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08/05/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the American company Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. and the Chinese company Huabao International Holdings Limited from the investment universe of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) on
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07/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway condemns the attack on the UNISFA convoy in Abyei on 4 May in the strongest possible terms. Among the fatalities were an Ethiopian peacekeeper, the paramount chief of the Ngok Dinka tribe, Kuol Deng Majok, who was travelling in the convoy,
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07/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Somalia is in a critical phase. Norway aims to support that the progress made so far is not reversed. That is why we are increasing our development assistance by NOK 150 million and strengthening our cooperation with the Government of Somalia,”
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07/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Government proposes a comprehensive plan to limit begging.
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07/05/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The sun shines on London - the same sun shines on Mogadishu. Let the same commitment that we are showing here today, be visible to the people of Mogadishu and the rest of Somalia, said Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås
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Former Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås
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07/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Government proposes several amendments to protect society and strengthen the individual's safety. The aim is to criminalize preparation of terrorism, to receive terrorist training, and to participate in terrorist organizations.
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07/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Driven by demand from domestic sectors, including the petroleum sector, growth in the Mainland Norway economy is strong, in line with the average for the past 40 years. Nearly 75,000 more people are employed now than at the peak before the financial
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07/05/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, Mr. Per Rune Henriksen has been honourably discharged from his post as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe. At the same time, Mr. Trygve Svensson (34), Ph.D. Fellow, Oslo,
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07/05/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 14 May, international experts and stakeholders will gather in Oslo for a two-day conference on right-wing extremism and hate crime directed towards minorities in Europe and beyond.
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06/05/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The reason we want to see the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in Northern Norway is that we believe that we have some very interesting perspectives to share. Perspectives that are relevant to many of our allies: How we have been managing, and how we
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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06/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government is to provide NOK 26 million for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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05/05/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Norwegian Government today announces a growth package for mainland businesses. At the same time the Government will improve the petroleum tax system. The proposals aim to reduce the uneven development of different sectors of the Norwegian
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05/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Today the Government proposes to reduce the uplift in the petroleum tax system from 7.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent. The overall uplift is thereby reduced from 30 per cent to 22 per cent. The proposal will lead to more efficient use of resources and
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05/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian Government proposes tax changes from 2014 to strengthen competitiveness and profitability, and stimulate investments in the mainland economy. The corporate tax rate will be lowered, the tax credit scheme for R&D will be increased and a
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04/05/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The refugee crisis in Syria is on its way to becoming the worst since the Second World War. The Government is therefore increasing Norway’s assistance by NOK 100 million,” announced Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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30/04/2013
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Statoil has today announced its development concept for oil from the Skrugard field in the Barents Sea. The concept involves constructing an onshore terminal at Veidnes outside Honningsvåg in Finnmark.
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30/04/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Well capping equipment developed through the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP) was unveiled in Stavanger today. The Norwegian base is the first of four bases to be opened internationally. The new well capping system will be operated by Oil Spill
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30/04/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and the North Atlantic Council are to visit Norway on 6-8 May. The North Atlantic Council will visit Bodø and Tromsø, while the NATO Secretary General will visit Bodø and Oslo. The programme in Oslo
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29/04/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Democracy should be a part of the post-MDG discussion. You cannot really achieve genuine development without participation, and you cannot really have participation without democracy, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide at the
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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28/04/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“New claims that chemical weapons may have been used in the civil war in Syria give grounds for deep concern. The use of chemical weapons is a breach of the fundamental norms of international humanitarian law, and it is something we condemn in the