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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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(22 November 2004) Defence Minister Kristin Krohn Devold is taking part in discussions in the wake of the EU defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels today. Norway, together with six other non-EU member countries, has been invited by the EU
‘I would like to congratulate the UK and the EU on reaching an agreement on their future relationship. This is good news for the UK, the EU and Norway. An agreement will provide greater predictability for everyone, including Norway,’ said Prime
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide speaks at the Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting on 4 November. Originally scheduled to be held in May, the session is held by videoconference this year.
‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate Vice-President Joe Biden on his election victory. The US is Norway’s most important ally and we work closely together in many areas. I look forward to developing the cooperation
New recommendation from the Advisory Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Petroleum Fund whether the two weapons systems Spider and Intelligent Munition Sysem (IMS) would be considered illegal under the convention on antipersonnel
In 2017, Norway and Germany entered into a strategic, maritime cooperation on materiel, aimed at the acquisition of identical submarines and naval strike missiles. The defence materiel organisations of Norway and Germany, NDMA and BAAINBw, have
The Norwegian Government has presented former government minister Børge Brende to the post as executive director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The nomination was made in a letter today from Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to UN
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has made changes to the groups that are exempt from the requirement of a negative Covid-19 test on entry to Norway. These changes enter into force at midnight.
Kristin Halvorsen was today appointed Minister of Finance. Halvorsen is the leader of the Socialist Left Party of Norway, and has been Member of Parliament since 1989. (17.10.05)
Joint press release after the 6th Norway-India Joint Commission Meeting.
Political adviser Peder Weidemann Egseth has been appointed state secretary to Prime Minister Erna Solberg, as of 1 July 2020.
On 17 July, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution by consensus that will increase focus on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Norway headed the negotiation process leading up to the
The King in Council decided May 7, 2020 to reduce the Norwegian oil production.
Join Dag-Inge Ulstein, Norwegian Minister of International Development, for the launch of the strategy Born to live in freedom - Strategy to strengthen development efforts to combat modern slavery (2021-2025) on Thursday 1 July 14:00 - 15:00.
Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide will present a new strategy for the promotion of freedom of expression Tuesday 29th of June at 2 PM (CET).
Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to His Majesty King Harald V on 22 June 2020.
'We are deeply concerned about death sentences against participants in the Iran protests in 2019. I call on Iran to revoke the death sentences of Amirhossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajab and to ensure a fair retrial. Norway opposes all
‘The Covid-19 pandemic and the measures implemented to combat it have dramatic ramifications for developing countries, and are leading to increased economic decline, poverty, unemployment and hunger. Groups that are already vulnerable are
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the development plan for Northern Lights, which is the storage part of the Longship project. The final state support agreements with the companies were signed before the weekend.
Norway is maintaining its international support for freedom of expression and freedom of the press by extending its cooperation with International Media Support for four years. According to the agreement, funding provided by Norway will be used to