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19/06/2015
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende has announced that Norway will allocate NOK 200 million annually to the fight against terrorism, organised crime, piracy and cyber threats.
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23/09/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The political dialogue in Libya has resulted in the final text of a political agreement for Libya that safeguards the main interests of both sides in the conflict. Norway fully supports the agreement, which was presented to the parties late on
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28/04/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'It is deeply regrettable that Indonesia is once again carrying out executions. I urge the Indonesian Government to stop the planned executions and reintroduce the moratorium on the death penalty,' said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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27/09/2015
News story
The Office of the Prime Minister
27th September Prime Minister Solberg attended the Global Leader’s Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, organized by China and UN Women.
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30/09/2015
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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18/05/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is awarding ten new licenses, consisting of 40 blocks in total.
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30/09/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government today presented a white paper assessing whether Norway should ratify the optional protocols on procedures for individual complaints under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on
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04/07/2016
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy presents the feasibility study report on full-scale carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) in Norway.
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23/05/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A new fund for education in emergencies, Education Cannot Wait, will be launched at the world Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul today. 'The aim is to increase access to education for children and young people in emergencies. This is important not only
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24/05/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Norway is entering into a multi-year cooperation agreement with Unicef, and will provide up to NOK 400 million for education in Syria and its neighbouring countries. This is a follow-up to the donor conference for Syria earlier this year. It will
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07/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Temperatures in the Arctic are rising two to three times faster than the global average. This will have dramatic consequences. The rapid pace of climate change in the Arctic is a warning of what will happen in the rest of the world unless we reach
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07/10/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
‘I would like to congratulate this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
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Web TV
08/12/2015
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry announced in December that it would assess whether the 5-percent cap on real estate investments in the GPFG should be increased, as well as whether to permit the Fund to be invested in unlisted infrastructure.
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Web TV
09/12/2015
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Green Tax Commission has submitted its report to the Minister of Finance Siv Jensen today. The commission was appointed on 15 August 2014 and has evaluated whether and how a green tax reform can be used to secure reduced greenhouse gas emissions
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07/10/2016
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen, congratulates Colombia's President Santos and the people of Colombia.
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10/12/2016
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
By Tord Lien, Minister of petroleum and energy, Norway
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19/05/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende was taking part in the launch of the Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) yesterday. This is a new Nordic cooperation venture involving private Norwegian investors and two state investment funds, the
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27/05/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Fredrik Färber from his office as state secretary to Minister of Finance Siv Jensen as of 30 May 2016.
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11/10/2016
Press release
Ministry of Defence
The Norwegian Government this week followed up on the new Long Term Defence Plan presented in June with a 2017-budget that involves a significant increase in the funding level for the Norwegian Armed Forces. In total, the Government proposes a NOK
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21/05/2016
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will provide NOK 208 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 2016, twice as much as in 2015. ‘There are still urgent humanitarian needs that are not being met. Eight million Afghans need protection and emergency assistance. Every single