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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Knut Morten Johansen as state secretary to Minister of Transport and Communications Ketil Solvik-Olsen.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in the Oslo City Hall on Saturday 10 December at 1300 hours. The prize winners are International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) (represented by Ambassador Yukiya Amano) and director general Mohamed
‘There is a need for a more coordinated effort to combat work-related crime at the European level. Norway is inviting the European Union and its Member States to collaborate more closely to stop the criminals,’ says Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
The Ministry of Climate and Environment has sent out a consultation document with proposals for amendments to the Regulation relating to alien organisms. The proposed amendments entail that the current prohibition against imports of live American
The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has set a quota of 1052 animals for the minke whale hunt in 2006. - A unanimous Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) has requested the Government to increase the quota for the minke whale hunt. Thus,
More lessons at primary school level and free homework assistance for the very youngest pupils. 5 600 extra higher education places and NOK 350 million for climate research. Public funding for research of almost one percent of gross national product
‘Access to good, steady jobs and living wages is one of the main drivers of poverty reduction. The Government has today presented a white paper that sets out how Norwegian development assistance will be used to encourage private investments and
In the National Budget of 2010, the Norwegian Government proposes to allocate approximately NOK 3.4 billion toward`s CCS.
Today Norway and Croatia signed MoUs under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme amounting to around EUR 103.4 million. Key focus areas will be business development and innovation, energy, and justice and home affairs.
On Monday 24 September, the new High-level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy is holding its first meeting. The panel consists of serving heads of state and government who are joining forces to work towards sustainable use of the oceans.
The American Secretary of Defense, James N. Mattis, will be visiting Oslo to have bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. The press is invited to attend statements at the
Rigmor Aasrud is Minister of Reform and Church Affairs. Until 20 December 2009 she was also Minister of Labour.
All photos can be used free of charge. Photo credit: Olav Heggø.
The Ministry of Children and Equality has, since the mid-nineties, worked systematically to recruit more men to work in kindergartens. Norway is on the forefront of this work, devoting both expert and political energy to this topic. Kindergartens
The Government today proposes a new law on official statistics and Statistics Norway. Statistics Norway will mainly continue to operate as today. - The agency performs essential duties and enjoys considerable public confidence. The bill allows this
Ministry of Environment, Norway State Secretary Bernt Bull Business, Industry and Environment: Cleaner Production THE SOFIA CONFERENCE SESSION 3: 23-25 October 1995 Madame Chairperson, One of the issues which has had a prominent place in the
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has as of 14 December 2018 discharged Mr. Petter Kvinge Tvedt as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen.
‘I am deeply concerned about the grave humanitarian situation in Yemen. A large proportion of the population is suffering from a shortage of food and malnutrition. The Government will now provide a further NOK 30 million to the humanitarian response
Norway is providing an additional NOK 100 million to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to support humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees affected by the Syria crisis. ‘This funding will be used to meet basic
State Secretary Marianne Hagen is visiting Moscow on 15-16 April for the opening of the Edvard Munch exhibition at the Tretyakov Gallery.