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22/09/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Marte Ziolkowski as political adviser to Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide. Ms. Ziolowski succeeds Mr. Audun Halvorsen, who has been appointed as state secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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22/09/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Audun Halvorsen, political adviser, as state secretary to Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Frank Bakke-Jensen.Ms. Maria Jahrmann Bjerke, political adviser, was appointed as state
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21/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 19 September 2017.
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21/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway and Afghanistan have extended their strategic partnership agreement. Norway will continue to be a long-term partner for Afghanistan and to provide considerable humanitarian and development aid as well as military support,' said Minister of
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21/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q3/17 from Norges Bank.
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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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20/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The fight against Isil in Iraq is being won. Some 90 % of the areas previously held by Isil have been liberated, and over two million internally displaced Iraqis have returned home. These people are in a very vulnerable situation. It is vital that
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20/09/2017
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
This week, heads of state and government from all over the world are meeting at the UN. They have come together to discuss a number of major common challenges, such as climate change, environmental degradation and development issues. But this is
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19/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I am very concerned about the civilians in Rakhine who have been subjected to violence and forced to flee. This situation has created great humanitarian needs on both sides of the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh. Norway is increasing its
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19/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway will provide an additional NOK 80 million to humanitarian organisations that are helping people who are fleeing the hostilities in Syria. This funding will also be used to provide life-saving support in areas that have been liberated from
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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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19/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The members of the donor group for Palestine (AHLC) met today to address the critical situation of the Palestinian economy and discussed the way forward on how to resolve the conflict. The donors welcomed that progress had been made, despite the
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15/09/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Elsbeth Tronstad from her office as state secretary to Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Frank Bakke-Jensen.
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09/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
158 Norwegian and international election observers are going to follow the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election, a record of observers for Norwegian elections. "Election monitors provide valuable input into how the conduct of the election can be
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07/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 7 September 2017.
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06/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Eight fisheries ministers, from the Nordic countries of Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Åland, have issued a joint statement against transnational organized crime in the global fishing industry. The
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06/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Not since the APA-scheme was established in 2003 has The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received as many applications as it did in this year's APA-round (Awards in Predefined Areas).
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06/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
At the same time when ICARDA brings back to the Seed Vault 7 511 samples from last years multiplication of seeds at their stations in Lebanon and Morocco, 52 451 seeds samples, initially sent to the Svalbard from their gene bank in Aleppo, Syria, is
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05/09/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Colombian Government and the ELN have today agreed on a temporary bilateral ceasefire. ‘I would like to congratulate the Colombian Government and the ELN on this important ceasefire. It shows that both parties have a real desire to find joint
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05/09/2017
News story
Ministry of Finance
Selected chapters of the Financial Markets Report 2016 - 2017 are now available in English.