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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Regulations relating to amendments to the Regulations of 29 June 2020 No. 1423 relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health.pdf
Norway will begin negotiations with the United Kingdom for a free trade agreement to be in place by the 31st of December 2020. The Norwegian objectives for the negotiations have now been announced.
On 17 July, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution by consensus that will increase focus on the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Norway headed the negotiation process leading up to the
The King in Council decided May 7, 2020 to reduce the Norwegian oil production.
'We are deeply concerned about death sentences against participants in the Iran protests in 2019. I call on Iran to revoke the death sentences of Amirhossein Moradi, Saeed Tamjidi and Mohammad Rajab and to ensure a fair retrial. Norway opposes all
Circular relating to entry into force of the Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health (PDF) Regulations relating to entry restrictions for foreign nationals out of concern for public health (
The following statement was issued jointly by US, UK and Norway at the IGAD summit today.
Starting 15 July, the Government plans to allow the entry of foreign nationals from countries outside the EU/EEA (referred to as third-country nationals) who have family or an established romantic relationship in Norway. However, no exemptions are
From 15 July, the Government is lifting restrictions on entry into Norway for people resident in countries in the Schengen area/EEA that have an acceptable level of infection. From the same date, quarantine will no longer be required on entry from
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is introducing new exceptions to the travel advice against non-essential travel to all countries. The new exceptions apply to individual countries in the Schengen area/EEA from 15 July.
‘Civil society has a vital role to play in achieving our goal of ending modern slavery. As part of the development programme, we are therefore allocating NOK 190 million over a period of four years to support the work being done by civil society
Last week the Nordic Foreign Ministers received the report "Nordic Foreign and Security Policy 2020: Climate Change, Hybrid & Cyber Threats and Challenges".
Communications adviser, Ms. Kaia Jarlsby, has been appointed as political adviser to Minister of Regional Development and Digitalisation, Ms. Linda Hofstad Helleland, from 3 August 2020. Political adviser, Ms. Maren Aasan, will leave her position on
Norway is maintaining its international support for freedom of expression and freedom of the press by extending its cooperation with International Media Support for four years. According to the agreement, funding provided by Norway will be used to
After 10 years of hard work, deforestation in Indonesia is going down. Emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia were lower in 2016-17 than in the preceding decade. In response, Norway will pay up to 530 million NOK (approx.
Transition period draws to a close: British citizens need to apply for residency permits if they wish to come to Norway to live, work or study after 1 January 2021.
Starting 15 July, the Government plans to allow travel to Svalbard by residents of the parts of the Schengen Area and European Economic Area that will no longer be subject to Norwegian quarantine regulations as of that date. This applies to such
On 8 June, the ESRB published a recommendation on restriction of distributions addressed to relevant national authorities.
Norway is pledging NOK 100 million to support access for low- and middle-income countries to COVID-19 vaccines once they are developed.