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19/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"To meet the challenges that our planet is facing, we need strong bilateral partnerships between like-minded countries. Countries like Norway and Chile. Even though we are at opposite ends of the world, we share the same fundamental beliefs and
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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19/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"Every year, close to 10 million children die of diseases for which there are inexpensive and effective remedies. Every year, more than half a million women die during childbirth. More than fifty million women suffer serious complications related to
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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19/09/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg was present at Chile’s National Day celebrations on 18 September. In Santiago he also had political talks with President Michelle Bachelet. The visit demonstrates the increasingly close cooperation between
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18/09/2008
Rules
Ministry of Education and Research
Established by the Ministry of Education and Research 1 March 2006 - Carries into effect at 1 August 2006.
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18/09/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Trade can be part of the climate change solution, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, said in his statement at the seminar jointly by the European Commission Delegation to Norway and Iceland, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO
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18/09/2008
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The cooperation agreement for The European Wergeland Centre was signed in Strasbourg by Norwegian ambassador Petter Wille and Council of Europe (COE) Secretary General Terry Davis.
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17/09/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has decided to allocate NOK two million to the IRW’s efforts on preventing gender-based violence and strengthening education for internally displaced children and young people in Iraq. Norway is also considering supporting the organisation’s
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17/09/2008
News story
Ministry of the Environment
A miniseminar on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was held in the occation of the visit of Mr. Martin Bursik, the Czech Minister of the Environment on the 9 September 2008.
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16/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"Every state has a responsibility to protect and promote their indigenous populations. And the international community has a common responsibility to ensure that they do", Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenbeg said at the 25th anniversary of the
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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16/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government is providing NOK 36 million to humanitarian efforts in Sri Lanka. Norway is concerned about the civilian population affected by the conflict.
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16/09/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In the years before 2015, Norway will contribute up to 1 billion US dollar to reduce deforestation in the Amazon. The size of Norway’s contribution will depend on how successful Brazil will be in reducing deforestation. This makes Norway the first
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16/09/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Forests and climate change Deforestation in tropical countries accounts for about 20% of annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions. There is more carbon stored in the world’s forests than in all remaining oil reserves in the world. Combustion converts
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16/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
Fredric R. Jameson has made outstanding contributions to the understanding of the relation between social formations and cultural forms in a project he himself describes as the “poetics of social forms”.
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16/09/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Finance
The Secretary General Tore Eriksen delivered a lecture today on the Ministy's perspective on the Office of the Auditor General of Norway. He addressed a meeting at an International Week at the Office of the Auditor General of Norway hosting
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Secretary General Tore Eriksen
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16/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"Mr. President, Combating climate change is a crucial global task. Brazil has become the global leader in the fight to save the rain forest. The Amazon plan and the Amazon Fund are ambitious and necessary tools. I am impressed by your dedication and
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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15/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 15 September Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre launched the Government’s humanitarian strategy, entitled Norwegian Humanitarian Policy.
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15/09/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The NorNed Cable Dear Minister, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to attend the official opening of the long-awaited NorNed cable. This opening is an important and joyous event, and I am proud to present the longest subsea
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Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent.)
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15/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"The main challenges mankind face today are poverty and climate change. But we are confronted with a dilemma: to reduce emissions of CO2 at the same time as the use of fossil fuels increases. This challenge can only be met by political determination
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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15/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"Rio Oil and Gas is the most important oil and gas event in the southern hemisphere. Brazil has been a petroleum producer for decades. And with its latest discoveries in the deep sub-salt layers, Brazil will become a major energy power", Prime
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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15/09/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
"The Norwegian supply industry is a truly globalised industry. And it reminds us that through international competition, new technology is born. The cooperation between Norway and Brazil in the offshore sector is thriving", Prime Minister Jens
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg