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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Nordic cooperation is developing rapidly. When the Nordic Foreign Ministers came together in Stavanger on 4 May, they discussed ways of strengthening Nordic cooperation and a number of important international issues
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Ms Rikke Lind from the office as state secretary to Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske.
The Nordic Ministers of Culture are now taking the initiative for a new Nordic Prize for children and young people. The ministers have begun a dialogue with the Nordic Council about how the prize can be realized.
A new shipment of seeds from food plants has arrived at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage.
Any pictures used must be credited to the photographer. Click on photo for print version. Photos: Berit Roald/Scanpix. Photos: Torgeir Haugaard/Forsvarets mediesenter
Any pictures used must be credited to the photographer. Click on photo for print version. Photos: John Petter Reinertsen/Samfoto
Any pictures used must be credited to the photographer. Click on photo for print version. Photos: John Petter Reinertsen/Samfoto
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Ketil Raknes (37), political adviser, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell, and Ms. Ragnhild Setsaas (61), adviser, Trondheim, as state
“This white paper thoroughly documents that Norway is making a difference for the new democracies in Europe,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Grete Faremo is responsible for the preservation and development of basic guarantees of the rule of law.
The Norwegian Government intends to take a number of steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote technological advances. Some of the most important are: establishing a new climate and energy fund, raising the CO2 tax rate for the offshore
The name of a new state-owned export credit company is to be Eksportkreditt Norge AS (Export Credit Norway). The company will be organized as a state-owned limited liability company and is to be established by 1 July 2012.
Jordan is the first country in the Middle East to be declared mine free. HRH Crown Prince Hussein thanked HRH Crown Prince Haakon for Norway’s contribution to the clearing of all known minefields in the country. By clearing all mines Jordan has
The Special Court for Sierra Leone pronounced judgment today in the case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor. “The judgment is an important milestone in the effort to combat impunity for the most serious international crimes,” said
“Norway deplores the Israeli Government’s decision to recognise the status of three illegal outposts in the West Bank as settlements. The building and expansion of settlements on occupied land is a violation of international law and the most serious
- Smart Defence is a about providing the capabilities we need as nations and as an Alliance, state secretary Roger Ingebrigtsen said in his address.
- I would like to express the strong support of the Norwegian Government to this seminar and to a broadest spectrum possible of co-operation with the United Kingdom, state secretary Roger Ingebrigtsen said in his opening statement.
“We are pleased to note that South Sudan has now withdrawn its armed forces from the disputed Heglig area. However, we see that Sudan has continued its bombing of South Sudan’s territory. We call for an immediate halt to the hostilities,” said