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08/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commended the people of Iraq for turning out to vote in the parliamentary election on 7 March 2010.
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25/09/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Today, a group of World Leaders will commit to actions aimed at saving 10 million mothers and newborns in the poorest countries by 2015.
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03/09/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
- It is necessary to take measures to decrease the numbers of asylum seekers without a need for protection, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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07/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway must continue to take the lead in developing the High North,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “The Government has is therefore proposing a record increase of NOK 514 million in the High North allocation for 2009. This means that over
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07/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government is giving priority to the rainforest, education, and women’s rights and gender equality in the international development budget. “No other government has increased funding as much as we have,” said Minister of the Environment and
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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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25/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented: “Supporting human rights defenders has high priority in Norway’s efforts to strengthen human rights and is an investment in the rule of law and democracy.”
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02/04/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The Norwegian Government condemns in the strongest terms today’s attack on a UN compound in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, in which a Norwegian UN worker was among those who were killed,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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13/04/2010
Article
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
EEA funding schemesThe purpose of EEA funding is to contribute towards social and economic equalisation within the expanded EU area and the EEA. In addition, funding is provided to strengthen contact between Norway and the recipient countries via
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17/12/2010
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Morten Søberg (41), political adviser, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen. Søberg succeeds Mr. Ole Morten Geving who has been honourably discharged
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13/12/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is increasing its funding to Sudan in response to the UN’s new appeal by NOK 30 million. This money will be used to purchase emergency relief supplies. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Sudan is one of Norway’s highest
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24/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set Norm Prices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 4rd quarter of 2009.
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06/07/2010
News story
Ministry of Government Administration, Reform and Church Affairs
The Norwegian ministry of government administration, reform and church affairs is launching a revised version of the Requirements specification for PKI in the public sector. The new version replaces the current version 1.02 from January 2005.
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25/03/2010
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Yesterday, the UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a Norwegian proposal on strengthening protection of human rights defenders all over the world.
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24/11/2010
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway will follow closely the trial of lawyer and human rights defender Nasrin Sotoudeh, which is due to begin in Teheran today,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide.
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19/11/2010
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) will hold its winter Ministerial meeting on 23 November 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Following the meeting, the EFTA Ministers and Ministers from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will sign a Joint Statement
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19/11/2010
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
With a symbolic key the Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske opened Norway House in Houston.
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27/12/2010
Sound and image
Ministry of the Environment
This film gives a brief view of the development of Norwegian environmental work, including the national and international challenges that Norway will face in the future.
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06/08/2016
Press release
Ministry of Culture
Minister of Culture, Linda Hofstad Helleland, invited the other Nordic sports ministers to a meeting in Rio to discuss measures to increase the number of female leaders in international sport.
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11/12/2009
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
- I am very disappointed about the EU’s lack of willingness and determination to arrive at a mutually satisfactory agreement for 2010, says Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.