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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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SOPEMI-report for Norway: Migration Outlook 2004/2005 Prepared by the correspondent to SOPEMI, OECD’s reporting system on migration, Espen Thorud Department of Migration Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Statistical data provided
Norway has been asked by the government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers to continue its role as facilitator in the peace process in Sri Lanka. The Minister of International Development is in charge of Norway’s efforts and will travel to Sri
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim expressed in a statement today his Government's deep concern about the recent increase in violence in Sri Lanka. "The high level of violence and the tragic loss of life are putting the Ceasefire
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority continues the dialog with their Russian counterparts to seek a solution.
The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has set a quota of 1052 animals for the minke whale hunt in 2006. - A unanimous Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) has requested the Government to increase the quota for the minke whale hunt. Thus,
In a meeting in Moscow today the Norwegian Food Safety Authority and Russian veterinary authorities discussed restrictions on imports of Norwegian salmon. Russian veterinary authorities stand firm that high values of lead and cadmium have been
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has today laid down regulations relating to the use of facilities by others in the petroleum sector. 20.12.2005
The Government has decided that the rules regarding gender representation in public limited companies shall be implemented as of January 1, 2006. Public limited companies registered before this time is given 2 years to comply with the requirements
The White Paper describes the state and the development of the environment in Norway . It gives an overview of Norway's key environmental policy goals and priorities to address global, regional and national environmental challenges.
The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are set in arrears for every quarter. (20.12.05)
Norway and the EU have put earlier disagreements behind them on several key fisheries issues. This past week a consensus was reached on fishing for herring and blue whiting, transit and an increase in the duty-free quota for Norwegian prawn
The Foreign Ministers met this evening in Hong Kong and held wide ranging discussions on bilateral relations between the two countries including matters related to the Norwegian facilitation in the Sri Lankan peace process. (15.12)
Press release No.: 212/2005 Date: 16 December 2005 Ministry changes from 1 January In today's session of the Council of State the King has made the following changes in the ministries, effective from 1 January 2006: The Ministry of Labour and Social
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today offers 26 companies 45 production licences in the North Sea and on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea in APA 2005. (15.12.05)
Press release Unr./05 Date: 15.12.2005 Meeting between Norwegian and Sri Lankan Ministers of Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Mr Jonas Gahr Støre, who is attending the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, will this afternoon meet the
On 26 December 2005, the Thai authorities will hold a ceremony to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tsunami in Asia. Invitations have been sent to the families of Norwegians who were killed, to Norwegians who were injured and to
His statements about Holocaust are unacceptable and show a shocking lack of respect for the Israeli people and for the international political debate., says Minister Støre. (15.12)
Opening statement by State Secretary Raymond Johansen (chair) at the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in London 14 December 2005. (14.12)
The Doha Development Agenda has a single overriding goal: to ensure that international trade boosts economic development and alleviates poverty. In order to reach this goal, we need to secure a strong and fair multilateral trading system,
Women in armed conflict and peacebuilding Applicant: International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (Prio) Application approved: November 2005 Reference in the MFA: 1051332 The International Peace Research Institute (Prio) intends to address the