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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The Norwegian Government is going to build a global vault for seeds on Svalbard. Seeds from the entire world will be put into frozen storage in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault so that crop diversity can be conserved for the future.
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the South-African company DRD Gold Limited (DRD Gold) from the investment universe of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global, based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Fund. According
Today the European Commission presented an action plan for the EU’s integrated maritime policy. Marine and maritime issues are of key importance to Norway. This is an area where, thanks to our long coastline and maritime history, we have world-class
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Ole Morten Geving (33), communication advisor, Hølen, to the office as state secretary to Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen. Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram has been honourably
Norway and the Netherlands are the two countries that provide the best development assistance for education, according to a report published by the world-wide lobbying network Global Campaign for Education.
1 May 2007 will stand as a milestone in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the North-East Atlantic. That is the day the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) introduces the new port-state control regime. “
- Despite financial turmoil in the second half of 2007, this was a satisfactory year for the Government Pension Fund, says Finance Minister Kristin Halvorsen.
The Norwegian government has taken responsibility for the pioneer divers at a moral and political basis, but has not acknowledged any legal responsibilities for the damage that has been inflicted upon the pioneer divers. Whether or not one is
The Government today presented the new long-term plan for the Armed Forces: A Defence for the protection of Norway’s security, interests and values. The Government wishes to give the Armed Forces a substantial financial boost. The Government also
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Dyveke Sanne’s spectacular artwork is now in place at the entrance to Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The art will identify the building from a distance, in both daylight and darkness.
The Ministry of Finance has started a process with the aim of evaluating the Ethical Guidelines for the Government Pension Fund - Global. The results of the evaluation will be presented to the Parliament (Stortinget) in the annual report on the
- There is a striking lack of openness in the international financial and business sector. This facilitates illicit financial flows that drain developing countries of enormous sums of money, says Minister of the Environment and International
Director General Vegard Ellefsen has been appointed Political Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with effect from 7 April 2008.
The Office of the Prime Minister appointed Lotte Grepp Knutsen as State Secretary in the Ministry of Children and Equality on 27 March 2009. Lotte Grepp Knutsen’s previous position was Political Adviser in the Ministry of Children and Equality.
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The government proposes a NOK 24.7 billion appropriation to transport and communications via the 2008 fiscal budget. This is an increase of about NOK 1.1 billion or 4.7 per cent over the revised 2007 budget.
The Norwegian Government intends to create 350 new fellowships to boost recruitment of scientists and academics. The Government also intends to increase the capital of the Research and Innovation Fund to NOK 66 billion in 2008. Total budget
Information for the media attending the Oslo Conference on cluster munitions.
Mr. Odd Roger Enoksen, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, will visit Qatar during the period between the 19th and the 21st of February.