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28/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'We are now seeking to intensify our cooperation with Argentina and Uruguay. The Argentine Government has initiated ambitious economic reforms, which bode well for our future cooperation,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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24/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by about 13 percent from 1990, and in 2013 amounted to just over 8 percent of the Norwegian greenhouse gas emissions. A Project Group reviewing agriculture challenges in the face of climate change has
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23/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘I am very pleased that the parties to the conflict have now reached agreement on the key issue in the negotiations: laying down of arms and a definitive bilateral ceasefire and end of hostilities. After nearly four years of tough negotiations, we
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23/06/2016
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 Q2/16 from Norges Bank.
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22/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
The Norwegian parliament (The Storting) has adopted a number of legislative amendments to ensure a more sustainable asylum policy and strengthen border control. These were approved by the King in Council today. The Ministry is now considering the
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21/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway has ratified the international Paris Agreement on climate change. We are amongst the first States that formally join the Paris Agreement.
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20/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Today, five countries signed a new agreement to take part in the Norwegian led rotation for a military transport aircraft to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
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17/06/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 17 June 2016 discharged Ms. Julia Sanna Maria Brännström Nortug from her office as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale, and appointed her political adviser to Minister of
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17/06/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Laila Bokhari from her office as state secretary to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, and appointed her as state secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende, as
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17/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Defence
The Norwegian Government today presented a white paper to Parliament describing the Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces for the years 2017-2020. The Government recommends a gradual increase in the defence budget over the course of the
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16/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
’It doesn’t require a lot of effort on my part, but it means a lot to the people we are helping,’ says George Maragoudakis. He is an interpreter in the new asylum system in Greece, which has been developed with support from Norway through the EEA
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15/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the US are joining forces in a further initiative to support mine clearance, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday.
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15/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, and Guyana's Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, reiterated their commitment to reach their shared goals as set out in the bilateral partnership on climate and forest.
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15/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Norway and the US share the goal of halting global deforestation. By strengthening collaboration between our two countries on forests and climate change, we can contribute to a more rapid and forceful implementation of the Paris agreement and the
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15/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Norway will, together with Denmark and Sweden, hold air services negotiations with the Russian Federation on 28 and 29 June 2016 in Oslo.
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14/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway endorses the Amsterdam Declarations on removing deforestation from agricultural supply chains.
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14/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway will support the forest information and monitoring system Global Forest Watch with 115 million kroner for the period of 2016-2018. The Norwegian minister for Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, announced this today at the opening of the
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13/06/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Canadian Prime Minister has today announced that there is reason to believe that the Canadian hostage in the Philippines, Robert Hall, has been killed by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. ‘I condemn in the strongest terms the brutal killing of
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13/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will host the sixth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo 21-23 June 2016. The Congress will attract 1300 participants from over 80 countries, including ministers, parliamentarians, academics, lawyers, and members of civil society.
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13/06/2016
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting a school on World Oceans Day.