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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Ministry of Culture has adopted amendments in the regulations relevant to lotteries with the result that now a Norway may arrange a National Championship in poker. Permission is now given for up to five regional qualification tournaments and
- The Government proposes to deny entry to Norway to people who have committed serious criminal offenses abroad. This means that multiple offenses may form the basis for rejection, even when they lie far back in time, says the Minister of Justice
‘The reports that Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein died following the use of force by Israeli troops give cause for grave concern,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
The Norwegian economy has in the past four years experienced its strongest expansion since the 1950s. Recent developments, however, suggest that the cyclical peak has been passed, and the international financial turmoil has increased the uncertainty
The investment strategy for the Government Pension Fund is robust, long-term and well-equipped to deal with financial market turmoil.
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks unchanged at 1 percent from 30 June 2015, in line with advice from Norges Bank. The Financial Supervisory Authority has stated
‘It is unacceptable that millions of people in South Sudan continue to suffer while the parties to the conflict show no real willingness to find a solution. The humanitarian disaster in the country is man-made, and President Salva Kiir and former
On 16 December, the Council of the European Union agreed to establish an internal dialogue to follow up EU member states’ compliance with their commitments to the rule of law under EU treaties. The dialogue will be held on a yearly basis.
‘I condemn today’s terrorist attack on a school in Peshawar in the strongest possible terms. Targeting children and teachers in this manner is despicable,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
The Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe invited oil companies to nominate blocks they want to have included in the 23rd licencing round on the Norwegian continental shelf Wednesday. The numbered licencing rounds cover frontier areas on
”Norway and Russia are continuously developing a closer cooperation in important fields. We see this in the agreement on the maritime boundary in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian-Russian fisheries collaboration, the energy collaboration, maritime
Based on decisions by the United Nations Security Council and the OPCW, Norway and Denmark have agreed to offer a joint contribution to the transportation of chemical warfare agents out of Syria. The joint operation will include naval frigates and
“Norway condemns the killing and injuring of civilians in South Sudan in recent days. These attacks are clear violations of the Cessation of Hostilities agreement, which both parties to the conflict have signed. Leaders on both sides of South Sudan’
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Afghan President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement on strategic partnership between Norway and Afghanistan. In the agreement, Afghanistan makes a commitment to good governance and combating
“Developments in eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours give cause for concern. It is deeply regrettable that once again people have been killed as a result of the political conflict in the country,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
“I condemn the killing of Tunisian opposition politician Chokri Belaid. Mr Belaid was one of the most outspoken opposition politicians in Tunisia, and was particularly concerned about freedom of expression,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen
Based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund - Global, the Ministry of Finance has excluded the Canadian mining company Barrick Gold Corporation from the Fund.
On Monday 27 April, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre formally opened the annual human rights dialogue meeting between Norway and Indonesia. The human rights dialogue has been ongoing since 2002, and this is the eighth annual meeting.
“It is unacceptable that hundreds of civilians have been killed or wounded in the latest stages of the fighting in Sri Lanka. This could have been avoided,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr Erik Solheim.
According to the OSCE’s preliminary assessment of the presidential election in Azerbaijan on 15 October, considerable progress was made with regard to procedures on election day itself. However, there were clear shortcomings during the period