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19/05/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Speech given by Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen at the World Health Assembly.
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Former Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
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19/05/2010
News story
Ministry of Culture
The International Ibsen Award for 2010 has been given to the Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse. The award was presented on 10 September during the Ibsen Festival at the National Theatre in Oslo.
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18/05/2010
News story
Ministry of the Environment
Monday 17th of May, Bloomberg news agency reported that Norway has entered into an agreement with Indonesia to reduce deforestation and forest degradation in the country. Minister of Development and Environment, Mr. Erik Solheim, has the following
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18/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, will be making an official visit to Norway from 19 to 21 May. Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will host the visit.
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18/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
A public electronic post journal for the civil service (OEP) is launched as the first of its kind in the world.
- From this day on everyone is able to get access to the documents of the central civil service. Until now, only journalists had the
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12/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Armed violence is a global threat to stable and peaceful development. At a conference in Geneva more than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence.
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12/05/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Our ambition is that - together - we will strengthen and support an emerging framework for action, and thus achieve a measurable reduction in armed violence by 2015. We are determined to make a difference. I am confident that we will do so, Foreign
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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12/05/2010
News story
Ministry of Defence
16 Ministers of Defence with armed forces in the North of Afghanistan met in Berlin on May 11, 2010 to discuss the transfer of security to Afghan Security Forces. Emphasis was put on the international community's continued engagement in Afghanistan.
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12/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
Rental regulation for pre-war housing was phased out in the New Year. In a revised national budget, the Government issues a bill on new housing rental funding for occupants who are unable to pay current rents for such housing in Trondheim. This
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12/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
“A lot of people have applied for funding in order to set up rental housing this year. We are increasing funding for rental housing by NOK 88.8 million in 2010 in a revised national budget. This means that Husbanken (The Norwegian State Housing Bank
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12/05/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Sunday 9 May, Iran executed five Kurdish activists in the Evin prison in Teheran. The executions were carried out at a critical point prior to the anniversary of the 2009 election.
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11/05/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Støre wrote this article together with UNDP leader Helen Clark - before the Geneva meeting on how to tackle armed violence.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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11/05/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We all agree: The reforms must lead us towards a more political, focused and visible organisation. And we need more coherence in our efforts to support the norms, standards and mechanisms needed to make a real difference for European citizens,
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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11/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has proposed increased funding to Haiti in its revised budget for 2010. “We are increasing our support for reconstruction after natural disasters by NOK 50 million,” Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik
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11/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
More than half of the adult Norwegian population has acquired the eID called "MinID", and the number of users and the extent of on-loggings are still rising.
- MinID has developed into a formidable success; the use has doubled over the last year.
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11/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Norwegian economy has performed better than most other industrial countries during the financial crisis and global recession. Expansionary monetary and fiscal policies, along with extensive credit and liquidity measures, have helped to mitigate
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11/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
In the Revised National Budget for 2010 the average price of Norwegian crude oil is estimated at NOK 475 per barrel in 2010. This is an upward adjustment of NOK 50 per barrel compared to the National budget.
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10/05/2010
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
- The response is overwhelming. This shows that the Norwegian web community is characterized by innovative power and will, creativity and knowledge, minister Rigmor Aasrud says.
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Political staff
Ministry of Education and Research
Kyrre Lekve is State Secretary for The Minister of Education - responsible for tertiary education and research.
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06/05/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
State Secretary Vidar Ulriksen's speech during MajorEvent in Ålesund 5. May 2010.
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Vidar Ulriksen – Former State Secretary