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Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) - Common Responsibility for Common Future

Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) Report to the Storting (white paper), English summary

The Working Environment and Safety Department

The Working Environment and Safety Department’s areas of responsibility include labour law and safety and the working environment in Norwegian workplaces, both onshore and on the Norwegian continental shelf.

Director General Ragnhild Nordaas

Economic Policy Department

The Economic Policy Department monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy. The Economic Policy Department is responsible for raising and servicing government loans at home and

Director General Amund Holmsen

UNESCO

Norway has ratified several of UNESCO’s cultural conventions.

CCS in Norway

The government has an ambition to realise a cost effective solution for full scale carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) in Norway, provided this will result in technology development internationally

Contact the Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Addresses, telephone numbers and other contact information for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food can be found here.

About the Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security was established in 1818. The Ministry has approximately 400 employees divided between nine departments, the Minister’s office and the Press Office.

To/from a Contracting State - the Council of Europe Convention

In connection with countries that have signed the Council of Europe Convention on child abduction, assistance from the Norwegian authorities is provided through the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.

Norway’s efforts to promote disarmament and non-proliferation

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is the cornerstone of the global disarmament and non-proliferation regime.

Capture, transport and storage of CO₂

The government will contribute to developing technology for capture, transport and storage of CO₂ (CCS), and has an ambition to realise a cost effective solution for full scale CCS in Norway, provided this will result in technology development

The Central Government's Outstanding Debt

The Central Government's Outstanding Debt contains tables describing the debt issued by the State of Norway.

The Law of the Sea and the High North

The Arctic Ocean is regulated by the international law of the sea, as are the other sea areas of the world. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is sometimes called the “convention of the oceans”. It contains detailed provisions on the

A Forerunner to the Norwegian Council of State

The war between Great Britain and Denmark-Norway from 1807, where Sweden supported Britain, led to a situation where communications between Denmark and Norway were broken - at sea as well as over land. In the years 1807-1810 this caused certain

The Norwegian Fiscal Policy Framework

The Government Pension Fund Global and the fiscal rule have since 2001 set out the plan for the phasing-in of petroleum income and investment returns to the Norwegian economy. The Government Pension Fund Act stipulates that the State’s net cash flow

Norwegian Minister of Nordic Cooperation

The task of coordinating the participation of Norwegian ministries in the cooperation between the Nordic countries, has since 1971 been handeled by a minister who is also chief of a government ministry or responsible for part of a ministry's field

Management Provisions

The framework for the Government Pension Fund and the management of fund assets are laid down by Act of Parliament and guidelines with supplementary provisions.

PETROMAKS2 – large program for petroleum research

PETROMAKS2 succeeds the PETROMAKS program, which was completed in 2012. The program is administered by the Research Council of Norway and includes both strategic basic research and competence development as well as applied research and technology

ENERGIX - Large program for energy research

The ENERGIX program was established in 2013 and supports research and development on renewable energy, energy effienciency, energy system and energy policy. ENERGIX will contribute to achieving energy policy goals as well as increased value creation

The Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO)

“The main aim and purpose of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) is to strengthen the participating nations’ national defence, explore common synergies and facilitate efficient common solutions.” The NORDEFCO structure includes political and