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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Petroleum Price Board has set final norm prices for offshore-loaded Norwegian crude oil lifted in 2008.
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence and the Australian Department of Defence have agreed to cooperate on the development of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM), following talks between Norwegian State Secretary Mr. Øystein Bø and his Australian colleague
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende today launched a new competitive funding scheme that will provide up to NOK 50 million annually to innovative solutions that can help to combat poverty by 2030.
Today, the Norwegian Government has decided that Petoro can take part in the Skanled project with an interest of up to 30 %.
"The Norwegian Government strongly condemns the brutal terrorist attacks against several targets in Mumbai in India yesterday, attacks that have claimed the life of more than a hundre persons", Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says.
A miniseminar on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was held in the occation of the visit of Mr. Martin Bursik, the Czech Minister of the Environment on the 9 September 2008.
- The Government considers the High North to be Norway’s most important strategic priority area in the years ahead, and we attach great importance to developing a cohesive policy. Therefore, our efforts in the North include measures in the three
The Government has introduced new measures in the immigration policy that will ensure that the Norwegian practice in areas of importance differs as little as possible from other European countries. This is a continuation of the tightening measures
- The Government gives priority to peace and to children. This is an unprecedented global effort to help children affected by war, and it has our full backing, said Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. (13.09.06)
State Secretary Anne Stenhammer is travelling to Singapore from 15 to 19 September to participate in the annual meeting of the World Bank and the meeting of the Development Committee. Norway have submitted a protest against the ban of many
The conflict in Western Sahara, which has been ongoing since the 1960s, has been one of the “forgotten conflicts”. Norway is now doubling its support to the Sahrawi population.
Norway is concerned about the situation in Xinjiang province in China. The Norwegian authorities have expressed their concern to the Chinese authorities, deploring the violence and heavy loss of life. Norway has also aligned itself with an EU
This prestigious prize has previously been awarded to active human rights campaigners such as Rebiya Kadeer, Aung San Suu Kui and Shirin Ebadi. - I am delighted at the committee’s decision to award this year’s prize to Thic Quang Do, Foreign
- The armed forces must step down to allow the return of the democratically elected government. I hope the situation will be resolved peacefully, and that the country returns to democratic order as soon as possible, said Mr Støre. (20.09.06)
It is important that the policy of sustainable marine resource management is based on certain key principles: sustainable harvesting, ecosystem approach, adequate regulations and an efficient control and enforcement scheme. These principles are
Norway urges the parties in Sudan to respect the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to redraw the boundaries of the important oil region Abyei. - It is also important that the court’s ruling is made known and explained to
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, talked again to the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Fassi Fihri, and pointed out Norway’s duty to protect two Norwegian minors in fear of their lives. Mr
The Horn of Africa has again been hit by famine and drought. Norway has allocated NOK 50 million in emergency relief to the people living in the region.
Two Norwegian citizens were condemned to death at the end of a trial in Kisangi, DR Congo, today. The Minister of Foreign Affairs commented as follows on the verdict: “The sentencing of the two Norwegian citizens to death is completely unacceptable.