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14/06/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Following is the text of a joint statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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14/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Today, 100 years after Norway introduced full voting rights for women, the Norwegian Parliament voted to adopt conscription for women as well as men. - This is an historic day for equality and for our armed forces, says Norway’s Defence Minister,
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14/06/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
".. we must prevent the destabilisation of the entire region. An appreciation of the regional context is therefore at the heart of Norway’s broad-based engagement in Mali," Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide said in his address to the
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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13/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government intends to ratify the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention). One of the main purposes of the Convention is to prevent terrorist groups from gaining access to nuclear
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13/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Government has decided to award 24 production licenses in the 22nd licensing round - 20 in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian Sea. Twenty-nine companies will be offered participating interests, while 14 companies will be offered
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13/06/2013
Article
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The E-vote 2011-project will procure and trial a platform for electronic voting in ten municipalities during the municipal og county elections in 2011. The project will also procure and pilot a complete elections administrative support system in the
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12/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
India’s interest in the Arctic is growing. 12 June Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Khurshid and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide met Indian researchers in Ny-Ålesund and Longyearbyen.
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12/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry has on 11 June 2013 proposed to the Norwegian Parliament that the Ministry be authorized to increase its shareholding in Cermaq AS, and/or to sell its shares in the company. Independent brokers are now
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Administrative staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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12/06/2013
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Norwegian Government wishes to contribute to strengthening the role of Norwegian businesses as engines for sustainable development and poverty reduction, while at the same time supporting the efforts of the UN and the ILO to promote responsible
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07/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
“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
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07/06/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Erlend Grimstad (45), manager, Skedsmo, as state secretary to Minister of Agriculture and Food Trygve Slagsvold Vedum. Grimstad succeeds Mr. Harald O. Buttedahl, who today has
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07/06/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
How can we ensure that civilians are given the protection they are entitled to under international humanitarian law? The initiative "Reclaiming the Protection of Civilians under International Humanitarian Law” will be concluded by a Global
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06/06/2013
Article
Ministry of Finance
Supporting the production capacity of the mainland economy is important. A broad range of measures must be employed to improve competitiveness and ensure the efficient use of resources. Norway has found that tax reforms can have a positive effect on
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05/06/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am deeply concerned about the severe sentences handed down against local and international representatives of NGOs in Egypt, including one Norwegian,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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05/06/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"It is important, it is right, and it is time that the Afghans take over the main responsibility for their own country. I am convinced that the timing is as good as it ever can be. Besides this has been the overriding goal for the transition and for
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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05/06/2013
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Holberg Prize was awarded today at a formal ceremony at Håkonshallen in Bergen. Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen presented the prize to the French anthropologist and sociologist Bruno Latour. Bruno Latour is professor at
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05/06/2013
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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04/06/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery Prime Ministers, Vice-President, Ministers, Dear Barents friends, Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Barents cooperation. And we to look to the future. Much has been achieved. A spirit of trust and cooperation
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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04/06/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“The twenty years of Barents cooperation have served to build trust across the borders in the region. This trust and the extensive contact between our countries have strengthened cooperation between Norway and Russia, not least in the north,” said