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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres announced today that Sister Angélique Namaika from DR Congo has been chosen as the winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award.
‘The EU’s new restrictive measures against Russia reflect the gravity of the deteriorating situation in Ukraine. Norway will study the measures closely. Given the important foreign policy considerations involved, there is good reason for Norway to
“We are concerned about the decision by India’s Supreme Court that a provision of the Indian penal code on sex between persons of the same gender is not in contravention of the Constitution. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and
Norway pledged US$ 61 million to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for 2014 at the CERF High-Level Conference in New York on 13 December 2013.
“I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Cairo today. We have seen increasing violence, bombings and repeated attacks on security forces recently. These activities undermine democratic developments in Egypt and further poison the political
“We are very pleased that Tunisia has adopted a constitution that safeguards basic human rights and builds on democratic principles,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
On Friday Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss among other issues how Norway and the United Kingdom can work together for a more consistent effort against international terrorism.
‘The death toll in Gaza has now reached almost 650. More than 150 of those killed are children. In my view, the military attacks on Gaza are disproportionate, and in our statement to the UN Security Council yesterday, Norway condemned the huge and
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Henriette Westhrin, former state secretary, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has decided the changes in the ministries that were announced at the change of government on 16 October 2013.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Line Gaare Paulsen as acting state secretary to Minister of the Environment during Mr. Ketil Raknes’ leave of absence.
In the margins of Dehli Sustainable Development Summit 2013 State Secretary Arvinn Gadgil, Ministry of International Development signed a «Framework for Energy+ Cooperation with Bhutan» with the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Government of Norway
Norway has decided to suspend further disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme. The reason for this is that the Hungarian Government has moved the implementation and monitoring of the Grants scheme out of the central
Foreign Minister Børge Brende is deeply concerned about the arrests of homosexuals in Nigeria and the new law signed by President Goodluck Jonathan that prohibits same-sex marriage and imposes heavy penalties for such marriages, for homosexuality,
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has transferred the responsibility for EEA and EU affairs to Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende for the period when Minister of EEA and EU Affairs Vidar Helgesen will be on leave, from 28
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will strengthen the promotion of Norwegian culture abroad in 2006, which will allow a more extensive promotion of the Ibsen Year. The High North will be Norway’s most important strategic priority area in the years
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
Malawi is the first pilot country to receive support through the Government’s global education effort. ‘Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. Norway will provide around NOK 100 million annually to strengthen the country’s education
The Ninth European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will be held in Oslo 8-11 April 2013. Topics are labour, growth and social welfare. Hosting the meeting is Norway’s Minister of Labour, Ms Anniken Huitfeldt. Prime