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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Press photos of State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte.
At the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today announced a total Norwegian contribution of NOK 20 million to the Nuclear Security Fund of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The increased means will be
State State Secretary Espen Barth Eide has been transferred from the Ministry of Defence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while State Secretary Roger Ingebrigtsen has been transferred from the Ministry of Health and Care to the Ministry of
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) sees Norway as an important donor that takes a long-term approach and provides a high level of aid. But the new OECD Development Co-operation Peer Review shows that Norwegian aid
On Friday the 16th of July at 2 p.m., the State Secretary for the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Roger Ingebrigtsen, pushed the button to destroy Norway’s last batch of cluster munitions.
The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) has apprehended three individuals suspected of having prepared terrorist acts. “Terrorism creates fear and insecurity, and must be combated. We shall maintain and consolidate public security in Norway,”
Norway is getting a pioneering system for quality assurance of hotels. - The best news regarding the Norwegian system is that customers themselves measure the level of service and that hotels must be environmentally friendly to get the most stars,
Simplified customs clearance, extended opening hours for the Norwegian-Russian border, joint business projects and transport through the Northeast Passage was on the agenda at a meeting between Norway and Russia in Arkhangelsk in northwest Russia
“I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Cairo today. We have seen increasing violence, bombings and repeated attacks on security forces recently. These activities undermine democratic developments in Egypt and further poison the political
“I would like to express my deepest sympathy with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Israeli people on the death of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,” said Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim will sign an agreement with six countries in Africa that will help them to gain jurisdiction over their own oil and gas resources.
”The government is committed to putting in place a faster and more effective rescue helicopter service that is capable of assisting as many people in a difficult situation as possible.” says Terje Moland Pedersen, State Secretary. Today, a decision
Norway and Russia will sign the Treaty concerning Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean in Murmansk on 15 September.
Following the recent resumption of the Cyprus peace negotiations Norway together with the Nordic countries have taken the initiative for a Brussels based seminar organised by the Peace Research Institute Oslo.
Norway is to give NOK 6 million in assistance to the flood victims in Sri Lanka. “There are huge humanitarian needs. We want to do what we can to help people return to their homes,” said Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik
NorAlumni China - a network for helping former students from China to stay connected with Norway and the Norwegian business sector is now in place.
Several tens of people have been killed and many injured in demonstrations and social unrest in Tunisia in recent weeks. State Secretary Espen Barth Eide commented: “Norway is concerned about the situation in Tunisia.”
13 September Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg hosted an international conference in Oslo on the challenges of growth, employment and social cohesion, bringing together heads of state and government, the heads of the ILO and the IMF, trade union