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05/11/2012
News story
Ministry of Finance
Indicators for measuring capacity utilisation and potential output are used in a number of countries to formulate, communicate and evaluate the objectives of economic policy. In Norway, the structural non-oil budget balance is used as an indicator
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05/11/2012
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Sjekkes mot fremføring Prime Minister of Denmark, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, How pleased I am to be here today, on my first ever visit to beautiful Myanmar. This country that I have heard and read so much about, but never before
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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05/11/2012
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here today. I would like to thank the Government of Laos for its hospitality and for hosting this important summit. ASEM is shaping the future relations
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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04/11/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Ministers Jens Stoltenberg and Helle Thorning-Schmidt today opened the Norwegian-Danish embassy office in Yangon in Myanmar.
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03/11/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
President U Thein Sein met this evening with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw.
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03/11/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has today held political talks with President of Myanmar Thein Sein. The ongoing peace process in Myanmar was a key topic at the meeting, and the signals from President Thein Sein on the peace process in the time
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02/11/2012
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery Minister, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, In geographical distance, Japan and Norway are far apart. But we have close cooperation in a large number of areas. We share common values and are both strong defenders of
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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02/11/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Investing in women’s and children’s health, and thus in women’s empowerment, not only produces rewarding results for individuals, but can also lead to increased prosperity for an entire country," Secretary General Bente Angell-Hansen said in her
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02/11/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim is to be the new chair of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD’s) Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
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01/11/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg is on an official visit to Japan, accompanied by a Norwegian business delegation. Mr Stoltenberg will take part in several events involving the Norwegian and Japanese business sectors. His visit to Japan began with an
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30/10/2012
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Following its adoption by 107 states in Dublin on 30 May 2008, the Convention entered into force on 1 August 2010, six months after its ratification by the 30th state. As of October 2012, the number of states that have ratified the Convention has
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29/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The election of a new parliament in Ukraine was largely in line with international standards, but the country still faces major democratic challenges,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide commented.
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26/10/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway is concerned that state governors in Nigeria are planning to reintroduce executions after a six-year de facto moratorium,” said State Secretary Gry Larsen.
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25/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aid funds that were intended to go towards reconstruction efforts in northern Uganda have been misused. This misuse of funds was discovered by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda.
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25/10/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
On October 25th the Norwegian Red Cross and the Norwegian military held a seminar with emphasis on drones and cyber warfare, and their implications on international human rights. Here are the opening remarks by state secretary Eirik Øwre Thorhaug.
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Former State Secretary Eirik Øwre Thorshaug
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25/10/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“A great deal of what we have achieved in recent years, recent decades, in terms of improving relations in the High North is not - as some think - because we have replaced “classic security policy” with something else. On the contrary, it is because
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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23/10/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"I will use this opportunity to congratulate Golos, this year’s winner of the Sakharov Prize and to honour the Helsinki Committe for your important work for human rights and democracy", Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said at the 35th anniversary
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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22/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy last week submitted a public consultation on the impact assessment relating to petroleum activity in the Barents Sea South-East. Interested parties are invited to comment on the impact assessment within the next
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22/10/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy last week submitted an impact assessment relating to petroleum activities in the area around Jan Mayen on public hearing. Interested parties are invited to comment on the impact assessment within the next three
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22/10/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Social welfare in the Nordic and Baltic countries is being challenged on many fronts, writes Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide in this foreword.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide