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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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"Children with parents who are mentally ill or who abuse alcohol or drugs must be followed closely from before birth to the start of school. We have initiated a major project in which specialized teams will guide and assist municipalities in their
30 journalists from all over the world to visit the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on Wednesday. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGS) is taking shape. Construction work started in April 2007 and the first blastings were performed in May. The facility
- I am pleased that we will now have an international secretariat for the Barents Cooperation. Norway has been working to secure this agreement for a long time, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
It has today been decided by the King in Council that the new statutory provisions on "obligasjoner med fortrinnsrett" (covered bonds) shall enter into force 1 June 2007.
Syria is obliged to respect the right to freedom of expression and freedom of association, and to respect basic principles of the rule of law such as the right to a fair trial, says State Secretary Raymond Johansen.
- The interpellator is right in saying that the fight against terrorism is not just a matter of fighting terrorists and their actions. We must also seek to understand why they resort to violence. We need to understand what is nurturing terrorism,
The Government’s new white paper on climate policy contains proposals for concrete new measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Government proposes substantial cuts in emissions both in Norway and abroad
Mr. Snorre Wikstrøm (35), study secretary, Oslo, has today been appointed state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg from 1 January 2008. At the same time Mr. Morten Wetland has been honourably discharged as of the same date.
Due to today’s changes in the Government, the following state secretaries have been honourably discharged from their posts, as of today at 1pm: Mr. Inge Bartnes - Ministry of Local government and Regional Development Ms. Guri Størvold - Ministry of
As Minister of Petroleum and Energy Odd Roger Enoksen has wanted to leave the Government, the Crown Prince Regent has in today’s session of the Council of State appointed Ms. Åslaug Haga - until now Minister of Local Government and Regional
“I am appalled by the acts of violence that have taken place in Gaza during the past few days. A large number of civilians, including many children, have been killed or severely injured during Israeli military attacks,” says Minister of Foreign
The Tokyo Co-Chairs (Norway, Japan, US and EU) jointly express their strong concerns about the termination of the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement by the Government of Sri Lanka. These concerns have already been expressed in individual statements.
BTV is a Regional Cooperation between the County Municipalities of Buskerud, Telemark and Vestfold Counties.
The strategic aims of peace operations have changed fundamentally in recent years, and UN Security Council mandates are increasingly multi-dimensional in purpose.
- I wish to congratulate the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, and former US Vice President Al Gore with the Nobel Peace Prize. This is a recognition of global warming as today’s most significant threat to global as well as regional
The Foreign Minister’s answer to a question from Member of the Storting Jan-Henrik Fredriksen regarding multiple-entry visas to Russian nationals travelling to Norway.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is allocating USD 2.5 million to relief efforts following the disastrous flooding in Pakistan. At least 340 people have died in the floods, and 2.5 million have been affected.
The leader of the LTTE negotiating team and head of the LTTE political wing, Mr S.P. Tamilselvan, was killed this morning, in an air strike outside Kilinochchi. - His leadership as head of the political wing and his many important contributions have
The Government has decided to maintain the presence of Norwegian forces in the Faryab province in Northern Afghanistan through 2008, and will also strengthen the stabilization force (PRT) in Maymaneh with 2-3 helicopters, as well as an infantry unit