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28/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“A collapse in Libya could create a dangerous power vacuum in North Africa. This is a challenge the international community needs to address, and I have urged the Security Council to consider what interventions could be undertaken to promote
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27/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution imposing targeted sanctions on the Libyan regime and has referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation. “This is an appropriate and important step in
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25/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs commented: “It is important that the international community gives a united response to the authorities’ gross violations of human rights and that the perpetrators are brought to justice.”
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24/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today received Plans for Development and Operation (PDO) on the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields. The projects (Ekofisk South and Eldfisk II) will entail investments in the region of NOK 65 billion.
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24/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Together with representatives from 78 countries, Norwegian State Secretary Per Rune Henriksen attended an Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting in the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on February 22, 2011.
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23/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will fund the deployment of a Norwegian Red Cross surgical team in Libya. The team will provide assistance for the many wounded who are in urgent need of medical attention following the unrest in the country
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23/02/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“I look forward to the Nordic World Ski Championships and the atmosphere in the Holmenkollen arenas here in Oslo, and to sharing the events with my colleagues from Finland, Poland and Sweden", says Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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23/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Labour
The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements presents the preliminary report on the basis for wage settlements in 2011.
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22/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Monday 21 February, a successful first round of talks between the Philippine authorities and the communist movement was completed in Norway. These were the first formal talks between the parties since 2004.
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22/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The use of military force against the country’s own population is entirely unacceptable. We strongly condemn the Libyan authorities’ ruthless use of violence against the country’s civilian population,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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20/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
During her visit to Japan, minister for research and higher education Ms. Tora Aasland launched the NorAlumni Japan - a network aimed to connect Japanese students, reserarchers and scolars with Norwegian industry and academia.
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19/02/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I condemn the use of violence against peaceful protesters in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
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Political staff
Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
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Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion
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Ministry of Children and Equality
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16/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Culture
The new Committee of The International Ibsen Award was announced by the Norwegian Minister of Culture 28th of January.
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16/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
On the recommendation of the Council on Ethics, the Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude the Malaysian company Lingui Developments Berhad from the Government Pension Fund Global’s (GPFG) investment portfolio. The divestment from the company
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15/02/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
The consulting company Mercer today presented a report on long-term consequences of climate change on the global capital markets. The Norwegian Ministry of Finance entered into a contract with Mercer about such a study in 2009, and encouraged other
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15/02/2011
News story
Ministry of the Environment
The Romanian Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Norwegian Ministry of Environment cooperate to promote green public procurement and environmental technology. The aim of the cooperation project “Developing Emergent Ecological markets in