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07/12/2011
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
“The world needs a climate agreement more than ever. Let us turn Durban into a new beginning”, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the UN Climate Convention in South Africa on 7 December.
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06/12/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the US company FMC Corporation and the Canadian company Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (Potash) from the GPFG investment universe. The companies’ conduct represents particularly serious violations of
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06/12/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has decided not to follow a recommendation from the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to exclude the company PetroChina Co. Ltd. from the fund’s investment universe.
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06/12/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has decided to put Alstom S.A. on its observation list due to the risk of gross corruption in the company’s operations. The Council on Ethics shall observe the company over a four year period.
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05/12/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Women have to participate in determining Afghanistan’s future - in politics and all sectors of society - as in all other countries. Basic universal human rights, including the right to education, must be respected, Foreign Minister Støre said in
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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02/12/2011
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
In the Council of State today, the Government submitted Proposition 42 S (2011-2012) Amendments to Proposition 34 S (2011-2012) Export Financing. The proposals laid down in Proposition 42 S involve amendments and clarifications of previous draft
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01/12/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
So this is our approach today - drawing the line from 1911 to 2011, one hundred years: two words come to my mind: From competition to cooperation, Foreign Minister Støre said at the lunch seminar "Celebrating the Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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01/12/2011
News story
Ministry of the Environment
- Efforts to conserve seven migratory species, from the Giant Manta Ray to the Saker Falcon, have been strengthened following a major United Nations conference on conservation.
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01/12/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
More than 150 countries and a wide range of organisations have reached agreement on a common framework for development cooperation at the high-level forum in South Korea. For the first time, China, India and Brazil are also on board.
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30/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The parliamentary elections in Morocco are an important step in the country’s democratisation process. I am pleased that the elections were conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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30/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Why did thousands of Norwegians leave their country 100 years ago when there were oil and gas under the seabed, opportunities for fish farming in the fjords, and promising marine bio prospecting activities? The answer is obvious today: They did not
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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30/11/2011
News story
Ministry of the Environment
Although Norway has considerable adaptive capacity, climate change will have high costs, both human and material, if climate change considerations are not taken in planning and decision making.
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30/11/2011
News story
Ministry of Labour
The Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm discussed the labour market situation and pay and working conditions with European leaders in Brussels.
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29/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway condemns the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran on Tuesday in the strongest terms. Violent protesters broke into the embassy compound causing damage to the buildings. Diplomatic personnel were present during the attack.
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29/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
The Norwegian government has pointed out the High North as a key priority, State Secretary Roger Ingebrigtsen said in his address.
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Former State Secretary Roger Ingebrigtsen
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28/11/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Norway welcomes the important work being done by the Arab League to end the violence in Syria. Sunday’s historic decision to introduce sanctions shows that the region has lost
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28/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Støre's words of welcome in the conference booklet.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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28/11/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to visit South Africa, Australia and Antarctica in December.
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28/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian expertise in areas such as disaster risk management, the rule of law and parliamentary oversight may be world class. But our advice and assistance can be so much richer when partnered with know-how based on experiences that are unique to a
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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25/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Check against delivery Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Ambassador Ståle Torstein Risa, Dear friends and all of you who are contributing to the good relations between Norway and Vietnam. It gives me great pleasure to be here for this celebration of
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Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Cent)