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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 transatlantic bonds remain strong. They should remain strong. It is clearly in our interest to keep them strong. But they are not keeping themselves strong. They require investment on both sides of the Atlantic, said Minister of Foreign
"Trade and communication across national borders is beneficial for the world. Global trade creates interdependency between countries, which is a good thing", said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide in his introduction about changing norms in the
"The need for humanitarian assistance to Syria keeps increasing. (..) Norway therefore pledges NOK 210 million (about USD 38 Million) for humanitarian assistance to Syria and the regional response plan", said State Secretary Torgeir Larsen at the
Speech by Grete Faremo, Minister of Justice and Public Security, at the European Commission's High-Level Conference "Empowering Local Actors to Prevent Violent Extremism", Brussels, 29 January 2013.
By Former Minister of Justice and Public Security Grete Faremo
Check against delivery. Dear Sigmar, Egon and Peer, Dear friends, Thank you for your very kind words. I receive this award with both gratitude and humility. For me – as for all social democrats – the name Willy Brandt is associated with wisdom and
"The Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals presents a broad coalition working together to improve the health of children and mothers: governments, multilateral organisations, nongovernmental organisations and the private sector
Intervention by the Norwegian Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs, Ms Rigmor Aasrud at "Challenging the Nordic and Baltic ICT Powerhouse", a high-level seminar to explore both successes and shortfalls of Northern
By Former Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Rigmor Aasrud
"Today I have the pleasure of presenting the 2013 report of the Global Campaign. The report explores innovative and cutting edge findings on how to accelerate progress in saving women’s and children’s lives in the coming decade. And it is for
" I want to say that it is good news that many countries want to join the Arctic Council as observers. We welcome such interest and we hope that the decisions taken at the ministerial meeting in Sweden this May will be positive", said Minister of
- Our defence is in a very favourable situation. Where other countries are cutting back, we are building up. At the same time, however, we share the destiny of both Europe and the wider global community, Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
Check against delivery We have heavy hearts this evening. Many people from different countries have been killed in a brutal and senseless terrorist attack in Algeria. Still we do not know what has happened to five Norwegians, but we do know that
Dear colleagues, Firstly, let me thank the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Ilse Aigner, for the invitation and for hosting this meeting. Increased investment in the food and agriculture sector is a key to meet the objective of feeding 9 billion
Check against delivery This morning we received news we had all been hoping for. One of the nine Norwegians whose fate we did not know anything about yesterday, is alive and secure. After two days of despair this was a message of hope. Another piece
The situation for the hostages at the gas plant in Algeria is still unclear. In my conversation with Algerian Prime Minister Sellal at noon today, he said the country's military forces were engaged in an operation. In the hours since then there have
"Norway supports the admission of new observer states provided that they fulfil the Arctic Council’s own criteria. (...) If all goes to plan, a decision on the admission of new permanent observers will be made at the Arctic Council’s Ministerial
- I look forward to sharing with you some reflections on our two countries and societies; interested to hear your views, said FMinister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide in his speech to the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Baku. 14 January.
- The Arctic is definitely a region characterized by major opportunities but also challenges, ranging from ecological to political. I think it is a topic that should interest countries even though they are not direct Arctic countries, sa Minister
- This year it is exactly 100 years since Norwegian women were given the right to vote on an equal footing with men. And about time too, is our reaction today. But at the time it was a real milestone, Jens Stoltenberg said in his New Year Address.
Edvard Munch is one of the few Norwegian artists to have won international renown. - Text for the Munch 150 website.