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State budget for 2025: Bolstering investment in women’s health

To date, the Norwegian government has bolstered investment in targeted women’s health initiatives to the tune of around NOK 150 million. In the proposed state budget for 2025, the government is suggesting a further NOK 13 million to follow up on the

The National Budget 2025: A budget that provides security for the population and country, and develops the whole of Norway

Through the proposed National Budget for 2025, people will be financially better off, Norway’s preparedness against war and crime will be strengthened, and social and geographical differences will be reduced. Unemployment is still low, wages are

The National Budget 2025: Closing tax loopholes by amending the exit tax rules

In practice, the current exit tax rules function as a tax loophole. The Government wants to close this loophole and proposes, in the National Budget for 2025, to amend the exit tax rules to make them more effective and fairer.

The National Budget 2025: The Norwegian government proposes a 19 billion (NOK) increase in defence spendings

The Norwegian government proposes to increase the defense budget for 2025 by NOK 19.2 billion, up to a total of NOK 110.1 billion. The proposal fulfills the first major promise of the Norwegian long-term defence plan and exceeds NATO's target of its

The Prime Minister congratulates Nihon Hidankyo on Nobel Peace Prize

‘On behalf of the Norwegian Government, I would like to congratulate the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo. In its announcement, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stated that the organisation is receiving

Norway's arctic policy

The report "Norway's arctic policy: Creating value, managing resources, confronting climate change and fostering knowledge. Developments in the Arctic concern us all." was presented by Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Foreign Affairs, 

Implementation of the international covenant on civil and political rights

EC salmon safeguard. Notofication of re-balancing measures

EC salmon safeguard. Notofication of re-balancing measures About the notification Press release 41/05 31.03.2005: Consultations held in the WTO with European Communities 30 March 2005 – Definitive Safeguard Measure on Salmon

Tsunami Relief, Rehabilitation and Development - Activities 2004 — 2005 (Stromme Foundation)

Tsunami Relief, Rehabilitation and Development - Activities 2004 – 2005 (Stromme Foundation) Summary SF's focus on immediate relief, followed by rehabilitation assistance was to enable the affected communities to recover from losses to normal life

Strategy for Norway’s culture and sports co-operation with countries in the South

Strategy for Norway’s culture and sports co-operation with countries in the South The strategy was launched by the Minister of International Development in August 2005.

CERD-report from Norway 2005

Seventeenth/eighteenth periodic report submitted by Norway under article 9 of the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination

Seventeenth/eighteenth periodic report submitted by Norway under article 9 of the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. (September 2005)

Innovation in Services

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Innovation in services (.pdf)

First annual report on state ownership from the Ministry of Trade and Industry.pdf

First annual report on state ownership from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (PDF)

Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Activities 2004 - 2005

Tsunami Relief and Rehabilitation Activities 2004 - 2005 Save the Children in Sri Lanka Save the Children’s relief assistance to affected families began within 12 hours of the Tsunami of 26 th> December 2004. Within 3 months we had provided food

Tsunami Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Activities 2004-2005 (Plan Sri Lanka)

Tsunami Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Activities 2004-2005 (Plan Sri Lanka) Description of Activities Plan Sri Lanka responded immediately after the tsunami to implement an emergency response program, since then we have been focusing on

Human Rights 2003

Annual Report on Norway's effort to Promote Human Rights

Human rights are universal. According to international law and the Norwegian Constitution, it is the duty of the central government to ensure observance of human rights. It is also our duty to promote international respect for human rights, the

Report on Convention no 29 concerning forced labour, 1930

NORWAY R E P O R T for the period ending 31 May 2003, in accordance with article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation, from the Government of Norway, on the measures taken to give effect to the provisions of the Convention

A Society For All

The government’s strategy for the equality of persons with disabilities for the period 2020-2030

New report about how to influence voters to use their right to vote

In connection with the parliamentary elections in 2017, experiments with specific measures were carried out to increase voter participation. The purpose of the experiments was to inquire the impact of different measures to mobilize people to vote.

Act No. 64 of 27 June 2003 relating to the alternative treatment of disease, illness, etc.

Act No. 64 of 27 June 2003 relating to the alternative treatment of disease, illness, etc. The document is to be found in PDF