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25/08/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende met his seven Nordic and Baltic colleagues in Oslo today.
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22/08/2017
News story
Ministry of Defence
Today, the German and Norwegian Ministers of Defence formally marked the start of a long-term cooperation on new submarines and naval missiles. Minister of Defence, Ine Eriksen Søreide, met her German colleague, Ursula von der Leyen, at Eckernföerde
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18/08/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Republic of Macedonia and the Kingdom of Norway share a vision of a free and democratic Europe built on the principles of peace, justice, and the rule of law.
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16/08/2017
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Governments of Norway and Ethiopia have taken an important step towards supporting Ethiopia’s climate friendly economic development. The Government of Norway has allocated up to NOK 600 million for sustainable forest management and forest
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14/08/2017
Speech/statement
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
Ambassador Masood, Ladies and gentlemen, I am deeply honoured to be here today. On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to thank you for inviting us to participate in your celebration of Pakistan’s first 70 years as an independent state.
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Former Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner
Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day
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14/08/2017
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Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has appointed an expert group to assess Norges Banks management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The group is comprised of professor Magnus Dahlquist at the Stockholm School of Economics and professor Bernt Arne
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14/08/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
-263 million children and young people are currently out of school. This has major consequences in social, economic and security terms, not only for the countries that are lagging behind, but also for the rest of the international community. That is
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14/08/2017
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
Visit of delegation from the Slovakian Ministry of Economy to study Norwegian successes with expansion of electric transportation. The Ministry of Economy is responsible for electromobility in Slovakia and wanted see how the Norwegian experience can
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09/08/2017
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Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has appointed an expert group as a part of the work to assess whether the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) should be allowed to invest in equity in unlisted companies. The expert group is comprised of associate professor
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04/08/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has endorsed the EU declaration on Venezuela where the union and its member states regret the decision of the Venezuelan authorities to go ahead with the election of a Constituent Assembly on 30 July.
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25/07/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'The humanitarian situation in Yemen gives cause for great concern. The cholera outbreak has now spread throughout the country, which is also suffering from armed conflict and a food crisis. It is crucial that the international community makes a
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22/07/2017
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is pleased with Russia's plans for the transport of a floating nuclear power plant along the coast of Norway in the summer of 2018. 'These plans are in line with the Norwegian authorities' request that safe transport can be ensured,' Foreign
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21/07/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway joins statement by the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe on the detention of Human Rights Defenders in Turkey.
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20/07/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the European Union.
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20/07/2017
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This afternoon Poland's lower house of parliament passed a bill on the Supreme Court that has triggered strong reactions both at home and abroad. The proposed changes would give politicians considerable influence in appointing judges, thereby
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18/07/2017
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
On his visit to Norway on the 28th to the 30th of June, Slovakia's State Secretary for environment, Norbert Kurilla, met State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry for Climate and Environment, Lars Andreas Lunde.
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17/07/2017
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Norwegian government presented a White Paper to Parliament on 21 June 2017 on waste policies in a circular economy with an emphasis on increasing reuse and recycling. The White Paper also presents a Plastic Strategy in order to reduce marine
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14/07/2017
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway signed an agreement today on participation in the newly established, Finnish-led European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.
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13/07/2017
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The Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s comment on the death of Liu Xiaobo
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13/07/2017
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Ministry of Climate and Environment
In recent weeks, Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has been running a campaign aimed at Norway and the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), who work jointly to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)`s efforts to preserve its vast