Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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The Office of the Prime Minister has from 29 April appointed Mr. Kjetil Mjøsund (41), bailiff, Stjørdal, as acting political advisor to Minister of Justice Knut Storberget.
“Climate change and increased access to Arctic waters call for closer Arctic cooperation. I am pleased that the Arctic Council today has identified a number of measures to combat climate change and protect the Arctic environment,” said Norwegian
On 28 April, Brigadier Britt T.B. Brestrup took over command of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH). Brestrup is the first female head of mission and commands a civilian observer force of 64 persons.
Never before have so many high-level representatives from member states, or so many other nations - observers and interested partners - attended a Council meeting. The Arctic Council is emerging as the key decision shaping body on Arctic affairs,
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore, ministers from Europe, the Americas and Asia, and some of the world’s leading experts on snow and ice melting met in Tromsø, Norway, today. Mr Gore and Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, who co-chaired
On Monday 27 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre formally opened the annual human rights dialogue meeting between Norway and Indonesia. The human rights dialogue has been ongoing since 2002, and this is the eighth annual meeting.
There is indeed a risk that we will be among the last to live in a time of bountiful ice and snow; but such a future is not inevitable. I sincerely believe that today will mark one important step towards a different future, one where longing for the
On behalf of the Norwegian Government I would welcome a further deepening of joint projects between our two countries. Basically - without tolerance and freedom of expression there can be no democracy, and without true democracy such tolerance and
In this action plan against poverty, the Government is presenting the status of the efforts to reduce poverty and proposing new priority areas and measures for 2009.
Nordic-Baltic statement at the Spring Meetings in The World Bank's Development Committee 2009.
By Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
The Government will systematically commit to research in the years to come and will contribute to an increased focus on research results and what our society wants to achieve with our research spending. A one-sided debate on funding and goals for
The new White paper on research ”Climate for Research”, the government emphasises that public research spending will continue to increase. Furthermore, Norwegian research policy will be defined by nine research policy goals. The Government
Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt proposes changes to the Child Welfare Act that include a strengthening of follow-up care and clarifications designed to make sure children's interests come first in all evaluations that are
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Gry Larsen (33), political advisor, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. She succeeds Mr. Raymond Johansen, who has been honourably discharged
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 24 April appointed Mr. Tarjei Skirbekk (37), information advisor, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre. Skirbekk succeeds Ms. Gry Larsen, today appointed state secretary
Norway International Press Centre (NIPS) is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs service centre for foreign correspondents in Norway.
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim is sending a delegation to Madagascar to report on the situation in the country in the light of the current conflict.
The Government will preserve Svalbard’s unique natural wilderness and develop the archipelago as a platform for climate research. At the same time, the Government will continue to develop a robust family community in Longyearbyen, continue coal
The EU is close to adopting a trade ban on seal products that may be incompatible with international trade rules. The European Parliament will vote on the proposed trade ban during the plenary session in Strasbourg from 4 to 7 May. Norwegian Foreign
“It is unacceptable that hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded in the latest stages of the fighting in Sri Lanka. This could have been avoided,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr Erik Solheim.