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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The UN General Assembly has called on member states to establish a moratorium on executions as a step towards the abolition of the death penalty. Norway, in cooperation with a group of countries from all parts of the world, led the initiative, which
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 24 January 2011 appointed Ms. Liv Tørres (49), senior adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm. She will succeed Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan, who will leave the post on 1 February
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has decided that Minister Rigmor Aaasrud shall also be chief of the Ministry of Labour during Minister Hanne Bjurstrøm’s leave of absence. Bjurstrøm has been on sick leave since 5 November.
Bodø University College will change its name from 1 January 2011 to become The University of Nordland.- I am very pleased that the county of Nordland has now got its university and that the University College has been rewarded for its long-term
Professor Kirsten Sandberg was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child today. “I congratulate Ms Sandberg. We are proud that such a prominent representative of Norwegian research in the field of child law has been elected to a body
Norway has reacted strongly to the terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt, just after midnight on 1 January. “I condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
“I strongly condemn this assault on innocent civilians,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide following the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday.
The 2010 Annual Meeting in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commssion (NEAFC) was held in London November 8-12.
This film gives a brief view of the development of Norwegian environmental work, including the national and international challenges that Norway will face in the future.
The Foreign Ministers in the Northern Dimension have agreed to cooperate more closely on transport and logistics, and culture. Norway will focus in particular on maritime transport. “The Northern Dimension, with its concrete projects and results in
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Ms. Kirsti Bergstø (29), social worker, Alta, as state secretary to Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Audun Lysbakken.
This week, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, presented his report on states’ use of torture to the UN General Assembly. The report reveals widespread use of torture
Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is hosting the second ministerial meeting of the Northern Dimension, a cooperation between the EU, Iceland, Russia and Norway focusing on partnerships in North West Russia, the Barents and Baltic Sea
On Sunday evening 24 October, Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre presented the Government’s contribution to the 2010 national telethon, which is raising funding for the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Professor Per Christiansen has been appointed by the three EEA EFTA States as the new Norwegian judge on the EFTA Court in Luxembourg.
“I am very pleased that the Ethiopian opposition leader Birtukan Mideksa has now been released from prison,” said Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
The new Strategy Council for the Government Pension Fund Global today delivered their report to finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen.
The activity level in the Norwegian petroleum industry is still high. Exploration activity has the last few years increased substantially and several new discoveries are being made. The Pension Fund is still growing, now approaching NOK 3000 billion
The initiative for residential, urban and local development in Groruddalen in Oslo was originally scheduled for conclusion in 2010. “The good results and experiences mean that we are now proposing to continue the initiative, with NOK 43 million in