Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
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The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment has allowed for the culling of two wolf packs this winter. In addition, a new decision has been made regrding the licensed culling of wolves outside the designated wolf zone.
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.
China has announced the creation of what is expected to be the world's largest carbon trading market. The market initially covers the power sector, but will gradually expand to include industry and other sectors.
'I am deeply concerned that the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could lead to greater instability in the region and push the parties further away from the negotiation table. The outstanding issues in the conflict between the
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks unchanged, in line with the quarterly advice from Norges Bank.
- It is noteworthy that the Nordic countries, especially Norway, Finland and Sweden, have developed a unique form of cross-border and regional cooperation with Russia. Fifteen years of Barents cooperation has created a community of interests and
Do we lack an adequate legal order for the Arctic Ocean? My answer is no, we don’t, says Foreign Minister Støre. We have the overall framework, what I would call the rules of the game, in the form of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. This is
- Our obligation is to remedy a disaster that has hit individuals and societies. And we have an equally important obligation to prevent that people loose lives and limbs in the future, Ambassador Steffen Kongstad said in his speech 03.10.07.
- A final agreement supported by the Palestinian people will depend on viable Palestinian institutions, a functional private sector and hope in terms of improved Palestinian living conditions. The negotiating process starting here today must
Statement at the ASEAN-UN International Pledging Conference, Yangon, 25 May 2008.
By Former State Secretary for International Development Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen
‘The members of the donor group for Palestine (AHLC) met today to address the critical situation of the Palestinian economy and discussed the way forward on how to resolve the conflict. The donors welcomed that progress had been made, despite the
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q3/17 from Norges Bank.
The Ministry of Finance will adopt amendments to banks’ capital requirements effective from year-end 2020, with a two-year transitional rule for smaller banks. The systemic risk buffer requirement will be increased from 3 to 4.5 per cent, and new
Speech on the European Consumer Summit 2015, Brussels
Norway is supporting the urgent global response to the outbreak of coronavirus, covid-19, and is providing NOK 10 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) for humanitarian efforts and NOK 36 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness
The Government’s annual budget proposal includes an allocation of NOK 466 million for vulnerable groups under a new budget item created for this purpose.
The Government will allocate NOK 500 million to efforts to promote climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and hunger prevention. The funding will be provided under the aid budget.
Norway and Sudan hosted the Friends of Sudan meeting in Khartoum this week. This is the first time the Friends of Sudan have met in Sudan. Sudan has seen major political changes during the course of the year. After a period of mass demonstrations, a
Norway and India agree to cooperate closely to investigate the possibility of establishing a global agreement to stop plastic pollution. The ministers of environment from the two countries met in Gandhinagar, India today, during the high level