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16/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway condemns the violence against peaceful protesters in Bahrain, and we are concerned about the situation in the country. It is particularly worrying that the conflict seems to have taken on a sectarian dimension, with tension between Shia and
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15/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I deeply deplore Israel’s decision to allow the construction of several hundred new homes in Israeli settlements in the West Bank,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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15/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Norwegian Government has decided to request the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel in connection with the EU ban on trade in seal products.
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15/03/2011
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Holberg International Memorial Prize of 2011 is awarded to Professor of History, Jürgen Kocka. He is a historian of modern Germany and Europe and he is particularly interested in comparative approaches, social history and cooperation with the
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15/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
As a major oil and gas producer as well as a strong global advocate of climate change mitigation, Norway holds a unique position in the global energy sector. Moreover, as the third largest exporter of energy in the world, Norway is a major
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15/03/2011
News story
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the Chinese company Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. from the investment portfolio of the Government Pension Fund Global on account of its tobacco production. The Ministry has also decided to revoke its decision
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14/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I condemn the brutal killing of a family of six Israelis in the West Bank. This is a criminal act, and those responsible must be brought to justice as soon as possible,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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14/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Government has decided to request the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel in connection with the EU ban on trade in seal products.
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12/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The conflict in Libya has escalated over the past few days, with large-scale acts of war now taking place. The fighting is causing great suffering to the civilian population. “The international community is sending a clear message to the regime in
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11/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today the Government adopted regulations imposing targeted sanctions on the Libyan regime, taking Security Council resolution 1970 (2011) as its basis. “The international community hopes the sanctions will help to stop the violence and bring the
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11/03/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today sent his condolences to his Japanese colleague Naoto Kan, following the major earthquake that struck Japan earlier today.
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11/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today announced Awards in Predefined Areas 2011. The Areas comprise the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea.
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Political staff
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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11/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
Today the Government presented an updated version of the management plan for the Barents Sea-Lofoten area.
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11/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today State Secretary Ingrid Fiskaa launched the new Taxation for Development programme, which is aimed at helping poor countries to increase their own tax revenues.
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11/03/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Eli Blakstad (48), managing director, Sør-Fron, as state secretary to Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe.
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11/03/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Today the Government presented an updated version of the management plan for the Barents Sea-Lofoten area.
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10/03/2011
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
As of Friday 11 March 20011 all cats and dogs older than three months that have been in Sweden and that cross the Norwegian/Swedish border into Norway must be treated for fox tapeworm. This tapeworm is not dangerous for the cats and dogs themselves,
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09/03/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
During Mr. Roger Roger Solheim’s period as acting state secretary in the Ministry of Culture, the Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Siv Larssen Aasvik (32), teacher, Stokmarknes, as acting political adviser in the ministry 15 March 2011
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09/03/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Mr. Roger Solheim has been appointed acting state secretary in the Ministry of Culture 7 March 2011-30 December 2011, during Ms. Lotte Grepp Knutsen’s leave of absence. Ms. Siv Larssen Aasvik is acting political adviser 15 March 2011-14 June 2011.