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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Government decided on Thursday 11.09.03 to carry out a major reform of the administration of Norwegian development policy. (16.09.03)
Norwegian and UK Energy Ministers, Einar Steensnæs and Stephen Timms today agreed on the key principles for regulating a wide range of potential cross boundary oil and gas projects, including pipelines. (02.10.03)
Press release No.: 169/2003 Date: 19 December 2003 Change of political advisor in the Ministry of Defence The Office of the Prime Minister has from 1 January 2004 appointed Mr. Bengt Trygve Eidem (26), police inspector, as political advisor in the
Press release No.: 145/03 Date: 20.08.2003 Foreign Minister Jan Petersen expresses great sorrow at the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello "I was shocked and saddened to hear that UN Special Representative Sergio Vieira de Mello and many of his
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance today gave the necessary regulatory approvals for the merger between the two holding companies DnB Holding ASA and Gjensidige NOR ASA. Furthermore, approval was given to the merger between the two banks DnB ASA
Norway is in touch with the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and Norwegian relief organisations regarding the relief work following the tsunami in South East Asia. (27.12)
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
- There are 800 million people with disabilities in developing countries. I am delighted that we can now give a real boost to this vulnerable group, said Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein, when he announced Norway’s allocation
Press release No.: 54/2004 Date: 17 March 2004 New political advisor in Ministry of Labour and Government Administration The Office of the Prime Minister has from 17 March 2004 appointed Ms. Anne Haabeth Rygg (30), political advisor, Oslo, as
Press release No.: 47/2004 Date: 11 March 2004 Norway’s Prime Minister offers condolences to Spain Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik Thursday afternoon sent the following letter of condolences to his Spanish colleague, José Maria Aznar,
Talks among over 80 government ministers have stressed the need to speed up efforts in delivering safe drinking water, basic sanitation and shelter for the poor. - For too many years we have had too little action. Now we must make a difference,
The growth of the Norwegian economy is robust, and employment has picked up. A broadly neutral fiscal stance has over the past couple of years facilitated an expansionary monetary policy, and the krone exchange rate is now more in line with its
The Minister of International Development had talks with the leaders of the negotiations, First Vice President Ali Osman Taha and SPLM leader John Garang, during which she congratulated them on the agreement and discussed outstanding issues. (
Press release No.: 162/2004 Date: 1 October 2004 Reorganisation of ministries In today’s session of the Council of State the King has resolved that the reorganisation of ministries announced on 18 June 2004, shall take place as of today - Friday 1
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen will take over the chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe at a meeting in Strasbourg on 12 and 13 May. (13.05.04
Norway is extremely concerned about the further deterioration of the already dramatic humanitarian situation in Darfur province in western Sudan in the last few days, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Petersen (04.02.04)
'The humanitarian situation in Yemen gives cause for great concern. The cholera outbreak has now spread throughout the country, which is also suffering from armed conflict and a food crisis. It is crucial that the international community makes a
Press release No.: 71/2004 Date: 23 April 2004 Sri Lanka’s president asks Norway to resume its role in the peace process Sri Lanka’s president, Chandrika Kumaratunga, phoned Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik yesterday evening to request that
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Polar Institute are arranging a meeting of experts on tourism and non-governmental activities in Antarctica. Read opening remarks by Deputy Minister Kim Traavik (18.03.04)
‘The large number of refugees that have come to Bangladesh has put pressure on the refugees themselves, the local villagers and the natural resources in the area. Funding from Norway will be used in efforts to find better alternatives to the