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07/08/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
On Monday 13 August, the 22 July Commission will hand over its report to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
The Commission will publish the report on its website at 13:00. The report will also be available on regjeringen.no.
Mr Stoltenberg will
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24/08/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has given his comment after today's sentence in Oslo District Court against the terrorist who on 22 July 2011 attacked Oslo's Government Complex and a political youth camp at Utøya Island.
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17/08/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is seriously concerned that manipulation of the current election process in Somalia could undermine prospects for establishing political stability in the country.
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08/07/2013
Article
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Using public money to leverage private investment is a key to unlocking the green growth potential. Energy+ promotes public-private partnerships and the strategic use of public financing to minimise investment hurdles and barriers.
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05/09/2012
News story
Ministry of the Environment
A new synthesis report, co-financed by Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative, investigates activities (drivers) that lead to deforestation and forest degradation.
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21/09/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Following today’s changes in the Government, the King has in today’s session of the Council of State made the following changes among the state secretaries.
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Ministers
Ministry of Labour
The Minister of Labour has the main responsibility for labour market policy, working environment and safety policy, pensions policy, and welfare and social policy.
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07/09/2012
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has received applications from 47 companies in connection with the application deadline for the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2012) on the Norwegian continental shelf. The Ministry plans to award
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04/10/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Political adviser Sindre Fossum Beyer will from today be acting State Secretary for Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg during State Secretary Hans Kristian Amundsen’s leave of absence. Anne Marie Aanerud is new political adviser to Minister of
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23/03/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway condemns the use of violence against protesters in Syria,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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10/11/2010
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has laid down the new mandate for Norges Bank's management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). "The new mandate will provide better risk management in the Fund, more transparency and a more uniform framework," says
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28/10/2013
Article
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has co-chaired the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing in poor countries. The group was established by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in February 2010, and is tasked with
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29/01/2016
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Thor Arne Englund as political adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen for the period when Political Adviser Jens Frölich Holte is acting state secretary. The Government
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Political staff
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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15/08/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Developments over the last 24 hours give cause for deep concern about the situation in Georgia. The reports we are now receiving about continued violence and hostilities are very disturbing,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
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30/12/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government decided today to provide NOK 30 million in immediate humanitarian relief in connection with the assaults in Gaza. “We are extremely concerned about the precarious humanitarian situation in Gaza,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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22/12/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Iranian authorities have closed the Centre for Defence of Human Rights in Tehran. The centre was established and is headed by Iranian lawyer and human rights defender Shirin Ebadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003.
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22/09/2008
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: "When spring arrived in Svalbard, it was apparent that the permafrost had not had time, between the completion of the construction of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the end of winter, to re-freeze the loose soil and
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07/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For the first time, Norway is allocating 1% of its GNI to international development cooperation. “This is a major victory for the world’s poor,” commented Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim.
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07/10/2008
Press release
Ministry of Education and Research
The red-green coalition government will continue to develop the Norwegian welfare state, through investment in kindergartens, education and research. Amongst other things, the government proposes spending a total of around NOK 2 billion on improving