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18/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has
set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of
2006. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the
taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental
shelf and are
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14/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance today issued regulations on new capital adequacy requirements for Norwegian banks etc. "The regulations are designed to ensure that banks subject to Norwegian regulation and Norwegian supervision remain financially sound.
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13/12/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norway invites you to consider
the idea of organising an international workshop for practitioners
in the field of technical assistance. The aim of the workshop would
be to take the discussions on technical assistance further, at a
concrete
By
Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
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13/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today employees in internation
organisations enjoy diplomatic immunity which can protect them from
being prosecuted for corruption. - We cannot allow a form of
immunity that in practice gives protection to people who have been
involved in
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12/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Good infrastructure is essential
for trade and economic activity. The development of safe and
efficient transport corridors in the High North therefore figures
prominently on the Government’s agenda. The Government supports the
initiative for
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12/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Government will assess the need
for a new, ice-class research vessel capable of operating in the
far north. An ice-class research vessel would be useful in
obtaining information needed for making political and management
decisions in the
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Political staff
Office of the Prime Minister
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11/12/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Olje- og energiminister Odd Roger Enoksens tale under åpningen av Statoils kontor i Tripoli, Libya, 11. desember 2006
By
Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy
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08/12/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Ms. Kari-Anne Opsal, political
advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, has been
appointed acting state secretary in the same ministry from 1
December and for the rest of the duration of Minister Pedersen's
leave of absence.
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08/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Board of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) decided in New York last
Thursday that the organisation’s international secretariat should
be transferred to Oslo. “We are pleased by the confidence shown in
us,” said
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07/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is spearheading a joint
protest together with the EU, the USA and Canada. The NRC was
coordinator of the largest camp for internally displaced persons in
South Darfur, and was primarily responsible for the protection of
vulnerable groups.
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07/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Corruption is theft.
People in poor parts of the world are being robbed of millions
every day. This has enormous consequences, not only for
individuals, but also for the economic and social development
opportunities of poor countries, said Mr
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06/12/2006
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the South Korean company Poongsan Corporation from the Government Pension Fund - Global, pursuant to the Ethical Guidelines for the Fund.
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06/12/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 28 and 29 November Mr Erik Solheim, the Norwegian Minister of International Development hosted a two-day conference in Oslo on the current use of conditionality in the International Finance Institutions.The first day of the conference was open to
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06/12/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Here is the press programme for the
visit of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus and
Grameen Bank represented by Ms. Mosammat Taslima Begum.
(06.12.06).
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05/12/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Legal Empowerment – A Way Out Of Poverty. Anthology. Volume 2 Foreword by Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Now, more than a decade since the end of the Cold War, we still have a long way to go before we can declare the end of
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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04/12/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- We need to maintain our focus on respect for
human rights, freedom of the press and freedom of association. When
these rights are neglected, our common values suffer. We must react
and speak out when this happens, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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04/12/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt US–Nordic Relations. Summary of keynote speech Transatlantic Dialogue between the US and the Nordic Countries. Voksenkollen 3–9 December 2006 Ms Stubholt started by stressing the importance of contact and dialogue
By
Former State Secretary in MFA Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt
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01/12/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre Cluster munitions. Special comment Disarmament Forum 2006 no. 4 The article (pdf)
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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01/12/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Friday the Government presented its
High North Strategy.
The Prime
Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Local
Government and Regional Development and the Minister of Education
and Research took part in the presentation in