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Norwegian salmon farming

In a White Paper presented to the Parliament in March 2015, the Norwegian government proposed a completely new system for regulating the growth in the salmon farming industry. The proposed system ensures predictability, and relies on environmental

Summary of NOU 2015:7 Assimilation and Resistance

Norwegian policies towards Tater/Romani people from 1850 to the present

This booklet contains the Tater/Romani Committee’s own summary of their main conclusions, presented in the introduction of the Committee’s Report (NOU 2015:7), extracts/summaries of main findings of the Report’s Chapters 1 to 6 the Committee’s final

The Barents Sea South

The 23rd licensing round, which was announced in January 2015, includes 54 blocks in the Barents Sea, many of them in the previously disputed area west of the delimitation line between Norway and Russia.

Fish for Development

The overall objective of the Fish for Development programme is to reduce poverty through food security, sustainable management and profitable business activities.

National Strategy against Antibiotic Resistance

The Norwegian National Strategy Against Antibiotic Resistance 2015-2020 lays out the Government’s goals for work over the coming years and the steps needed to achieve these.

Norwegian Government Pension Fund and the Santiago principles

Norway supports the international guidelines for sovereign wealth funds, the so called Santiago-principles or Generally Accepted Practices and Principles for Sovereign Wealth Funds (GAPP).

Panorama

As a result of the changes occurring globally, cooperation with other countries on other continents will come to play a more important role for the further development of the Norwegian knowledge society.

Meld. St. 4 (2015–2016) - Better Taxation – A Tax Reform for Transformation and Growth

An unofficial English translation of the summary chapter, Chapter 1, of the Report to the Storting No. 4 (2015–2016)

Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III)

Norwegian National Report

The Norwegian National Report is contributing to the discussions in Quito, Ecuador, in October 2016. This is the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III).

Conference Report: Protecting education from attack

The Oslo Conference on Safe Schools, Oslo, Norway 28– 29 May 2015

The Oslo Conference on Safe Schools: Protecting Education from Attack, was organised in Oslo 28-29 May 2015. At the Conference, representatives of states came together to show their interest in - and commitment to - the common goal of enhancing the

Reforming and Modernising the Norwegian Transport Sector

The Government aims to have a state-of-the-art transport and communications network which is on a par with comparable countries. Therefore, the government wants to boost infrastructure investments,combined with necessary reforms in the transport

Administrative tasks

Administrative tasks connected to the Act on certain aspects relating to the political parties (The Political Parties Act, PPA)) are part of the responsibilities of the Ministry and the County governors. In accordance with the PPA Section 11 to 13,

Organic food production

Organic farming helps increase food diversity and provides consumers with products in demand.

Food security

The issue of food security is to guarantee everyone access to sufficient and safe food - even in times of crisis. Self-sufficiency is important for food security.

Food and Consumers

Norwegian consumers take a great interest in how food is produced, processed and traded in Norway, and consumer opinion is given considerable weight when formulating food policies.

Food

Food is public health and it is delight, it is national and international, trendy and traditional. Food determines family budgets and social economics, regional policy and industrial policy, management of fisheries and - not least - of agriculture.

Private sector development in developing countries

Nine of ten jobs in developing countries are in the private sector. This shows how important private sector development is for value creation and employment. Support for private sector development is an important part of Norwegian development

The decision of the Tariff Board of 27 May 2015 concerning the issue of Regulations on general application of collective agreements concerning passenger transport by tour bus

This matter derives from a claim by the Yrkesorganisasjonenes Sentralforbund (YS) [Confederation of Vocational Unions]/Yrkestrafikkforbundet (YTF) [Union of Norwegian Transport Employees] of 12 August 2014 and concerns general application of the Bus

Unified Effort - Expert Commision on Norwegian Security and Defence Policy

The Expert Commission on Norwegian Security and Defence Policy was appointed by the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Ine Eriksen Søreide, on 15 December 2014, and submitted its report on 28 April 2015. The Commission was asked to analyse the Norwegian

Promoting Norwegian business interests abroad

The promotion of Norwegian business interests abroad has always been one of most important tasks of the Foreign Service. In today’s changing world, this task is becoming more complex. The needs of Norwegian-based companies have also changed