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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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After the changes in the Government today, the Office of the Prime Minister has made changes among the political advisors.
'I am pleased that Leyla Yunus and her husband Arif have now been let out of prison. Other Azerbaijani human rights defenders who have been jailed should now also be released. Some of them are also suffering from serious health problems and are in
Foreign Minister Børge Brende will play a key role during the 10th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Nairobi this week, in the finalisation of the ministerial declaration that will give guidance for the future work of
The suspension of disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme has been lifted. This means that Norway will resume its support for reducing economic and social disparities in Hungary.
Three new ambassadors to Norway presented their credentials to His Majesty King Harald V on 12. May 2016.
The Government is partnering with private actors to establish a new foundation with a mandate to develop an art residence and atelier on Svalbard.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 17 June 2016 discharged Ms. Julia Sanna Maria Brännström Nortug from her office as political adviser to Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale, and appointed her political adviser to Minister of
'Ukraine has shown genuine willingness to implement far-reaching reforms and pursue European integration. This is a bold choice and the right choice, and deserves our continued support. The Government therefore proposes to increase support to
'The Crop Wild Relatives project is playing an important part in implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change and promoting achievement of the new sustainable development goals, particularly Goal 2 on food security and nutrition,' said
The Minister of Justice and Public Security has decided that border controls at the internal Schengen borders will continue until 11 November 2016. This follows the adoption of an implementing decision by the European Council on 12 May, allowing
‘The many questions I was asked shows how interested the pupils are in climate and environmental issues relating to the oceans,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende after visiting a school on World Oceans Day.
The Oslo Conference on Safe Schools: Protecting Education from Attack, was organised in Oslo 28-29 May 2015. The main objective of the Conference was for states to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende has condemned the terrorist attack that hit the Turkish capital Ankara today.
Four new ambassadors to Norway presented their credentials to His Majesty King Harald V on 14. April 2016.
Norway endorses the Amsterdam Declarations on removing deforestation from agricultural supply chains.
Norway and the US are joining forces in a further initiative to support mine clearance, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday.
The EEA Agreement ensures that Norway takes part in the EU Single Market with access to the benefits of the free movements of persons, goods, services and capital. It entered into force in 1994.
By the end of August, a total of 2 248 asylum seekers had been registered in Norway this year, a decrease of 73 % compared with last year. The number of people seeking asylum in Norway has not been so low since 1997.
Today, 82 % of the world’s states have introduced a moratorium on the death penalty or have abolished it. ‘I’m pleased to see that the international trend is moving away from the use of the death penalty. However, there are some countries where this
The Government proposes amendments in the representative scheme of registration in the Norwegian VAT Register. The proposal will make it easier for foreign businesses to comply with their VAT obligations at a lower cost.