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01/11/2002
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Press release No.: 121/02 Date: 01.11.2002 Contact: Sissel Edvardsen, +47 22 24 61 09 Environmentally friendly use of natural gas and green certificates -Increased efforts to advance gas-fired power plants with CO2 capture and storage is a main
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11/12/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance will adopt amendments to banks’ capital requirements effective from year-end 2020, with a two-year transitional rule for smaller banks. The systemic risk buffer requirement will be increased from 3 to 4.5 per cent, and new
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03/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the Israeli company Elbit Systems Ltd. from the Government Pension Fund - Global, on the basis of the Council on Ethics’ recommendation. The Council on Ethics has found that investment in Elbit constitutes an
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06/11/2019
Press release
Ministry of Defence
On November 6th 2019 Norwegian air chief Major General Tonje Skinnarland declared Norway's F-35As operational, after completing a deployment in November meant to validate that they are able to operate the jets away from Norway's home base, Ørland
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09/09/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Horn of Africa has again been hit by famine and drought. Norway has allocated NOK 50 million in emergency relief to the people living in the region.
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10/12/2019
Press release
Ministry of Climate and Environment
On Wedenesday December 11. Colombia, Germany, Norway and UK will announce their joint commitment to step up efforts to protect forests, biodiversity and promote sustainable development. The signing ceremony will take place at COP25 and the press
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25/08/2009
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Holberg International Memorial Prize for 2009 for outstanding scholarly work in the arts and humanities, social sciences, law and theology is awarded to Professor of Philosophy at the University of Toronto and Collège de France Ian Hacking.
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12/12/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 12 December 2019.
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07/06/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Erlend Grimstad (45), manager, Skedsmo, as state secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Food Trygve Slagsvold Vedum. Grimstad succeeds Mr. Harald O. Buttedahl, who today has
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17/09/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres announced today that Sister Angélique Namaika from DR Congo has been chosen as the winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award.
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24/05/2018
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon fell by 12 per cent in the forest year 2017, compared with the year before, according to confirmed figures reported by Brazil's Ministry of Environment. -This is good news and encouraging figures for the Amazon, the
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14/04/2015
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
At a meeting with Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Jakarta on Tuesday, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo expressed his full support for the continuation and strengthening of the rainforest agreement between Norway and Indonesia.
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25/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
On Monday 24 June, the State of Norway (the State) purchased 9,46 million shares in Cermaq ASA at NOK 108.00 per share. In addition, the State will on Tuesday 25 June purchase up to 5 million Cermaq shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange at the same
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12/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry has on 11 June 2013 proposed to the Norwegian Parliament that the Ministry be authorized to increase its shareholding in Cermaq AS, and/or to sell its shares in the company. Independent brokers are now
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17/10/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 17 October 2019.
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20/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Almost five weeks after the
earthquake in Pakistan, there is still great need for emergency
relief, and this will continue to be the case for a long time to
come. The government proposes that Norway should provide an
additional NOK 260 million
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09/12/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
During this process it has also
been in close dialogue with trade associations and NGOs, and these
have provided a good deal of input on the further negotiation
process and the Norwegian position and requests. (12.12)
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30/11/2005
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today Mr. Malcolm Wicks, the
British Energy Minister, and Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, the Norwegian
Minister of Petroleum and Energy, signed a joint declaration on
geological storage of CO
2.
(30.11.05)
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05/12/2005
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The government is very concerned
about how the arrest of the prominent opposition politician Kizza
Besigye will affect political developments in Uganda, said Foreign
Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. (06.12)
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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