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20/11/2009
Press release
Ministry of Justice and the Police
This Tuesday, November 24th, Norway's Minister of Justice, Knut Storberget, will join UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in launching a Network of Men Leaders to Combat Violence against Women.
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20/11/2009
News story
Ministry of Finance
Information on the proposal to remove the exemption of road tax on biodiesel.
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20/11/2009
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
“Our challenge is to meet the growing demand for energy and at the same time reduce emissions to protect the environment,” the Prime Minister said in his speech at London School of Economics and Political Science to day.
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20/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway was engaged in the peace process in Sri Lanka for more than ten years. Between 2002 and 2006, as many as ten thousand lives may have been saved as a result of the ceasefire agreement.
By
Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
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20/11/2009
News story
Ministry of the Environment
At the invitation of HRH The Prince of Wales, world leaders met in London on November19, 2009, to profile the findings of the Informal Working Group on Interim Finance for REDD+ (IWG IFR), which has now released its findings ahead of the Copenhagen
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20/11/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed three new state secretaries.
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19/11/2009
News story
Ministry of Finance
On the advice of the Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund - Global, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude the Russian metallurgical and mining company Norilsk Nickel. The Council on Ethics finds it probable that
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19/11/2009
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The 28th annual meeting of the Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) adopted a ban on discards in international waters on the major stocks regulated by NEAFC. The adoption is a major contribution in the work towards sustainable and
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19/11/2009
News story
Ministry of Defence
The new strategic concept for the Norwegian Armed Forces is now available in English. Follow this link for the pdf-version of “Capable Force”.
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19/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
FAO Conference, 36th Session, Rome 16-18 november 2009
By
Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Cent)
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19/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Minister og Petroleum and Energy Mr. Terje Riis-Johansen`s speech at the opening of Draka Norsk Kabel in Drammen 18th of November 2009.
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18/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Speech at the Statoil Autumn conference and the launch of the 2009 IEA World Energy Outlook.
By
Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen (Cent.)
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17/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
World Summit on Food Security, Rome 16-18 november 2009
By
Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Cent)
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17/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government will establish a broad-based committee to undertake a thorough, research-based review of our experience of the EEA Agreement and its consequences for all areas of society and hopes that this review will provide a common knowledge base
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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13/11/2009
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
Brussels, 13 November 2009 - Policy-makers who factor the planet’s multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into their national and international investment strategies are likely to see far higher rates of return and stronger economic growth in the
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12/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The burdens caused by armed violence are simply unacceptable - both from a moral, humanitarian and legal viewpoint. For my government, these facts are calls for action, State Secretary Gry Larsen said in a speech on 12.11.09.
By
Former State Secretary Gry Larsen (on leave)
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12/11/2009
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Trond Giske fears that governmental emergency plans may destroy the free competition in the shipbuilding industry. Today, he discussed the issue with Nelia Kroes who is responsible for competition policy in the European Commission.
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12/11/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State secretary Gry Larsen's speech at an iternational expert meeting on sexual and reproductive health and rights in Oslo 12 November 2009.
By
Former State Secretary Gry Larsen (on leave)
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12/11/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 23 November appointed Ms. Sigrid Brattabø Handegard (45), mayor, Jondal, as political adviser to Minister of Transport and Communications Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa.
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12/11/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A Norwegian national who had been kidnapped and held captive together with his Afghan interpreter since Thursday 5 November has now been released.