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08/07/2011
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
- Protection of vulnerable marine species and habitats is a priority for the Norwegian government. With the introduction of a new regulation for bottom fishing in Norwegian Waters, Norway takes an important step in the ecosystem-approach to
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06/07/2011
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The first chapter of the White Paper 28 (2010-2011) An "Industry for the Future - Norway’s petroleum activities" is now available in English.
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Political staff
Office of the Prime Minister
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06/07/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is increasing its funding to help victims of the drought in the Horn of Africa by NOK 33 million.
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04/07/2011
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
All Norwegian missions abroad now offer visa applicants the opportunity to use an online system. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “This will give visa applicants a much better service and reduce the processing time for
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04/07/2011
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) have issued a new facts publication on the Norwegian petroleum activities - Facts 2011.
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30/06/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of the Environment
This week, director of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, Ambassador Hans Brattskar, held a speech at Oxford University. The speech was part of the World Forum on Enterprise and the Environment 2011. To read Ambassador Brattskar's
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30/06/2011
Sound and image
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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30/06/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 30 June 2011 appointed Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan, information adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs Rigmor Aasrud.
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Political staff
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
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29/06/2011
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway is very concerned about the arrests of documentary filmmaker Mahnaz Mohammadi and photographer Maryam Majd,” said State Secretary Erik Lahnstein.
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29/06/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 9 July, Africa’s largest country will be divided, and the state of South Sudan will come into being. In recent weeks, there has once again been fighting in the border areas. Norway is now providing an additional NOK 50 million for humanitarian
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28/06/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We expect Libya to cooperate with the ICC. The warrants of arrest issued by the Court are based on serious charges against key Libyan leaders, and underline the importance of working to put an end to impunity for atrocities against civilians,” said
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28/06/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Chairperson and colleagues, Let me first congratulate the newly elected Director-General José Graziano da Silva. We wish you a successful term of office, and we look forward to a fruitful cooperation. Norway also wishes to underline our commitment
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Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Cent)
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28/06/2011
Article
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) deploys an election expert team to Norway to follow a pilot project on new voting technologies (NVT) that was put in place for the forthcoming 12 September municipal elections.
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28/06/2011
News story
Ministry of Defence
“The introduction of an Ethical Statement for defence suppliers is an element of our work on the ethical dimension of acquisition for the defence sector,” says Defence Minister Grete Faremo.
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27/06/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
José Graziano da Silva from Brazil has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I congratulate Mr Graziano da
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27/06/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Education and Research
The OECD seminar organized in cooperation with Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Ontario Institute for studies in education (OISE), gave us a rich understanding of how they were able to deliver reform to their 5000 schools in Ontario.
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The Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen
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27/06/2011
News story
Ministry of the Environment
June 21st Norway and EFTA signed a free trade agreement with Hong Kong. For the first time, EFTA negotiated a free trade agreement with a separate chapter on trade and environment.
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25/06/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Afghanistan to meet Norwegians serving in the country and to have talks with the Afghan authorities, civil society and the leadership of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).