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29/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Baghdad on Monday 29 June. He will have meetings with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hosiyar Zebari, Minister for Human Rights Wijdan Michel Salim and representatives of NGOs and the UN. “I have hoped to be
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27/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- The OSCE’s broad membership and comprehensive approach to security are two of its hallmarks and greatest strengths, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in his statement.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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26/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
-This is a historic day. Offshore wind energy may become the next adventure for the Norwegian industry and energy sector. Through the proposed act and the strategy for offshore renewable energy the Government establishes a framework and future
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26/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
“Carbon capture and storage in China and other developing countries is necessary for reaching global climate targets”, is the message from Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr. Erik Solheim and Norwegian Minister
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25/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Håkon A. Gulbrandsen's statement at the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development in New York 25 June 2009.
By
Former State Secretary for International Development Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen
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25/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway is following the serious developments in Iran with concern. We condemn the mass arrests and the brutal treatment of peaceful protesters, which has led to the loss of many lives in the past week,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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24/06/2009
Sound and image
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
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24/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Children and Equality
Speach held at the Council of Europe Conference of Ministrers responsible for family affairs June 16th-17th 2009.
By
State Secretary Lotte Grepp Knutsen
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24/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The question “how could the Holocaust happen” can never be asked and answered too many times - it needs to be asked and answered again and again, from one generation to the next. Because the question is not only a question of certain historical
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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23/06/2009
Guidelines/brochures
Ministry of Education and Research
For the first time, the government presents a White Paper to the Parliament focusing exclusively on the Quality of Kindergartens in Norway. Three main aims are presented in the White paper : Ensure equity and high quality in all kindergartens,
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22/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Thorbjørn Jagland - whom I have known and worked with for many years and whom I greatly respect - has clearly demonstrated over the years that he has the experience and the character that are needed to guide the Council of Europe in the years to
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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19/06/2009
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
The Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe member countries undertook today to adopt definite measures to combat domestic violence and break the silence surrounding it.
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19/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Opening address by Norway’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Mr. Espen Barth Eide.
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Former State Secretary Espen Barth Eide
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19/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Children and Equality
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning everybody!
I feel honoured to speak on behalf of the Norwegian Government at this congress.
I understand that it is the largest ever congress of its kind - bringing together hundreds of professionals and NGO
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Minister of Children and Equality Anniken Huitfeldt
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19/06/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 22 June apponted Ms. Hildegunn Gjengedal (40), executive director, Brussels, as acting political advisor to Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars peder Brekk, during Ms. Ane H. Kismul’s leave of absence.
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19/06/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
As part of the Government’s High North efforts, an agreement was signed today between the University of Stavanger and the Clausthal University of Technology in Germany. Under the agreement, professorships will be established to strengthen
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19/06/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
State Secretary Håkon A. Gulbrandsen gave this speech at a seminar on women and violence. He spoke together with UN Vice General Secretary Asha-Rose Migiro at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
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Former State Secretary for International Development Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen
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19/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre condemned Thursday’s suicide bomb attack in Beledweyne in central Somalia, where Somalia’s Security Minister Omar Hashi Aden was among the 20 casualties.
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18/06/2009
News story
Ministry of Children and Equality
This emergency telephone line is a free telephone hotline service for children and youths exposed to neglect, violence or abuse. Adults worried about children or young people may also use the emergency telephone line. The service is open when the
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18/06/2009
News story
Ministry of Justice and the Police
At the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice in Tromsø, twelve member states signed the Convention on Access to Official Documents, the first binding international legal instrument laying down a general right of access to official