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13/01/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Erik Lahnstein's article in the International Herald Tribune 12 January 2011 on organised crime.
By
Former State Secretary Erik Lahnstein
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13/01/2011
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Several tens of people have been killed and many injured in demonstrations and social unrest in Tunisia in recent weeks. State Secretary Espen Barth Eide commented: “Norway is concerned about the situation in Tunisia.”
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13/01/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Opening statement by State Secretary Espen Barth Eide 13 January at a conference organized by the Nordic Union of Somali Peace and Development Organizations on “Peace, Dialogue and Combating Radicalization”.
By
Former State Secretary Espen Barth Eide
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12/01/2011
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
Justisdepartementet ved NAWSARH prosjektet har behov for informasjon fra potensielle helikopteroperatører om deres muligheter og interesse for en eventuell redningshelikopteroperasjon på Svalbard samt muligheten de samme operatørene har til å kunne
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12/01/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“The referendum on independence for South Sudan is a historic watershed for Sudan. It is also of great importance to the region and to Africa as a whole,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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10/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The rulings against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh show that the situation for human rights defenders in Iran has become much worse,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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07/01/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 24 January 2011 appointed Ms. Liv Tørres (49), senior adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm. She will succeed Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan, who will leave the post on 1 February
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06/01/2011
Article
Ministry of Finance
Green taxes are taxes imposed on activities that are harmful for the environment so that businesses and individuals must take into account the environmental cost of their activities on society.
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02/01/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has reacted strongly to the terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt, just after midnight on 1 January. “I condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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01/01/2011
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
By
Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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27/12/2010
Sound and image
Ministry of the Environment
This film gives a brief view of the development of Norwegian environmental work, including the national and international challenges that Norway will face in the future.
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27/12/2010
Sound and image
Ministry of the Environment
This film gives a brief view of the development of Norwegian environmental work, including the national and international challenges that Norway will face in the future.
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23/12/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am very pleased to note that the US Senate has given its consent to ratification of the New START Treaty with Russia on reductions in the number of strategic nuclear arms. This is important for our collective security,” said Foreign Minister
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Image archive
Ministry of Finance
Any pictures used must be credited to the photographer. Click on photo for print version. Photo: Tor Martin Bærum
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Political staff
Ministry of Finance
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22/12/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We are concerned about Nasrin Sotoudeh’s health. The Iranian authorities must ensure that she is given a fair trial and has humane conditions in prison,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide.
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22/12/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“We are very concerned about the way the situation in Côte d’Ivoire has evolved since the presidential election at the end of November. The parties must respect the election results, which showed that the incumbent president was defeated. At the
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21/12/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Professor Kirsten Sandberg was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child today. “I congratulate Ms Sandberg. We are proud that such a prominent representative of Norwegian research in the field of child law has been elected to a body
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21/12/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“It is deeply regrettable that the presidential election in Belarus does not appear to have been free and democratic. I condemn the use of violence against demonstrators and the arrests of opposition leaders, journalists and civil society
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21/12/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I strongly condemn this assault on innocent civilians,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide following the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday.