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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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State Secretary Øystein Bø held this speech at the Indian-Norwegian Defence Industry Seminar in New Delhi, December 12, 2013.
Based on decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the OPCW, Norway and Denmark have agreed to offer a joint contribution to the transportation of chemical warfare agents out of Syria. The joint operation will include naval frigates and
The Nordic Defence Ministers take next step on cooperation on air transportation.
The Government proposes a real increase in the Defence Budget for 2014 by 22.4 million Norwegian kroner. Also including internal redistribution of resources, the operational activity in the Armed Forces is strengthened by 29.4 million Norwegian
- In you, Norway gets a Chief of Defence who I am confident will serve our country and armed forces well, said Ine Eriksen Søreide, Norway’s Minister of Defence, at the ceremony at Akershus Fortress in Oslo.
New Minister of Defence is Ine Eriksen Søreide. New State Secretary is Øystein Bø. New Political Adviser is Audun Halvorsen. Following the resignation tendered by Jens Stoltenberg’s second government October 14, the King in a Council of State
Speech by Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide at The Military Power Seminar “Afghanistan experiences - lessons learned or lessons lost?” November 20. 2013. Title on speech: “Impact on Norwegian Security and Defence Policy and Civil-Military
Speech by State Secretary Øystein Bø from The Norwegian MoD in London November 11th 2013, Remembrance Day in London.
Multidimensional and Integrated Peace Operations: Trends and Challenges. Common challenges, different institutional frameworks: the UN, EU and NATO Agenda 0830-0900 Registration, coffee and Danish pastry in the lobby 0900-0905 Welcome and
The Minister of Defence is responsible for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.
In the national budget for 2014, the government continues to give considerable priority to the Norwegian Armed Forces, and to ensure a predictable and stable foundation for the further modernisation of the Defence sector. Maintaining a sustainable
Opening speech by Minister of Defense Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen at the 2013 Army Summit, Akershus Fortress, Oslo, September 17th.
The first UK F-35B test aircraft was handed over in July 2013. Norway and the UK will now look for opportunities for collaboration on operating the future F-35 fleet in Europe. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) Norway and the UK will look for opportunities
On 14 June the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget) adopted the white paper “Competency for a new era”, Meld. St. 14 (2012-2013). The report is now available in English.
The Norwegian company AIM Norway on Wednesday 19 June signed its first contract with Lockheed Martin for work on the F-35 Lightning II. This means that yet another Norwegian company has become part of the industrial collaboration surrounding on F-35
Vice-Admiral Haakon Stephen Bruun-Hanssen has been appointed admiral of the Royal Norwegian Navy and will take up the position as Chief of Defence when General Harald Sunde retires later this year.
Today, 100 years after Norway introduced full voting rights for women, the Norwegian Parliament voted to adopt conscription for women as well as men. - This is an historic day for equality and for our armed forces, says Norway’s Defence Minister,
The Netherlands and Norway signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in The Hague on Wednesday 24 April 2013. It was signed by Director of the Defence Materiel Organization, Lex Hendrichs (the Netherlands) and National Armaments Director Morten
The Norwegian government today submitted a formal request to the Norwegian parliament for authorization to procure six F-35 Lightning II aircraft for delivery in 2017. In doing so, the Norwegian government follows up on its renewed plans from 2012
State Secretary for Defence, Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (Norwegian Labour Party)