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28/01/2011
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
This week Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg attends the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. A central topic is the “Nordic experience”.
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24/02/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway deeply regrets the signing of a new and more stringent anti-gay bill by Uganda’s President today. The new law violates fundamental human rights and the Ugandan constitution. It will exacerbate the situation for an already vulnerable group,
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05/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Consensus to protect the central Arctic Ocean from unregulated fisheries.
Senior officials of the five coastal States surrounding the central Arctic Ocean - Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway, the Russian Federation and the
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15/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway supports the Tunisian people in their aspirations for a democratic Tunisia in which political and social rights are safeguarded,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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08/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, 8 February 2012, the King in a session of the Council of State formally awarded 51 production licenses in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2012.
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12/06/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Tuesday 10 June Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende opened the new international press centre in Norway.
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28/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of life during the protests in Egypt,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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09/11/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Recommendations for substantial
rerforms of the UN system were presented in New York today by the
Prime Ministers of Norway and Pakistan - Jens Stoltenberg and
Shaukat Aziz. With Prime Minister Luisa Diogo of Mocambique they
have been
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08/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Svalbard Global Seed Vault will open on 26 February. The facility will house seed samples of food plants from absolutely the entire world. And the seeds are on their way, from Colombia, Mexico, Canada, the Philippines
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21/12/2007
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
The Norwegian Government has decided that all information on state-operated web sites should be accessible in the open document formats HTML, PDF or ODF. This means an end to the time when public documents are published in closed formats only.
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29/09/2020
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The total cost of Norway’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council was NOK 34 million (approx. 3,6 MUSD) in the period 2016-2020.
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14/12/2007
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Political advisor Annelene Svingen in the Ministry of Trade and Industry will be acting state secretary in the same ministry from a date to be decided by the Office of the Prime Minister, in State Secretary Rikke Lind’s leave of absence and for a
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17/07/2020
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 17 July, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution by consensus that will increase focus on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Norway headed the negotiation process leading up to the
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17/07/2020
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The King in Council decided May 7, 2020 to reduce the Norwegian oil production.
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27/06/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces the 20th Licensing Round, which comprises 79 blocks or parts of blocks in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. This will provide basis for awards during spring of 2009.
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08/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Board of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) decided in New York last
Thursday that the organisation’s international secretariat should
be transferred to Oslo. “We are pleased by the confidence shown in
us,” said
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13/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today employees in internation
organisations enjoy diplomatic immunity which can protect them from
being prosecuted for corruption. - We cannot allow a form of
immunity that in practice gives protection to people who have been
involved in
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18/09/2007
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
- There is a need to shorten the time it takes to issue work permits. Therefore, we have proposed several measures to make it easier for foreign workers to take up employment in Norway. At the same time, we have strengthened the capacity in the
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17/06/2020
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Today, Norway was elected as a member of the UN Security
Council for the period 2021-2022. ‘We would like to thank the UN member states for
the confidence they have shown in us.
The world needs more international cooperation to promote peace and
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12/05/2020
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘What has been a crisis for Norway could become a disaster in developing countries. African governments are facing major challenges in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. In this situation, Norway will do more to assist these countries strengthen