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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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‘The arrest of several people with links to the opposition, including Natiq Jafarli of the Republican Alternative movement, gives cause for concern,’ said State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tore Hattrem.
On 12 and 13 August, Prime Minister Erna Solberg will have meetings with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and Leader of the Opposition Rajavarothiam Sampanthan from the Tamil National Alliance. These
Delegations from Norway and Iceland met in Reykjavik on 3 September and decided that the Norwegian-Icelandic cooperation on acquiring rescue helicopters will continue.
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Somare and Norway’s Prime Minister Stoltenberg met in Oslo today. The two prime ministers had an interesting discussion on global climate change, the importance of fighting deforestation and on the need for
Animal: In an effort to raise awareness among children about the impostance of treating farmed animals in a respectful and humane way, the European Commission has launched "Farmland", a website for children on animal welfare. "Farmland" is an
The tragic accident at Fjelltun in Ålesund which cost the lives of five people, and endangered the lives of many more, came as a great shock to us all. It was inconceivable that anything like this could happen in the middle of a town and in a new
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 1 January 2009 appointed Ms. Anne Cathrine Berger (36), advisor, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen. Berger will succeed Mr. John Erik Pedersen.
The Government has today decided to offer 34 production licenses in the awards in predefined areas 2008 (APA 2008).
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Anette Carnarius Elseth political adviser to Minister of Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen. At the same time Mr. Lars Joakim Hanssen has resigned as political adviser to Minister of
“Norway will focus particularly on education, private sector development and job creation initiatives, along with measures to safeguard the minority groups in a multi-ethnic Kosovo,” said State Secretary Elisabeth Walaas.
On 16 July the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) accepted that the Norwegian State’s partaking in the Test Center Mongstad is compatible with the state aid rules of the EEA Agreement. The test center is the first step towards a full-scale carbon
Norway is providing NOK 5 million for immediate humanitarian relief in Georgia. The funds will be used for the Norwegian Red Cross’ deployment of a field hospital in the Gori area. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is following the situation closely
The Ministry of Government Administration and Reform wants increased transparency into how government activities are affecting the environment. So for the first time, the government has prepared an overview over job related air travel by state
The Government today launched a new action plan entitled "Tid til nyskaping og produksjon" ("Time for new development and production"), which outlines over 120 concrete measures for simplifications concerning private enterprise. In all, 14
Rio de Janeiro is the first stop during Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to Brazil and Chile. The trip reflects the increasingly close cooperation between Norway and the two Latin American countries. The Prime Minister’s itinerary includes
Thorvald Stoltenberg presented his report on Nordic foreign and security policy cooperation at an extraordinary meeting of Nordic foreign ministers in Oslo on 9 February 2009.
The Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received today StatoilHydro’s Master Plan for full-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) at Mongstad. The emission permit for the combined heat and power plant (CHP) at
Ms. Åsa Elvik (39), Member of Storting, Bø in Vesterålen, has today been appointed state secretary to Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland from 13 March. Elvik will succeed Mr. Jens Revold, who from the same date has been
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will meet the Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, on Sunday 11 December.
‘The world’s greatest refugee crisis is unfolding in Syria and the neighbouring countries. The Government will once again step up its effort to alleviate suffering and help to ensure the best possible protection of the civilian population. We have