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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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“Safety at sea in the Barents area has been further strengthened through the introduction of the new Norwegian-Russian ship reporting system Barents SRS. The system is a tangible result of the good Norwegian-Russian cooperation on infrastructure and
The local office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Jalalabad was attacked on 29 May by unidentified armed men. An Afghan guard was killed and one expatriate staff member was slightly injured in the attack.
The Norwegian Government has appointed a Commission to investigate how Norwegian educational authorities and institutions shall relate to the rapid developments of higher educational courses supplied through the Internet.
“We are very pleased that Tunisia has adopted a constitution that safeguards basic human rights and builds on democratic principles,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
“We are concerned about the decision by India’s Supreme Court that a provision of the Indian penal code on sex between persons of the same gender is not in contravention of the Constitution. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and
The 9th European Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) opened in Oslo today with an urgent call for effective employment and social policies that can achieve growth and competitiveness with good jobs.
”Norway and Russia are continuously developing a closer cooperation in important fields. We see this in the agreement on the maritime boundary in the Barents Sea, the Norwegian-Russian fisheries collaboration, the energy collaboration, maritime
The Government is today submitting its report to the Storting on the management of the Government Pension Fund in 2012. - The Fund makes a major contribution to safeguarding welfare, whilst at the same time enabling us to save for future generations
On 14 May, international experts and stakeholders will gather in Oslo for a two-day conference on right-wing extremism and hate crime directed towards minorities in Europe and beyond.
Today the Government proposes to reduce the uplift in the petroleum tax system from 7.5 per cent to 5.5 per cent. The overall uplift is thereby reduced from 30 per cent to 22 per cent. The proposal will lead to more efficient use of resources and
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today conveyed his condolences to Spain's Prime Minister on the terrible train accident in Galicia.
Norway has for many years provided extensive assistance to Somalia both humanitarian, as well as to support efforts for peace and reconciliation and for reconstruction and development of a country who has suffered so much from hungers and wars. This
Norway applauds the people of Mali for the peaceful conduct of the first round of its presidential elections. After a period of conflict there is a great need for stable governance to ensure further development.
“I condemn Hamas’ recent execution of two men in Gaza,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide. The two men executed on 22 June were sentenced to death for collaborating with Israel.
“I am shocked by the widespread burning of churches that has taken place in Egypt over the past week. Norway condemns these acts of violence. All political groups in Egypt must now distance themselves clearly and unequivocally from the burning of
A new report of developing countries’ debt owed to Norway, was presented in Oslo yesterday. “Norway is the first country in the world to have carried out an independent audit of debt agreements. We are doing this to make sure that we are living up
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Stig-Øyvind Blystad as political adviser to Minister of Transport, Mr. Knut Arild Hareide.
Norway and India agree to cooperate closely to investigate the possibility of establishing a global agreement to stop plastic pollution. The ministers of environment from the two countries met in Gandhinagar, India today, during the high level
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has awarded AgustaWestland Ltd. the contract for the delivery of new search and rescue helicopters to replace the current Sea King.