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28/02/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We are in Oslo, and we would like to see this conference as one of the transition stations on the road from Kobe via Bali to Copenhagen - and beyond, Foreign Minister Støre said when he opened the Oslo Policy Forum.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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27/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Finance
- Norway welcomes the recent communication on a common European approach to Sovereign Wealth Funds from the European Commission. The announcement contributes to the ongoing work in the IMF on establishing a voluntary code of conduct for SWFs, says
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27/02/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre's concluding remarks at The International Conference on Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons in Oslo 27 February 2008.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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27/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway will join efforts to create a low enriched uranium reserve, controlled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre announced today. This reserve will offer an alternative to the
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26/02/2008
Plans/strategy
Utdannings- og forskningsdepartementet
Make Space for Reading! is the Norwegian Government’s strategic plan to stimulate a love of reading and reading skills.
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26/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Støre will host the conference, which is part of the follow-up to the Bali Action Plan and the preparations for Climate Summit in Copenhagen in 2009.
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26/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Bolivia’s President, Evo Morales, is coming to Norway for an official visit from 1 to 4 March this year. Minister of the Environment and International Cooperation Erik Solheim will be the host for the visit.
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26/02/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Achieving a world free of nuclear weapons is no less than a historic challenge which involves safeguarding our human future. Future generations will either condemn us for our failure or - as I hope - revere us for our success in achieving this goal,
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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Political staff
Office of the Prime Minister
Acting for political adviser Mina Gerhardsen.
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26/02/2008
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
We are standing deep in the mountains of Svalbard. For thousands of years, this remote place has been in the grip of permafrost. But now, because of the vision, the courage and the initiative of scientists and politicians, these harsh conditions
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26/02/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
”A global seed vault is necessary to provide a safe haven in the permafrost of Svalbard for the world’s biological diversity. It is a Noah’s Ark for our biological heritage”, Norwegian Prime Minister Stoltenberg said at the opening of the Global
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26/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: At the opening ceremony today, the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, unlocked the vault, and together with the African Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai he placed the first seeds in the
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26/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
From 2009 Norway is going to give an annual contribution to the International Treaty’s benefit-sharing fund for financing plant breeding in developing countries and challenge other OECD-members to contribute likewise. If all the challenged countries
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25/02/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Today’s topic is energy and the environment. The EU and Norway are working closely together here. Europe’s challenges are our challenges. I believe that in the areas where Norway has unique expertise and experience, we can make a real difference for
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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25/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
Norwegians are more advanced users of the Internet than most other Europeans. Even though digital divisions still exist in Norway, according to new EU statistics the generation gap is smaller in Norway than in the European Union.
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22/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre will open the international conference Achieving the Vision of a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, which will be held in Oslo on 26-27 February. The aim of the conference is to explore how states can
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22/02/2008
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre has taken the initiative for a conference entitled The Oslo Policy Forum on Changing the Way We Develop: Dealing with Disasters and Climate Change, which will be held in Oslo from 28 to 29 February. Mr
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22/02/2008
Speech/statement
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Presentation at the Chilean-Norwegian seminar at Grand Hyatt Santiago 25 January 2008: Investment in infrastructure in Norway. Financing by grants or/and by toll.
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22/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The initiative for an international ban on cluster munitions taken by the Norwegian Government last year (the Oslo Process) has now entered its decisive final stage.
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21/02/2008
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian State currently holds 62,5 per cent of the shares in StatoilHydro. The Parliament has authorised the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to increase this to a 67 per cent ownership stake. The share purchase will be financed through the