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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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"Freedom and democracy was not given to the people. It was won through a long struggle. Norway is proud to have stood shoulder to shoulder with the people of South Africa during the struggle for freedom", said State Secretary Brattskar in his
For the first time, Norway participates in the world´s biggest naval exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC). To mark the event, IFS and the MoD was inviting to a seminar Monday 12 May. This is the speech held by the Minister of Defence, Ine Eriksen
These remarks were held at a Norway-UK seminar in London by John I. Laugerud, Deputy Armaments Director at the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, May 8th 2014. Defence and security industry co-operation between Norway and UK.
'Both the financial crisis and Russia’s annexation of Crimea are poignant reminders that we should not take peace, prosperity and the rule of law in Europe for granted. To me, this is what European integration - and Europe Day - are all about',
'We need events like this to discuss and find new and innovative approaches to provide education for children with disabilities. We need to strengthen our knowledge base in order to make smart policy decisions', said State Secretary Hans Brattskar
State Secretary Paal Bjørnestad took part in the 2014 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on 6-7 May. State Secretary Hans Brattskar from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also took part. The key theme of the meeting was «Resilient Economies and
"I reiterate Norway’s strong support for Ukraine’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity. We strongly urge Russia to pull its troops back from Ukraine’s borders and to avoid any action that could destabilise Ukraine", said Minister of Foreign
"Although the Constitution of 1814 is considered one of the most liberal of its time, its original paragraph 2 excluded Jews from entrance into Norway. (...) Under the occupation the paragraph was reinstated by Quisling in 1942 before it was finally
"It is an honour for me to be here in connection with Norway’s second Universal Periodic Review. Norway has strongly supported the UPR mechanism as an important pillar of the Human Rights Council", said Miniser of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende, in
Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide held the speech “The security situation in Europe and the future of NATO - a Norwegian perspective” during the YATA - NORSEC conference, “Security Perspectives: Colliding and Corresponding interests”, April
- we need a new set of ambitious Sustainable Development Goals from 2015. This is high on our Government’s agenda, State Secretary Bård Glad Pedersen said at a seminar in Oslo on 24 April.
"The Norwegian approach to energy security is quite simple. We are a reliable and predictable provider of energy - and we will remain so. Making politics out of the energy markets will profit neither consumers - nor producers", Minister of Foreign
"We will continue our political and financial support, and put education and health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, at the top of the development agenda", political adviser Ingrid Skjøtskift said in the statement at General
- Norway is well placed to keep an open and honest dialogue with Asmara on the direction of the country. We continue to believe that we can play a constructive although limited role and we think that we by continuing a dialogue are serving the
- I would like to thank the ADB for keeping us up-to-date on the developments in Asia and the Pacific. Your analytical capacity and knowledge sharing is highly appreciated, said State Secretary Hans Brattskar in his opening speech at the Asian
Women Deliver and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in support of Every Woman Every Child, co-hosted an event at the Commission on Population and Development in New York, 7 April 2014.
Over the last few months Norway has witnessed a political debate about whether the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) should divest from all coal or petroleum companies. Today we announce that we have asked an Expert Group to look at how we
Speech on the European Consumer Summit, Brussels,1st of April 2014
Dubrovnik, Kroatia