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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Romantic partners and family members from countries outside the EU/EEA will be allowed to enter Norway from 12 September.
Norway will accept the Northern Irish COVID certificate from 18 August at 3 pm, which is when the solution to verify the QR code in the Northern Ireland COVID certificate will be rolled out at the border.
The Norwegian Government has decided that it will provide free testing for COVID-19 for as long as it is defined as an infectious disease that endangers public safety. Self-tests will be prioritised for people who have symptoms, unvaccinated close
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is extending its global advice against non-essential travel to all countries with the exception of the EU/EEA countries, Switzerland and the UK. Some exceptions to the advice against non-essential travel will continue
“In the decade ahead we intend to spend a total of NOK 321.9 billion via the fiscal budget on development, operation and maintenance of the road and rail networks and coastal shipping lanes. This is NOK 100 billion or 45 per cent more than in the
“The financial crisis has meant that the return on the Government Pension Fund’s investments in 2008 was very poor. However, we have a robust and long-term investment strategy that we have chosen because it will serve us well over time,” says the
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Eli Blakstad (48), managing director, Sør-Fron, as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 27 March appointed Mr. Tord Dale (30), nurse, Sogndal, as political advisor to Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt. He succeeds Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen who today has been appointed state
As a major oil and gas producer as well as a strong global advocate of climate change mitigation, Norway holds a unique position in the global energy sector. Moreover, as the third largest exporter of energy in the world, Norway is a major
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: This fundamentally important question was addressed by more than 60 participants from governments, universities, industry and NGOs from all over the world, who were gathered at Svalbard for the celebration of the first
As of Monday 5 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is rescinding its travel advice for the Schengen area/EEA and the United Kingdom. At the same time the advice against non-essential travel is being withdrawn for certain countries and regions on
The Government proposes to allocate approximately NOK 2.8 billion to rural and regional policy in 2011. This is an increase of almost NOK 100 million from 2010.
In connection with the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Northern Dimension in Oslo on 2 November, Norway and Russia have signed an agreement on facilitation of travel for border residents in Norway and Russia.
The Government has decided that foreign students will be exempt from the restrictions on entry from 1 August. This means that foreign students who have been admitted to a study programme at a Norwegian school or higher education institution, will be
The Government decided today to cancel Liberia’s entire debt to Norway. The debt is around NOK 49 million (USD 8 million).
Responsible fiscal policy, high petroleum revenues and good financial returns helped the Government Pension Fund grow to NOK 2 057 billion (about USD 375 billion) as of 30 June 2007.
- As part of a regular review of the Fund’s investment strategy, we plan to increase the equity allocation of the Pension Fund - Global from 40 percent to 60 percent. At the same time, we are emphasizing the ethical obligations of the Fund, says
State ownership is important. It ensures beneficial rights over our common natural resources and secures the national status of important companies. The Government wants to promote a strong public and national ownership. The Minister for Trade and
The Norwegian Government is moving to Step 2 of the reopening plan on Thursday 27 May at 12 am. From that date, among other things, more people will be allowed to congregate than today, and kindergartens and schools will be able to move to the green
‘We welcome this joint international effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg, following the Coronavirus Global Response pledging conference hosted by the European Commission. The event marked the start of a global