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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Government wants to facilitate energy-efficient, good quality buildings while simplifying building rules at the same time. People should spend less time, money and paper on bureaucracy,” says Minister of Local Government and Regional
Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting Norway from 15-18 June, on the invitation of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
The evaluation of the Internet voting pilot project in ten municipalities in the autumn 2011 elections is now ready. “The reports give us valuable knowledge. They will serve an important role when we assess the future of e-voting in Norway,” says
- The Norwegian government wants to honor all the victims of the terrorist attack on the 22nd of July. The sites of commemoration will be honoring homicide victims, survivors, emergency squads and volunteers. The memorial sites will be accessible to
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is currently visiting Afghanistan. This visit is part of the regular contact between the Afghan and Norwegian authorities to follow up the Norwegian civilian and military efforts in the country, and provides an
“The world has a great need for more energy to generate growth, reduce poverty and raise living standards. Energy efficiency is important, but insufficient to overcome the challenges involved. At the same time, we need to cut greenhouse gas
Icelandic authorities have decided to end the co-operation on purchase of rescue helicopters as a consequence of great restrictions on public expenditures in Iceland. New rescue helicopters involve large investment requirements which the Icelandic
The Government has proposed allocation of about NOK 2.7 billion to local and regional policy measures in 2013. Since 2005, the red-green coalition Government has allocated about NOK 20 billion to local and regional development.
The 2013 National Budget estimates that the State’s net cash flow from petroleum activities will total almost NOK 391 billion in 2012. Direct and indirect taxes account for about NOK 233 billion of this amount. The State’s Direct Financial Interests
Sudan and South Sudan have signed agreements on important issues relating to oil, nationality, security and borders.
Increased border protection for selected products is essential to Norwegian food production. Changes are fully consistent with Norway’s international commitments. Change to “ad valorem” duties for only one out of six import cheeses. No price hikes
The draft national budget for 2013 proposes an 11.4 per cent increase in the Ministry of the Environment's budget. The top priorities in the Government's environmental strategy are the protection of natural diversity, conservation of cultural
On 10th October 2012 the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security decided to extradite a person to Rwanda where he will be prosecuted for his complicity in the 1994 Genocide.
Ms Åslaug Haga will be the successor of Cary Fowler as the new Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has today held political talks with President of Myanmar Thein Sein. The ongoing peace process in Myanmar was a key topic at the meeting, and the signals from President Thein Sein on the peace process in the time
“I deplore the fact that Israel has once again approved the construction of a large number of new homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. The building of settlements on occupied land is a violation of international law and threatens the basis for
I strongly condemn the execution of Hind Al-Barti in Yemen earlier this month. Norway is deeply concerned about Yemen’s continued use of the death penalty, particularly the execution of minors,” said State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign
The multi stakeholder group for implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in Norway has delivered its fourth report. The report shows what the oil companies have reported paying in tax and royalties to the State in
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today met President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
From 5 December, internally displaced persons in 15 African countries will enjoy better protection through the entry into force of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, also known