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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Marthe Scharning Lund is a political advicer at the Ministry of Children and Equality
Kjell Erik Øie, 45, was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality on 21 Oct. 2005. He had previously served as Head of Department at the Church City Mission. From 2000 to 2001 Øie was a political adviser in the Ministry of
Norway will contribute to oil and gas development in Lebanon," said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg after his meeting with Prime Minister Fouad Siniora today.
Last month Minister of International Development Erik Solheim launched the Policy Coherence Committee with 17 members who will take a new and critical look at how Norway’s policies affect development in poor countries. (10.01.07)
The Government has approved the so-called conceptual solution for the combat aircraft acquisition. The process towards a possible acquisition of new combat aircraft will now be intensified.
Each Norwegian citizen now has his/her own customized public service web portal called Mypage. The personal portal offers a dialogue with public authorities and makes it easier to find the services each individual might be looking for, without
The boards of Statoil ASA and Hydro ASA have recommended merging Statoil ASA with the oil and gas activities in Hydro. “This is the start of a new era. We are creating a global energy company and strengthening Norway’s oil and gas industry,”
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of 2006. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are
The Ministry of Finance today issued regulations on new capital adequacy requirements for Norwegian banks etc. "The regulations are designed to ensure that banks subject to Norwegian regulation and Norwegian supervision remain financially sound.
- Norway invites you to consider the idea of organising an international workshop for practitioners in the field of technical assistance. The aim of the workshop would be to take the discussions on technical assistance further, at a concrete
By Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
Today employees in internation organisations enjoy diplomatic immunity which can protect them from being prosecuted for corruption. - We cannot allow a form of immunity that in practice gives protection to people who have been involved in
Good infrastructure is essential for trade and economic activity. The development of safe and efficient transport corridors in the High North therefore figures prominently on the Government’s agenda. The Government supports the initiative for
The Government will assess the need for a new, ice-class research vessel capable of operating in the far north. An ice-class research vessel would be useful in obtaining information needed for making political and management decisions in the
Olje- og energiminister Odd Roger Enoksens tale under åpningen av Statoils kontor i Tripoli, Libya, 11. desember 2006
Ms. Kari-Anne Opsal, political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, has been appointed acting state secretary in the same ministry from 1 December and for the rest of the duration of Minister Pedersen's leave of absence.
The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) decided in New York last Thursday that the organisation’s international secretariat should be transferred to Oslo. “We are pleased by the confidence shown in us,” said
Norway is spearheading a joint protest together with the EU, the USA and Canada. The NRC was coordinator of the largest camp for internally displaced persons in South Darfur, and was primarily responsible for the protection of vulnerable groups.
- Corruption is theft. People in poor parts of the world are being robbed of millions every day. This has enormous consequences, not only for individuals, but also for the economic and social development opportunities of poor countries, said Mr
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the South Korean company Poongsan Corporation from the Government Pension Fund - Global, pursuant to the Ethical Guidelines for the Fund.