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14/08/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-263 million children and young people are currently out of school. This has major consequences in social, economic and security terms, not only for the countries that are lagging behind, but also for the rest of the international community. That is
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14/08/2017
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Visit of delegation from the Slovakian Ministry of Economy to study Norwegian successes with expansion of electric transportation. The Ministry of Economy is responsible for electromobility in Slovakia and wanted see how the Norwegian experience can
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09/08/2017
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has appointed an expert group as a part of the work to assess whether the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) should be allowed to invest in equity in unlisted companies. The expert group is comprised of associate professor
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04/08/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has endorsed the EU declaration on Venezuela where the union and its member states regret the decision of the Venezuelan authorities to go ahead with the election of a Constituent Assembly on 30 July.
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25/07/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The humanitarian situation in Yemen gives cause for great concern. The cholera outbreak has now spread throughout the country, which is also suffering from armed conflict and a food crisis. It is crucial that the international community makes a
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22/07/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is pleased with Russia's plans for the transport of a floating nuclear power plant along the coast of Norway in the summer of 2018. 'These plans are in line with the Norwegian authorities' request that safe transport can be ensured,' Foreign
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21/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway joins statement by the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe on the detention of Human Rights Defenders in Turkey.
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20/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the European Union.
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20/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This afternoon Poland's lower house of parliament passed a bill on the Supreme Court that has triggered strong reactions both at home and abroad. The proposed changes would give politicians considerable influence in appointing judges, thereby
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18/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
On his visit to Norway on the 28th to the 30th of June, Slovakia's State Secretary for environment, Norbert Kurilla, met State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry for Climate and Environment, Lars Andreas Lunde.
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17/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Norwegian government presented a White Paper to Parliament on 21 June 2017 on waste policies in a circular economy with an emphasis on increasing reuse and recycling. The White Paper also presents a Plastic Strategy in order to reduce marine
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14/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway signed an agreement today on participation in the newly established, Finnish-led European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
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13/07/2017
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s comment on the death of Liu Xiaobo
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13/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
In recent weeks, Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has been running a campaign aimed at Norway and the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), who work jointly to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)`s efforts to preserve its vast
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12/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 10 July, Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to two years in prison for statements made in media interviews in 2015 and 2016.
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12/07/2017
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Laila Bokhari's speech at the Family Planning Summit in London 11 June 2017.
By
Former State Secretary Laila Bokhari
Family Planning 2020, London, 11 June 2017
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11/07/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘The Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed us how quickly diseases can spread across borders, and how devastating their effects can be on lives, health and economic development. That is why we are now intensifying our efforts to ensure that vaccines
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11/07/2017
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Norway is providing NOK 90 million to a new fund that aims to strengthen entrepreneurship among women. The fund, which will be administered by the World Bank, is being launched at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, where Norway is participating as a guest
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10/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende visited Myanmar on 5-6 July. ‘The country is undergoing a huge process of change, after the transition from military rule to a partly civilian government. Norway will continue its broad engagement in support
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08/07/2017
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg`s opening remarks at the health section of the G20 summit.
By
Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg