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The Secretary General is the administrative head of the Ministry. The Ministry's leader group consists of the Secretary General, the Head of Information and the Director Generals of the Ministry's Departments.

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Norway has a policy of combating corruption at both the national and international level. Corruption undermines democracy, human rights and the proper functioning of an open market economy. Corruption imposes heavy costs on society, and can impede

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The political staff of the Ministries consists of state secretaries and political advisors. State secretaries are appointed in a State Council Meeting, while political advisers are hired by the Office of the Prime Minister. The political staff are

Report No. 18 to the Storting (2007-2008) - Labour Migration

Hearing – General application of wage agreements – draft regulation

Deadline for consultation: 30/05/2008 Status: Consultation has been processed

Report No. 16 to the Storting (2007-2008) - On the Management of the Government Pension Fund in 2007

Norwegian National Allocation Plan for the Emissions Trading System in 2008–2012

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NOU 2008: 8 - The Loss of the “Bourbon Dolphin” on 12 April 2007

Longyearbyen and Svalbard august 2009

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The press briefing 22.08.2007

The pictures may be used freely, but the photographer (company or name) must be credited. Click on the picture for a larger format. All photo: Ole G. Hertzenberg The Entrance Seed at The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre Minister of International

Report No. 14 to the Storting (2007-2008) - Video games

IHA Sustainability Protocol Audit Assessment of Dahuashui Hydropower Project

Draft report

Under agreement with the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, NVE has been asked by the Ministry of Finance to make an assessment and audit of the sustainability of the Dahuashui Hydropower Project in China according to the International Hydropower

The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements

Press release and report.

The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' measures to combat Human Trafficking under the Governments's Plan of Action

Report on efforts carried out 2007

This report gives an account of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' follow-up of the Government's Plan of Action and will form part of the inter-ministerial working group's overall report on Norway's efforts to combat human trafficking.

The Seeds have landed 12.02.2008

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Thorium as an energy source

- Opportunities for Norway

An investigation into the possibility and risk of utilizing thorium as a source of energy.

Seeds shipped from Nigeria february 2008

From Ibadan, Nigeria, twenty-one boxes filled with 7,000 unique seed samples from more than 36 African nations are shipped to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. All photo: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture i Nigeria (IITA). Cowpea

Week 4/2008

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Key Figures 2008: Overview and rates of direct and indirect taxes

Key figures for the Norwegian economy, main figures of the Fiscal Budget and rates of direct and indirect taxes.