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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre said, “We condemn the Syrian authorities’ repeated attacks on civilians. I am shocked at the army crackdown in several Syrian towns and cities on Sunday. The killing of civilians who are asking
Today, the Norwegian government recommended the plans for development and operation (PDO) of the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields. The project plans entails investments of about NOK 65 billion.
“Israel’s use of violence against protesters attempting to cross the ceasefire line between Syria and the occupied Golan Heights is intolerable. The killing of unarmed protesters cannot be justified,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
General instructions have been drawn up for work in the General Assembly that examine the main issues on the agenda and set out Norway’s priorities in various areas. It provides valuable insight into Norway’s UN policy and outlines Norway’s
The Food Chain Committee's power analysis, “Food, power and impotence - on the relative strengths in the food value chain,” shows that over time, the major food retail chains have increased their power relative to the other links in the value chain.
“I am pleased that the UN Sanctions Committee has agreed to Norway’s request to release the USD 370 million belonging to the Central Bank of Libya that are currently in Norwegian bank accounts. This is an important means of helping the country’s new
“The attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo last night is very serious. Norway condemns the violence and the violation of embassy premises and deplores the loss of life,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
On Tuesday, 15 May, the Office of the Auditor General published a report from its management audit of the Climate and Forest Initiative - NICFI. -The report provides several useful insights and reminders, and we will follow up on the suggested
On Tuesday April 10th, Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos announced an intention to expand their climate and forest cooperation for five more years. Simultaneously President Santos announced a historic ruling to
Today, Norway signed extensive new MoUs with Poland on the use of funding under the EEA and Norway Grants amounting to EUR 809.3 million. The business and innovation sector will be significantly strengthened. Justice and home affairs, energy and
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Mr. Elnar Remi Holmen as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes, as of 22 December 2017.
On the basis of a comprehensive assessment of the situation in Yemen and the increasing risks associated with the United Arab Emirates’ military engagement in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided on 19 December 2017 to suspend
The Ministry of Finance has today appointed an expert group to review the fixed income investment framework of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG).
This statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway.
Norway is providing NOK 115 million in funding to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund. ‘Conflict prevention is good development policy and smart aid. That is why we are now increasing our contribution to the UN Peacebuilding Fund,’ said Minister
‘I would like to express our solidarity with the United Kingdom following the shocking nerve agent attack in Salisbury. All use of such nerve agents is forbidden under the Chemical Weapons Convention. This attack is a breach of international law and
"The management of our joint savings is sound. The Fund is managed in a transparent, responsible, long-term and cost-effective manner. Both Norges Bank and Folketrygdfondet have performed well over time", says Siv Jensen, Minister of Finance.
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy presented its assessment of the full scale carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) project in Norway. The Government proposes to fund FEED studies (Front End Engineering and Design studies) with 80
Norway and Bulgaria signs new agreement on environment protection and climate change today in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The agreement has a total budget of 15.3 million euro.