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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed several state secretaries.
“Norway will emerge stronger from the challenging restructuring the economy now experiences. The Budget for 2017 contains targeted measures to counteract unemployment in the regions and industries that are hardest hit by the drop in oil prices. The
The Ministry of Finance has today decided to keep the level of the countercyclical capital buffer for banks unchanged. This is in line with the advice for Q3/16 from Norges Bank.
The US and Russia have agreed on a plan for nationwide cessation of hostilities in Syria. ‘I welcome this urgently needed agreement. This is a long sought after chance that the world community cannot afford to miss. I encourage all parties to work
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has honourably discharged Ms. Birgitte Jordahl from her office as state secretary to Minister of Education and Research Torbjørn Røe Isaksen.
"I have today sent my congratulations to the new British Prime Minister Theresa May, and my words of gratitude to David Cameron for our excellent and close cooperation", says Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg
'The people of Iraq are in urgent need of aid. Norway is already providing a considerable amount of humanitarian assistance to the region. We are now increasing our support to Iraq by NOK 50 million, to a total of NOK 325 million,' said Minister of
Indonesia and Norway partners with the World Resources Institute Indonesia to map priority peatland areas in order to support peatland restoration. WRI will help increase transparency in the management of Indonesia's forests and peatlands.
Norway has decided to allocate NOK two million to the IRW’s efforts on preventing gender-based violence and strengthening education for internally displaced children and young people in Iraq. Norway is also considering supporting the organisation’s
According to the OSCE’s preliminary assessment of the presidential election in Azerbaijan on 15 October, considerable progress was made with regard to procedures on election day itself. However, there were clear shortcomings during the period
By today’s deadline for applications in the 20th licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 46 qualified companies.
The Norwegian Government have agreed to cancel USD 35 million of Liberia’s debt to Norway. This constitutes 90 per cent of Liberia’s debt to Norway.
The Minister of Defence recommends that the F-16 is replaced by the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
There have been alarming reports from Gaza of ambulances and convoys carrying humanitarian relief supplies being impeded, and personnel from humanitarian organisations being killed as a result of the fighting. Several organisations have chosen to
At the December 9 pledging meeting, Norway announced a contribution of NOK 290 million (approximately, 41,5 million US$) to the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees and its 2009 appeal. The pledge represents an increase in NOK 50 million or
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is launching a new strategy today for efforts to promote freedom of expression. 'Freedom of expression and independent media are under growing pressure. Norway is therefore strengthening its international work in this
The prime minister has had a secretariat with more than one adviser since shortly after Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold and his government returned from exile in London in 1945.
- I am disappointed that it was not possible to reach agreement. We were well on the way to achieving a new trade deal. But in critical areas, the distance between key countries was simply too great. What is important now is to preserve what has
A visa facilitation agreement between Norway and Macedonia was signed in Skopje on 22 July 2008.
“Climate change and the economic downturn threaten to undermine what we have achieved in the fight against poverty. We must be more strategic in our development policy in order to achieve more,” said Minister of the Environment and International