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16/10/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Sudan has confidence in the way we manage our petroleum resources. This is an opportunity for Norway to promote peace in Sudan, said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim when he signed the new agreement with Sudan
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26/11/2004
News story
Ministry of Defence
(18 November 2004) The Government
wishes to offer a contingent of up to 150 soldiers to participate
in a Swedish led rapid reaction force which is to be made available
to the EU from 2008. It is, however, a clear precondition for
Norway’s
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21/02/2006
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
On 1 January 2004 the official food
control system of Norway was totally reformed. Two major features
of the reform were the establishment of a new authority: the
Norwegian Food Safety Authority; and reorganized scientific support
through the
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18/09/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for assistance to the Palestinians (AHLC) commended the Palestinian Authority for its implementation of the government programme over the last three years, and confirmed that it would continue to provide support
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23/08/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution today condemning the Syrian authorities’ grave and systematic human rights violations. “The resolution sends a clear signal to the Syrian pro-democracy movement that it has the international community
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19/02/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Here is the Norwegian position on the International Criminal Court and Darfur.
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24/08/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the Mexican company Grupo Carso SAB de CV from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund Global on account of its tobacco production.
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10/03/2021
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
The government is to introduce a new compensation scheme for non-Norwegian employees who are unable to work in Norway due to the current tight border restrictions. This proposal will see all affected employees compensated for the period from 29
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16/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Viken county municipality is experiencing heightened rates of infection involving the English strain of the virus, and is unable to contact trace a significant proportion of these infections. Following the recommendations of the county governor, the
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22/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
In order to avoid the border closure having an excessive impact on infrastructure projects, the application-based exemption scheme is to be expanded to include specialist personnel who are required for the construction, operation or maintenance of
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26/03/2021
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The global travel advice is now being extended to apply until 15 May 2021.
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26/03/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
In a royal decree issued on Friday 26 March, the government has ordered that Rolls Royce stop the sale of Norwegian company Bergen Engines AS to companies within the Transmashholding Group.
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26/03/2021
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘We are impressed by the Belarusian people’s courage and tenacity, and by the untiring efforts of Ms Tikhanovskaya,’ said State Secretary Audun Halvorsen.
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24/02/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
His Excellency Sheikh. Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the state of Qatar, will visit Norway 27 and 28 February 2012.
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06/03/2020
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Together with Shell and Total, Equinor has completed drilling a test well for CO2 storage in the North Sea. The objective is to investigate whether the reservoar in the area is suited for storage of CO2. The preliminary results are promising.
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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Cabinet meeting today set Monday, 9 September 2013 as the date for the 2013 parliamentary (Storting) election and the Sami parliament election.
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05/07/2021
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
Many EEA citizens can enter Norway now. The Norwegian Government plans to allow even more groups of people to enter the country from the end of July. This includes workers from the EEA and their family members.
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13/08/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Norwegian Government has decided to implement Step 4 of the reopening 3 weeks after all people over the age of 18 have been offered their first vaccine dose. At that point, all adult Norwegians will have received the opportunity to be protected
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10/09/2021
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
The Norwegian Government has decided to introduce entry restrictions and a quarantine requirement for Slovakia. Five regions in Finland and one region in Sweden will turn green, and the duty to stay at a quarantine hotel is being lifted for Cyprus,
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17/04/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Somalia is the first African country to submit such information. The submission was prepared with the assistance of the Government of Norway in consultation with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, acting on