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26/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda will make an official visit to Norway on 30-31 March. Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will host the visit.
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25/03/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Norwegians follow Russia’s development and transformation closely - because as neighbours your development is of direct concern to us, Minister of foreign affairs Jonas Gahr Støre said in his speech on Norwegian-Russian relations in the High North
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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Political staff
Office of the Prime Minister
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19/03/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
By
State Secretary Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt
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18/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance laid down regulations relating to Folketrygdfondet’s management of the Government Bond Fund today. The Fund has been established with a ceiling of NOK 50 billion.
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17/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has frozen all payments of bilateral aid to Madagascar until further notice. No new development cooperation agreements will be concluded due to the crisis in the country.
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17/03/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway's contribution to the publication according to the 10 years anniversary for "Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research" (ITF), where Norway's chairmanship started 17 March 2009.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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16/03/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Today, the Government presented the latest version of its High North strategy. It has a strong focus on business development, both on land and at sea, and announces increased investments in communications, shipping routes and harbours in the north.
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16/03/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Opening statement by State Secretary Elisabeth Walaas at the Annual Plenary Meeting of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in Oslo 16 - 17 March 2009.
By
State Secretary Elisabeth Walaas
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16/03/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Statement by Mr. Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, Minister of Health and Care Services President, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, We all have a common vision, a shared dream: of a world without drug abuse. But it is just a dream. Our realistic goal is to
By
Minister of Health and Care Services Bjarne Håkon Hanssen
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13/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Transport and Communications
“In the decade ahead we intend to spend a total of NOK 321.9 billion via the fiscal budget on development, operation and maintenance of the road and rail networks and coastal shipping lanes. This is NOK 100 billion or 45 per cent more than in the
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13/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has decided to place the German company Siemens AG under observation due to the gross and systematic corruption the group has been involved in over many years. Gross corruption can be grounds for exclusion from the Government
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13/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has excluded the Chinese company Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd from the Government Pension Fund - Global, based on advice from the Council on Ethics. The company sells military trucks to Burma. “We cannot finance companies
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13/03/2009
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: This fundamentally important question was addressed by more than 60 participants from governments, universities, industry and NGOs from all over the world, who were gathered at Svalbard for the celebration of the first
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12/03/2009
News story
Ministry of Trade and Industry
- I am very disappointed to receive the news that an arrest has been made in Telenor’s shares in VimpelCom. This is in our view currently the most pressing issue in Norway’s bilateral relationship with Russia, Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry
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12/03/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today, the Government presented the latest version of its High North strategy Nye byggesteiner i nord (New building blocks in the north). It has a strong focus on business development, both on land and at sea, and announces increased investments in
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12/03/2009
Guidelines/brochures
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Summary of Sami Policy - White Paper No. 28 (2007-2008)
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11/03/2009
News story
Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs
Egypt and Norway have agreed to initiate cultural cooperation in some specific fields, including the intangible cultural heritage, creativity, arts and culture for children and youth and literary translation.
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11/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Finance
- The results of the Pension Fund - Global, which were presented by Norges Bank today, show that the Fund in 2008 was strongly influenced by the global financial crisis, says the Norwegian Minister of Finance, Ms Kristin Halvorsen.
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11/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
"Up to 20 million tons of fish are discarded in the sea worldwide every year. This is a waste of fish which could have been a valuable food resource. Norway has therefore put forward a proposal on developing international guidelines for by-catch