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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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The UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution assessment report Towards Cleaner Air will be launched in Brussels 31 May 2016.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Kristian Dahlberg Hauge from his office as state secretary to Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Anniken Hauglie.
‘I deeply deplore the killings in Bangladesh, and my thoughts are with the victims’ families and loved ones. Bangladesh has a long and proud tradition of being an open and diverse society, but these killings pose a threat to freedom of expression.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is today signing a three-year agreement with Save the Children on education in situations of crisis and conflict. 'Support for education in crises and conflicts is more important than ever. In addition to signing this
The Nordic Environment and Climate Ministers met on April 27, 2016, where they confirmed their commitment to a strong implementation of the Paris Agreement and launched a series of new initiatives to support the follow-up to COP21. The ministers
The Ministry of Justice and Public security has decided to appeal the ruling of Oslo District Court regarding Anders Behring Breivik’s lawsuit against the state of Norway.
The drought in Ethiopia is having enormous consequences for the population. More than 15 million people are now dependent on food aid. 'The number of people who need food aid may rise dramatically if the international community fails to provide
‘I most strongly condemn the killing of Canadian citizen John Ridsdel in the Philippines. Abhorrence and outrage is the only reasonable response to his murder by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
On 26 April, Norway signed a readmission agreement with Turkey. Under the agreement, Turkish citizens, third-country nationals and stateless persons who have a valid visa or a residence permit in Turkey may be returned to Turkey.
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of 2 May 2016 appointed Mr. Atle Simonsen (PrP), Stavanger, as acting political adviser to Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie until 30 January 2017.
In order to gain more knowledge of how child welfare cases are handled, the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision has now been given the task of reviewing a large number of urgent child welfare cases and cases involving children being taken into
The first 500 applicants who apply for assisted return can receive an additional NOK 10,000 in support.
“I am very disappointed that the parties in South Sudan have still not been able to establish the Transitional Government of National Unity. Unless rebel leader RiekMachar returns to Juba and establishes the transitional government, the peace
The members of the Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) are deeply disappointed by Riek Machar’s continued failure to return to South Sudan’s capital Juba to form the Transitional Government of National Unity. This represents a willful
The Government proposes amendments in the representative scheme of registration in the Norwegian VAT Register. The proposal will make it easier for foreign businesses to comply with their VAT obligations at a lower cost.
The Central African Forest Initiative and the Demokratic Republic of Congo today signs a Letter of Intent to protect the world's second largest rainforest.
On Thursday evening, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Minister of Transport and Communications, and Anthony Foxx, US Secretary of Transportation, signed a memorandum of cooperation on exchange of knowledge, technology and experience in the area of transport.
Close to 12 million people have fled their homes because of the war in Syria, and the UN and its partners urgently need funding for their efforts in the coming years. 'We must make sure that the UN is able to support the millions of people who have
“Without a political process to resolve the conflict, strengthening Palestine’s economic sustainability is the most efficient way of defending the two-state solution,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. But this cannot substitute the
This week the world has gathered in New York during the UN’s Special Session on drugs (UNGASS2016), to discuss the way forward on drug policy.