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10/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Culture
-I think it is marvellous that Kon Tiki has been given the honour of being nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. It shows that the effort put into Norwegian film in later years is bearing fruits and that the Norwegian film industry is capable of
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09/01/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized the third in a series of regional seminars on trends and challenges related to UN multidimensional and integrated peace operations in Geneva on 11 May.
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08/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
For the first time, a broad and overarching strategy has been drawn up for prioritization of future research and development in the marine sector. Today the R&D strategy “Norway - A major marine research and seafood nation” was presented to
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08/01/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is currently involved in peace and reconciliation efforts in over 20 different countries and regions. What has been termed Norway’s policy of engagement is one of the most distinctive aspects of Norwegian foreign policy. It embraces
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07/01/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The Arctic is definitely a region characterized by major opportunities but also challenges, ranging from ecological to political. I think it is a topic that should interest countries even though they are not direct Arctic countries, sa Minister
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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Administrative staff
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
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04/01/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Final declaration from The Oslo Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (13.-14. November 2012) is now available.
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04/01/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has provided an additional NOK 50 million to the fight against polio, which remains endemic in three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
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01/01/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
- This year it is exactly 100 years since Norwegian women were given the right to vote on an equal footing with men. And about time too, is our reaction today. But at the time it was a real milestone, Jens Stoltenberg said in his New Year Address.
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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20/12/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 20 December, Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås met President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Friday he will meet Somali students in Oslo to share his impressions with them.
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20/12/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am very concerned about the Israeli authorities’ announcement of additional new settlements in East Jerusalem. The construction of yet more housing units in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine is undermining the prospects for peace,” said
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20/12/2012
News story
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The State-level Agreement establishing the North European Functional Airspace Block (NEFAB) enters into force on 23 December 2012.
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20/12/2012
News story
Ministry of Defence
Norway's six Ula class submarines will reach the end of their service life after 2020. An ongoing study led by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is producing a basis for the decision between a life extension of the Ula class, a replacement program, or a
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20/12/2012
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The State-level Agreement establishing the North European Functional Airspace Block (NEFAB) enters into force on 23 December 2012.
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20/12/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The multi stakeholder group for implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Norway has delivered its fourth report. The report shows what the oil companies have reported paying in tax and royalties to the State in
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Political staff
Ministry of Justice and the Police
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Political staff
Ministry of Justice and the Police
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19/12/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
I strongly condemn the execution of Hind Al-Barti in Yemen earlier this month. Norway is deeply concerned about Yemen’s continued use of the death penalty, particularly the execution of minors,” said State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign
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19/12/2012
News story
Ministry of Defence
- The F-35 program is of vital importance to both the United States and Norway in ensuring that we fulfil our future operational requirements. I am therefore very pleased and reassured by the recent process in the development of the F-35, says
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18/12/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Six health workers attached to Pakistan’s polio vaccination programme have been shot and killed.