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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The Norwegian Government has decided that all information on state-operated web sites should be accessible in the open document formats HTML, PDF or ODF. This means an end to the time when public documents are published in closed formats only.
The total cost of Norway’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council was NOK 34 million (approx. 3,6 MUSD) in the period 2016-2020.
Political advisor Annelene Svingen in the Ministry of Trade and Industry will be acting state secretary in the same ministry from a date to be decided by the Office of the Prime Minister, in State Secretary Rikke Lind’s leave of absence and for a
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.
Back to main page Conference on Development, Diplomacy and Integrated Planning, Oslo, Norway 11 -12 February 2008 Concept Note Agenda Invitation Independent paper on "Recent Experiences in linking Diplomatic Peacemaking with Development
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy hereby announces the 20th Licensing Round, which comprises 79 blocks or parts of blocks in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. This will provide basis for awards during spring of 2009.
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
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
- There is a need to shorten the time it takes to issue work permits. Therefore, we have proposed several measures to make it easier for foreign workers to take up employment in Norway. At the same time, we have strengthened the capacity in the
Karita Bekkemellem (Social Democratic Party) assumed the post of Minister of Children and Family Affairs on 17 Oct. 2005. On 1 Jan. 2006 the name of the ministry was changed to the Ministry of Children and Equality. Karia Bekkemellem was also
Marthe Scharning Lund is a political advicer at the Ministry of Children and Equality
The Minister of Finance, who has the main responsibility for national economic policy, co-ordinates the preparation of the national budget. Finance minister Kristin Halvorsen was born in Horten on 2 September 1960. Kristin Halvorsen was appointed
Today, Norway was elected as a member of the UN Security Council for the period 2021-2022. ‘We would like to thank the UN member states for the confidence they have shown in us. The world needs more international cooperation to promote peace and
‘What has been a crisis for Norway could become a disaster in developing countries. African governments are facing major challenges in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. In this situation, Norway will do more to assist these countries strengthen
Strategy for better teaching and greater participation of linguistic minorities in kindergartens, schools and education 2007-2009.