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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Atlantic Council Conference, June 25th 2014, Washington DC
‘Norway is at the forefront of a major effort to promote global education, and is doubling its support for the Global Partnership for Education. This reflects the high priority given to global education in the Government’s development policy,’ said
Professor Kirsten Sandberg, the candidate for Norway and the other Nordic countries, has been re-elected as member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. ‘I would like to congratulate Professor Sandberg, one of our foremost experts in the
Check against delivery Welcome to Oslo! ‘Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard,’ said Harvey Milk – the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California. You make your voices heard. It’s hard to imagine what
The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation has decided to discontinue further internet voting pilot projects. Such pilots were carried out during the parliamentary elections in 2011 and 2013.
Formal negotiations on a plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) were launched in Geneva on 28 June 2013 between 50 WTO members. The common framework for the negotiations is based on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
The Office of the Prime Minister has made changes among the political advisers at the Office of the Prime Minister and in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries (Fisheries Affairs).
Thorbjørn Jagland has been re-elected as Secretary General of the Council of Europe by an overwhelming majority. Both Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende congratulate on the re-election.
‘I would like to congratulate Thorbjørn Jagland on his re-election. It reflects the strong support for his reform work in the Council of Europe. In these times of crisis in Europe, with major challenges relating to human rights and democracy, the
The value of the State’s Direct Financial Interest (SDFI) as of 1 January 2014 is estimated to 1,234 billion NOK. This is the result of the recent valuation of the SDFI portfolio carried out by Rystad Energy on behalf of the Ministry of Petroleum
‘I am proud of the way in which the Norwegian Armed Forces have carried out their part of the mission. Removing these weapons from Syria has been vital for ensuring that they cannot be used against the civilian population or fall into the wrong
‘I am deeply concerned about the trials that are taking place in Egypt and the sentences that are being imposed. Monday’s judgment against three journalists is shocking and unacceptable. In addition, 183 death sentences that were pronounced earlier
‘We are very pleased that the process of transporting chemical weapons out of Syria has now been completed. The last consignment of chemicals was shipped out of Syria Monday', said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. .
The Government will accept a five per cent growth in the Norwegian aquaculture industry, but with stringent demands regarding lice.
“I am very pleased that the Storting has said yes to the free trade agreement between the EFTA member states and Costa Rica and Panama,” says Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland.
“The free trade agreement will promote greater economic cooperation between Norway and Colombia,” says Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland.
In the new white paper on direct ownership in state-owned enterprises the Government asks for consent to reduce state ownership in several companies.
‘Despite the difficult security situation in the Central African Republic, humanitarian actors are making impressive efforts to save lives and help the civilian population. Norway is providing an additional NOK 50 million to strengthen humanitarian
Norway, together with Denmark and Sweden, will hold air services negotiations with South Korea 2-3 September 2014.
In the forthcoming white paper concerning direct state ownership in enterprises, the Government will announce that it will propose to the Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) the flexibility to reduce the state’s ownership in Telenor ASA and