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19/01/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery We have heavy hearts this evening. Many people from different countries have been killed in a brutal and senseless terrorist attack in Algeria. Still we do not know what has happened to five Norwegians, but we do know that
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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19/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Dear colleagues, Firstly, let me thank the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Ilse Aigner, for the invitation and for hosting this meeting. Increased investment in the food and agriculture sector is a key to meet the objective of feeding 9 billion
By
Minister of Agriculture and Food Trygve Slagsvold Vedum
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18/01/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery This morning we received news we had all been hoping for. One of the nine Norwegians whose fate we did not know anything about yesterday, is alive and secure. After two days of despair this was a message of hope. Another piece
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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18/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Norway and the European Union have today concluded a new fisheries agreement for 2013. The agreement establishes the total allowable catches and quotas for shared stocks and includes an agreement on the exchange of reciprocal fishing possibilities
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17/01/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
The situation for the hostages at the gas plant in Algeria is still unclear. In my conversation with Algerian Prime Minister Sellal at noon today, he said the country's military forces were engaged in an operation. In the hours since then there
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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17/01/2013
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister can confirm that we have been informed of a military action at the site at In Amenas. This was conveyed in a conversation held between the Prime Minister and his Algerian colleague earlier today.
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17/01/2013
Sound and image
Office of the Prime Minister
A conversation between Prime Minister Stoltenberg and Bill Gates.
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17/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Norway supports the admission of new observer states provided that they fulfil the Arctic Council’s own criteria. (...) If all goes to plan, a decision on the admission of new permanent observers will be made at the Arctic Council’s Ministerial
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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16/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide will take part in the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø on 21 January. On the same day, Mr Eide will also sign the Host Country Agreement between Norway and the Arctic Council, which will now have a permanent
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15/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is submitting for consultation a proposal to reduce the tariffs for new gas volumes from the Norwegian shelf.
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15/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry is offering shares in 51 new production licences to 40 companies in connection with the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012).
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15/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has asked the Strategy Council for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to write a report on the strategy for responsible investment. The report will be presented autumn 2013. - Our ambition is that the management of the
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14/01/2013
Article
Ministry of Finance
Elroy Dimson (Chair) is emeritus professor of finance at the London Business School and visiting professor at Cambridge Judge Business School. His research is primarily within asset management and investment strategy. Recently he has looked at
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14/01/2013
Article
Ministry of Finance
The purpose of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) is to facilitate government savings to finance rising public pension expenditures, and support long-term considerations in the spending of government petroleum revenues. The investment
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14/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- I look forward to sharing with you some reflections on our two countries and societies; interested to hear your views, said FMinister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide in his speech to the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy, Baku. 14 January.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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11/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide commented, “I am shocked by the execution in Saudi Arabia of Sri Lankan Rizana Nafeek. Norway condemns her execution, which is also a violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as she was a minor at the
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11/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
Three companies have been re-included and two companies have been excluded from the investment universe of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).
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11/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Finance
In 2007, the Council on Ethics recommended the exclusion of Siemens AG due to corruption. The Ministry of Finance decided to place the company under observation in March 2009. The Ministry has now decided to end the observation of Siemens, based on
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11/01/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Ms. Eli Blakstad (50), farmer, Sør-Fron, as state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete. At the same time Mr. Dag-Henrik Sandbakken
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Political staff
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development