gaarder Knutsen resigns as political adviser.
On 30 November, Norway takes over the presidency of the Mine Ban Treaty. ‘During our presidency, we will highlight the huge risk to civilians posed by anti-personnel mines and explosives in many countries, and the major social and economic
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 29 November 2018.
A new database may connect Norwegian project partners with civil society organisations in 15 European countries. There are many exciting projects that can qualify for funding from the EEA and Norway Grants.
Norway has put human rights and civil society on the agenda during its Presidency of the Council of Europe's cooperation on drug policies.
Norway is to provide NOK 15 million in core funding to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The funding was announced during the annual session of the IOM Council in Geneva on 27 November. The funding will be used to support IOM in
Norway and Germany will together negotiate a contract to procure six identical submarines. The commercial process towards the supplier has been ongoing since the summer of 2017, and the binding offer from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems was received on
According to new figures, ODA-approved refugee expenses in Norway have dropped by NOK 200 million this year. This will make it possible to increase allocations to various priority areas in the 2018 aid budget.
The Ministry of Climate and Environment has carried out amendments to the Regulation relating to alien organisms. The previous prohibition against imports of live American lobsters, with scope for granting of exemptions, has been replaced by the
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has as of 3 December 2018 appointed Ms. Anne Bramo as state secretary to Minister of the Elderly and Public Health Åse Michaelsen.
Prime Minister Erna Solberg addressed 160 of the world’s leading ocean experts.
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 19 November 2018 appointed Mr. Kristoffer Aardal Hanssen as political adviser to Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Monica Mæland.
The UK Government has approved the draft withdrawal agreement reached by EU and UK Brexit negotiators.