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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 judgment against the NGO Golos and its leader, Lilia Shibanova, in Moscow today gives cause for concern. This is the first judgment to be passed since the recent amendments to Russian legislation on NGOs were introduced, and could make it more
“Safety at sea in the Barents area has been further strengthened through the introduction of the new Norwegian-Russian ship reporting system Barents SRS. The system is a tangible result of the good Norwegian-Russian cooperation on infrastructure and
The government has proposed to establish a loan programme where lenders receive a guarantee on 90 percent of the value of new loans issued to small and medium-sized enterprises hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The government has also proposed to
The outbreak of Covid-19 is serious for life and health. To counter the outbreak, strong measures have been taken in Norway as well as in other parts of the world. The outbreak will have a major impact on the economy and significantly weigh on
The number of people being laid off temporarily has shot up since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. Both people who are laid off or lose their jobs and employers will receive more compensation under new rules.
In today’s session of the Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
In order to provide help for vulnerable migrants and improve the situation on the border with Turkey, Norway has offered to send beds, mattresses and tents to Greek authorities. This is in addition to considerable Norwegian support in other areas
‘I am pleased, as the Minister of Culture and Equality, to assure voluntary organisations on behalf of the Government that they will keep state grants which they have already received or for which an administrative decision has been taken that they
In the Council of State today, the King has made changes in the Government.
Together with Shell and Total, Equinor has completed drilling a test well for CO2 storage in the North Sea. The objective is to investigate whether the reservoar in the area is suited for storage of CO2. The preliminary results are promising.
Following the Government’s announcement on 12 March of new, far-reaching measures to combat COVID-19, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has received a number of enquiries about food supply.
Several countries are now supporting Norway’s appeal for funding for the development of a vaccine against the Covid-19 virus. Germany, Sweden, Finland and Denmark are among the countries that are now pledging millions.
‘We are in a serious and unpredictable situation. It is becoming harder for many Norwegian citizens to return home because more and more countries are closing their borders and airspace and introducing states of emergency. The Government wants very
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the nature and level of the risks facing Norwegian society. The Government is therefore strengthening Norway’s emergency preparedness capacity in order to respond to the current situation.
The Lombardy region of Italy is in desperate need of health-care personnel due to the coronavirus emergency. Norway is now sending a medical team to the region.
The Storting today adopted temporary legislation that will authorise the Government to carry out necessary and proportionate adaptive measures for a limited period to address the effects of the coronavirus.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has informed NorthConnect that the Ministry lacks sufficient information at this point to reach a decision on the license applications for a new interconnector for electricity. Before such a decision can be
The Government announces a fixed-term benefits scheme for foreign employees in Longyearbyen whose income is suspended due to the current corona virus epidemic.
The Philippine Government and the Communist Party of the Philippines have declared humanitarian ceasefires to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Ministry of Finance has made temporary changes in the mortgage regulation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.