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03/12/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
I would like to thank each and every one of the actors who have worked so hard to reach this agreement. Let us maintain, strengthen and further expand our alliance. New tasks in the area of disarmament lie ahead - from small arms to the still
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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02/12/2008
Letter
Ministry of Finance
Letter to Madame Christine Lagarde regarding the proposal for amendments to the Deposit Guarantee Scheme Directive
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01/12/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The High North was just a frozen area during the Cold War. Although changes are already taking place, this is an area where we need to take a broad and generational perspective. Our policy needs to be based on predictability and knowledge,
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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01/12/2008
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
In November 2008, the Norwegian Parliament voted for changes in the legislation on prostitution, in effect criminalizing the purchase of sexual activity or a sexual act, by introducing a new section 202a in the General Civil Penal Code
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01/12/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
An agreement between Norway and Russia on visa facilitation enters into force on 1 December 2008.
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01/12/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Children and Equality
The fall of 2008, Director General Arni Hole spent some time in New York and Washington, working for the UN. During her stay, she was asked to write an article regarding the Norwegian legislation on gender balance on company boards for a web site
By
Director General Erik Saglie
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28/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
There is no way we will accept the international financial crisis being used as an excuse for reducing our ambitions when it comes to fighting poverty and global climate change, was the message from Minister of Environment and International
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Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
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27/11/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
"The Norwegian Government strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attacks against several targets in Mumbai in India yesterday, attacks that have claimed the life of more than a hundre persons", Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says.
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27/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This book tells the real story of the unacceptable human suffering that cluster munitions cause, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre writes in his foreword to “We made it happen" - A Portrait of the Oslo Process to Ban Cluster Munitions and the Human
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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26/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Secretary of State Liv Monica Bargem Stubholts speech at IEF/IGU First Ministeral Gas Forum, held in Wien November 24th.
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26/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The implementation of the Government’s High North Strategy, which was presented in Tromsø almost exactly two years ago, is being followed up in a number of areas. Two of the areas stand out due to their cross-sectoral nature. One is the strategy’s
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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26/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Knowledge of maritime transport and logistics is the key to value creation in the High North. Now we will have the opportunity to be a frontrunner internationally, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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26/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Children and Equality
It is a great honor for me to be at this “Nora’s Sisters” manifestation to commemorate the centennial of our playwright Henrik Ibsen’s death - here in Rio. The manifestations started in 2006. This event has turned out to be one of Norway’s greatest
By
State Secretary Kjell Erik Øie
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26/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
By
Former minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
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25/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- We are particularly pleased with the emphasis the declaration puts on the obligation to ensure decent working conditions for migrant workers. Protecting the rights of lower-skilled temporary workers and ensuring that women and children do not
By
Former State Secretary for International Development Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen
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25/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Opening on November 21. Introduction by Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
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Former minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
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25/11/2008
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
Norway has reinforced its international policing capability by giving its national law enforcement entities instant, automated access to INTERPOL’s global databases. "This new tool will make the Norwegian police service, and its international
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24/11/2008
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The tragic accident at Fjelltun in Ålesund which cost the lives of five people, and endangered the lives of many more, came as a great shock to us all. It was inconceivable that anything like this could happen in the middle of a town and in a new
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24/11/2008
News story
Ministry of Children and Equality
As part of the Government’s strategy for increasing the multicultural knowledge in the child welfare service, the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion has initiated the mentoring programme Nightingale. The programme runs at eight
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24/11/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- What we see unfolding in the Kivu province is a nightmare in real time. It will also severely hamper the prospects of future peacebuilding and reconciliation. The use of rape and sexual violence prolongs conflicts, long after active hostilities
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre