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23/04/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
One of the main objectives of the biannual address on EU and EEA matters is to reflect on important developments in Europe that affect Norway. My task today is to highlight some of the major issues on the agenda in Norway’s relations with the EU,
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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22/04/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Justice and the Police
Terje Moland Pedersen's welcoming remarks at the "Leaving Terrorism Behind" conference in New York 22 April 2008.
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Former State Secretary Terje Moland Pedersen
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21/04/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
"As a friend of Zimbabwe and the region, I strongly appeal to you to strengthen your efforts to find a solution. The Government of Zimbabwe must respect basic democratic rules and human rights - and prevent violence", Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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21/04/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg announced in Dar es Salaam today that Norway is prepared to grant NOK 500 million to Tanzania over the next five years, for a partnership agreement to enhance forest and climate efforts. Experience from such
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20/04/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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18/04/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today held talks with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, in Johannesburg. Stoltenberg said authorities in Zimbabwe should immediately publish the results of the country’s presidential elections.
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18/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
- Labour migration contributes to continued economic growth in Norway. We have to attract the skills needed in the labour market. The Government therefore wants to put the conditions in order for an effective labour migration, said the Minister of
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18/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
- The Government proposes several measures for better and more co-ordinated information, as well as simpler and faster case handling for the recruitment of foreign labour. When the needed documentation has been presented, an applicant should expect
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18/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The Government wants more co-operation across the Norwegian-Russian border. - We want to stimulate both economic growth and contact between people. This has a great importance for the development in the northern region, says the Minister of Labour
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18/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
- We need national and international standards which prevents that key personnel from poorer countries are actively recruited to rich countries, says the Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion, Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen. It is not in question to
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18/04/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today met with Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. They discussed efforts to fulfil the UN Millennium Goals.
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18/04/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Finance
Address by Minister of Finance, Kristin Halvorsen at the 13th Conference of Finance Ministers of the Nordic and Baltic Sea Countries, 17/18 April 2008, Hamburg, Germany.
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Former Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen
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18/04/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Thursday 17 April: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today visited Soweto’s Soccer City Stadium in South Africa, to launch Norway’s support for a “green” World Cup Soccer 2010. The Norwegian Government is ready to grant NOK 8.5 million to measures
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18/04/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen's opening address at the Fisheries Management and Climate Change conference, in Bergen, 17 April 2008.
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Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen
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18/04/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- There is clearly a need for swift and constructive action on development, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation on the road from Bali to Copenhagen - and beyond, Foreign Minister Støre said in a speech in Stockholm on 17 April 2008
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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18/04/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Thursday 17 April: Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today visited South African energy company Sasol’s Secunda plant outside Johannesburg. The plant’s annual emission amounts to around 60 million tons, more than Norway’s total emission per
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17/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
Users of public electronic services may look forward to a better future. The Norwegian government has decided to establish a public infrastructure - a common hub - for electronic ID (eID). This decision means that in the future citizens may use the
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17/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The response at the first deadline for submissions, 31 March 2008, is very good. A total of 80 projects, with volumes of 90 million CERs, of which more than 40 million CERs for delivery during the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol, are
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17/04/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Women must be given more power. It makes economic sense. We will simply not be able to eradicate poverty if half the population is barred from political and economic participation, said Minister of the Environment and International Development
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16/04/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- We deplore the death threats against Shirin Ebadi and her family, said State Secretary Raymond Johansen at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.