Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Infection prevention measures will remain necessary during the Christmas holidays, but the government is introducing a number measures to allow people to celebrate Christmas and New Year in a way that is more similar to what they are used to.
The 2019 amendments of the Basel Convention, introducing new and stronger, legally binding international control on the transboundary movements of certain types of plastic wastes, are translated into Norwegian law, just in time for the 1.1.2021
‘I am very concerned about the grave humanitarian consequences of the conflict in the Tigray region in Ethiopia. The civilian population has been severely affected, and thousands of people are being forced to flee every day. Norway will provide
‘As one the world’s poorest countries, Afghanistan will continue to be an important partner for Norwegian development assistance. Norway will maintain a high level of aid until the end of 2024, and has allocated approximately NOK 650 million to
Qatar together with Germany, Indonesia, Norway and Uzbekistan welcome the announcements by the two Afghan negotiating sides that they have adopted the rules of procedures and moved to discuss the draft agenda. This represents an important step in a
'Norway is deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in Tigray, Ethiopia and the regional impact. We call the parties to immediately put down weapons and resort to dialogue', said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
'Norway is concerned about the political violence in the electoral campaigns in Uganda, and I offer my condolences to the victims. In line with the High Representative of EU Josep Borrell Fontelles, Norway urges the Government of Uganda to ensure
'It is urgent to open transport and communication lines to Tigray, Ethiopia. The UN and humanitarian actors must have safe and unhindered access to the civilian population. Embassies need access to provide consular services to their citizens'. said
In today's session of the Council of State the following state secretary changes were made: Mr. Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen, Member of Parliament, has been appointed as state secretary to Prime Minister Stoltenberg. Ms. Hilde Singsaas, acting
Each Norwegian citizen now has his/her own customized public service web portal called Mypage. The personal portal offers a dialogue with public authorities and makes it easier to find the services each individual might be looking for, without
The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 3rd quarter of 2006. The normprices are used as tax reference prices in the taxation of the crude oil producers on the Norwegian continental shelf and are
The Office of the Prime Minister has as of today appointed Ms. Hadia Tajik (23), student, Sandnes/Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
A number of measures have already been or are being implemented to improve maritime safety along the coast of mainland Norway. An important element of the Government’s High North strategy is to enhance maritime safety in the waters around
The Norwegian Food Safety Authority continues the dialog with their Russian counterparts to seek a solution.
Good infrastructure is essential for trade and economic activity. The development of safe and efficient transport corridors in the High North therefore figures prominently on the Government’s agenda. The Government supports the initiative for
The Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has set a quota of 1052 animals for the minke whale hunt in 2007.
Brochure about the Ministry
The government is to extend the tightened restrictions on entry into Norway that were introduced on 29 January, with some minor adjustments. The government is also continuing its work aiming to enable further opening up of society, while the