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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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Norway carried out a loan operation on 5 March that enabled Somalia to pay off all its debt arrears to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). The loan of almost USD 366 million was repaid within 5 hours. The Norwegian central
Minister of Climate and Environment Mr. Sveinung Rotevatn is confirmed as the president for the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly. Mr. Rotevatn assumes this position after his predecessor Mr. Ola Elvestuen.
In today’s session of the Council of State, The King has made changes in the list of state secretaries.
Today, the Ministry of Finance has decided to follow Norges Bank’s advice to reduce the countercyclical capital buffer requirement from 2.5 to 1 percent with immediate effect. Norges Bank says that there is a risk of a pronounced economic downturn
The Government will close the border to foreign nationals who lack a residence permit in Norway. They will be turned away at the border under provisions of a Norwegian law relating to the control of communicable diseases. Temporary entry and exit
Today, the Government has submitted the annual Financial Markets Report to the Storting. The outlook for financial markets, both in Norway and internationally, is now strongly influenced by the coronavirus outbreak and the powerful measures that
Senior adviser, Mr. Erik Lunde, has been appointed as acting state secretary to Minister of Children and Family, Mr. Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, from 24 April to 8 May 2020.
As the global impact of the Covid-19 outbreak grows, Norway stresses that the appeal for global ceasefire is more important than ever.
Political adviser, Ms. Emma Lind, has been appointed as acting state secretary to Minister of Culture and Equality, Mr. Abid Raja, from 20 April to 30 April 2020.
Answers given at a press conference for children on 15 April by Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Minister of Education and Integration Guri Melby and Minister of Children and Families Kjell Ingolf Ropstad.
“In no other part of the world are so many people so dependant on river water from snow and glaciers as in the Himalayas. There is a strong need for more knowledge of the consequences of increased temperatures in the Himalayan region”, Norwegian
Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has expressed his congratulations after Serbia's presidential election on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is concerned about developments in Gaza.
The fact that one year has passed since the 22 July terror attack is going to be marked by a wreath laying in the government quarter on Sunday the 22nd of July at 09.30 a.m. His Majesty the King and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will lay down
The consultant firms Metier, OPAK and architects LPO Arkitekter have been awarded the task of exploring concept evaluations for future ministry offices in Norway.
“Norway deplores the announcement by the Israeli authorities of an expansion of the Har Homa settlement in East Jerusalem. The building of settlements on occupied land is illegal, a violation of international law, and the most serious obstacle to
The by-election in Myanmar on 1 April is yet another important step forward in the country’s political reform process.
The Norwegian government has today approved the development plan for the Edvard Grieg oil field. The field is the first of several planned developments in this part of the Utsira formation. The matter will now be referred to the Storting (the
“The resolution adopted unanimously by the Security Council sends a positive signal that the international community is now more united in demanding an end to the violence in Syria. The Syrian authorities must halt the violence immediately and
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Ketil Raknes (37), political adviser, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell, and Ms. Ragnhild Setsaas (61), adviser, Trondheim, as state