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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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- Today, a provisional decree has been passed in the King’s Council with instant effect which is considered to bring the right of reversion in accordance with the ruling of the EFTA Court and the EEA agreement.
The Norwegian position is clear; no religion, culture or tradition can ever serve as excuse for violence in the family. Further, domestic violence is not a private matter, but highly political an should be dealt with by Governments.
- Ending female genital mutilation will enhance the human rights of girls and women, contribute to their empowerment, improve maternal health, and reduce child mortality, Minister of International Development Erik Solheim said in his speech
By Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
International Development Minister Erik Solheim announced 8 August that Norway will contribute NOK 20 million (appr. USD 3,5 million) to a fund to protect girls against genital mutilation in 16 countries. The fund has recently been established by
As a government it is our responsibility to protect girls from being mutilated. And it is our responsibility to give women that have been mutilated proper health treatment.
Opening Address by Cui Tiankai, Vice Minister, People's Republic of China Espen Barth Eide, Deputy Minister of Defence, Norway
- We are very pleased that the Security Council unanimously has agreed on a peace operation in Darfur, says Norwegian Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen. - Norway and Sweden have been planning a joint contribution of military engineers to a
Ms. Kari-Anne Opsal, political advisor in the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, has been honourably discharged from her post from 3 August. Her successor, Mr. John Erik Pedersen, was appointed on 18 June.
Ms. Sigrid Hjørnegård, political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, has been appointed acting state secretary in the Ministry of Finance for the period 6 August-3 September 2007.
“It is only seven years until we are to meet the Millennium Development Goals. But we will not succeed unless we act urgently and with new strength”, Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says. Together with other world leaders Prime Minister
- The war on terror has further challenged the appropriateness of dialogue. Some governments argue that pariah groups and regimes should be isolated, not engaged. Indeed, the idea of negotiating with Al Qaeda appears ludicrous - what could possibly
Gender Equality is not reached over night. Norway has a long history of social inclusion and equality strivings, the last 30 years standing out as to performance and results.
A new searchable database with information on all approved projects, programmes and funds is now available on the EEA Grants homepage, allowing stakeholders to quickly find and sort information on approvals within their field of interest.
“We were very pleased to hear that 38 imprisoned Ethiopian opposition politicians have been pardoned and can take up their political activities again,” said State Secretary Liv Monica Stubholt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“It is a welcome development that North Korea has shut down its nuclear facilities and that this has been verified by the IAEA. This is an important step on the road towards a nuclear-weapon-free Korean Peninsula,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr
The 2007 status report for The EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism is now available. Here you can read about the implementation of the EEA Grants in the beneficiary states and ongoing projects in several states.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is allocating USD 2.5 million to relief efforts following the disastrous flooding in Pakistan. At least 340 people have died in the floods, and 2.5 million have been affected.
As part of European Commissioner Danuta Hübner’s three-day visit to Norway in late June, high-level representatives from the European Commission, Poland and Norway met on June 29 for policy discussions on regional development aboard the Hurtigruten
“It is regrettable that President Putin has now announced that Russia is withdrawing from the Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty),” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Global Seed Vault at Svalbard increases its capasity by 50 percent - within the same budget frame