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03/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- What are the main threats to freedom of expression today? We face new challenges regarding internet censorship, surveillance and data mining. We see new forms of authoritarianism that dictate certain opinions and forbid others. We witness violence
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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03/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
- I can now make public that we, together with the consulting firm Mercer, are taking a leading role in launching a comprehensive research project aimed at assessing the impact of climate change on financial markets, as well as implications for
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03/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Finance
- Risk management is all about identifying your risks and controlling them. In that process one needs to be both creative and rigorous. We cannot allow ourselves to be too vulnerable, said the Norwegian Minister of Finance Ms Kristin Halvorsen at
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Former Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen
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02/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of the Environment
Download the presentation. (pdf)
By
Former State Secretary Heidi Sørensen
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02/06/2009
Sound and image
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in conversation with Bill and Merlinda Gates on key global issues.
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02/06/2009
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Animal welfare: The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Lars Peder Brekk, keep on working against the European Union in the question of animal slaughter anestetics. Brekk wants the union to acknowledge the countries' supremacy in deciding
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30/05/2009
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
What to see, where to go and what to do in Oslo. About Oslo Oslo is the capital of the Kingdom of Norway. The city has a blue-green image, as it is surrounded by the blue Oslo fjord and green hills and forests. Oslo is the oldest of the Scandinavian
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30/05/2009
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Official name Kingdom of Norway System of government Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary democracy The Royal House of Norway Harald V, King of Norway, born 21 February 1937 Sonja, Queen of Norway, born 4 July 1937 Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway,
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30/05/2009
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The conference Melting Ice: Regional Dramas, Global Wake-Up Call will take place on 28 April, the day before the Arctic Council’s annual ministerial meeting on the 29th. It comes on the heels of preparatory meetings at the civil servant level (SAO)
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29/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has presented a white paper on Norwegian humanitarian policy in which it reaffirms that Norway intends to be a leading political and financial partner in efforts to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches those in need.
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29/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Lieutenant General Harald Sunde was appointed General and new Chief of Defence by the King in Council today.
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29/05/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Opening speech by Terje Riis-Johansen at the Expert Sessions at the last day of the CCS Conference Fighting Climate Change with Carbon Capture and Storage in Bergen 27-18 May 2009.
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Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent.)
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29/05/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has resolved that Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa shall also be acting Minister of Transport and Communications during Liv Signe Navarsete’s sick
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29/05/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Dialogue does not mean giving up fundamental values and principles. Dialogue provides the option of seizing what I use to call “the middle ground”. It challenges the dominance of the extremes, Foreign Minister Støre said in his opening speech at
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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29/05/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has for the period 1 June-1 October 2009 appointed Mr. Rune Bakervik (38), region secretary, Bergen, as acting political advisor to Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, during Ms. Ragnhild Mathisen’s leave
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28/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Carbon capture and storage (CCS), energy security in Europe, liberalisation of energy markets and offshore wind were the main points on the agenda of the EC-Norway energy dialog that Energy Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs and Norwegian Minister of
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28/05/2009
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's speech at the CCS Conference in Bergen, May 27 2009.
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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28/05/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The annual Human Rights Dialogue between Vietnam and Norway took place in Oslo on 14-15 May. Freedom of expression, human rights defenders, the role of civil society, women and gender equality, and capital punishment were among the topics that were
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28/05/2009
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
“Once again, overfishing of cod in the Barents Sea has been substantially reduced in 2008. This means that unreported fishing has been reduced by as much as 84% from 2005 to 2008 and that resources to the value of 1.1 billion kroner are now
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28/05/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Støre'd article about Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in the Indonesian paper Kompas 28 May 2009. The article can be read in Indonesian: The article (Memerangi Perubahan Iklim) The article in Nepszabadsag (Budapest) on 6 June 2009
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre