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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Together with the political parties represented in the Storting, the Government has decided to hold a national memorial for those who were killed or injured in the attacks on the government offices and Utøya on 22 July.
The Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm discussed the labour market situation and pay and working conditions with European leaders in Brussels.
Minister of Environment Helen Bjørnøy welcomes Statoil's and Shell's decision to work together to capture and use CO2 for enhanced oil recovery offshore at Tjeldbergodden - a gas-fired power plant and methanol production facility in Mid-Norway,
“The global financial crisis is hitting people in need hard. The Government is therefore increasing its humanitarian contribution by NOK 183 million, to a total of NOK 2.2 billion in 2012,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
“The Commission of Inquiry on Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation has made a number of recommendations in its recent report. This is an important report, which will be studied closely,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
“The building of settlements on occupied land is illegal and a violation of international law. I deplore the fact that the Israeli Government, by approving the construction of these homes in East Jerusalem, is undermining the opportunities for
Together with speakers from all over the world, State Secretary Kristine Gramstad took part in the international sustainability seminar AkvaArena Sea 2011, held in conjunction with Aqua Nor in Trondheim.
Kjersti Stenseng was appointed State Secretary for Minister of Culture Anniken Huitfeldt on 15 May 2012. Kjersti Stenseng has, in periods from 14 June 2011 until 15 May 2012, been acting State Secretary and political adviser in the Ministry of
In an extraordinary meeting of the Council of State on Wednesday morning, a Royal Decree was adopted authorising the Minister of Defence to provide a Norwegian military contribution to operations in Libya with a view to implementing UN Security
Finance Minister Johnsen today sent a letter to the World Economic Forum (WEF) upon the publication of the paper ”Accelerating the Transition towards Sustainable Investing” during the annual meeting in Davos.
The Norwegian government and Statoil have undertaken an agreement to establish the world's largest full-scale CO2 capture and storage (CCS) project in conjunction with the projected combined heat and power plant at Mongstad.
The Norwegian Government has launched its strategy for Norway’s cooperation with Brazil. Several ministers took part in the launch, demonstrating the importance Norway attaches to its relations with Brazil.
Norway’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, will visit Brazil February 17 - 21. The purpose of the visit is to strengthen business relations between Norway and Brazil. With him is a business delegation of about 130 people.
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Astrid Bergmål as political adviser to Minister of Justice Knut Storberget, and Ms. Astrid Huitfeldt, public relations manager, as political adviser to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Norwegian Government proposes to allocate NOK 20 billion (approx 2.3 billion Euros) in a new fund to strengthen the efforts in increasing production and use of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency.
“The news that the Libyan city of Sirte has now fallen and that former dictator Muammar Gaddafi is dead marks a historic turning point for Libya,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre had a telephone conversation this afternoon with his Egyptian counterpart, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and urged the Egyptian authorities to take effective measures to stop the attacks on foreign journalists that have been
Due to today’s changes in the Government, state secretaries Terje Moland Pedersen, Astri Aas-Hansen and Pål Lønseth in the Ministry of Justice and Roger Ingebrigtsen in the Ministry of Defence, have been reappointed as of today at 2.30 pm.
Mr. Roger Solheim has been appointed acting state secretary in the Ministry of Culture 7 March 2011-30 December 2011, during Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen’s leave of absence. Ms. Siv Larssen Aasvik is acting political adviser 15 March 2011-14 June 2011.
In connection with the Nansen-Amundsen Year in 2011, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre and Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will host the Nansen Conference on Climate Change and Displacement in the