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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 has entered into a new partnership agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) on core funding of NOK 237 million a year from 2016 to 2019. 'Sufficient core funding is crucial if WFP is to be able to respond quickly to crises. This
February 11th 16:30 The Minister of Culture attends the opening of the Olympic museum at Maihaugen 19:00 The Minister of Culture attends at the torchlight procession at Stortorget in Hamar 21:00 The Minister of Culture attends a dinner hosted by
In connection with the Government’s promotion of culture, an increase of NOK 10 million in funding for culture and public diplomacy abroad has been proposed, making the total allocated to this area NOK 95.5 million. This represents an increase of
Read the whole Greeting speech given by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Mr. Lars Peder Brekk, at The World Championship in Sheep Shearing in Bjerkreim, Norway.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites all EEA air carriers to tender on scheduled regional air services within Norway, for the period 1 April 2009 - 31 March 2012. The deadline for submitting tenders is 3 November 2008.
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has as appointed Mr. Geir Pollestad, state secretary, Oslo, as state secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and Mr. Robin Kåss (31), medical doctor, Eidanger, as state secretary
Norway will open an embassy in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on 1 September 2009. “This will put us in a better position to safeguard Norwegian strategic interests in Central Asia,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: - As years go by farmers everywhere will bless the visionaries of Svalbard for their invaluable contributions to food for all and for ever, says Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, named as one of the 20 Most Influential Asians of the
The Norwegian Minister of Finance Kristin Halvorsen Friday sent a letter to the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) offering to make additional financial resources available to the Fund.
The Norwegian Government today presented a white paper to Parliament describing the Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces for the years 2017-2020. The Government recommends a gradual increase in the defence budget over the course of the
In Brazil this week it was announced that the moratorium on soy will be extended. This is good news for the Brazilian rainforest, says Vidar Helgesen.
'Transatlantic ties are more important than ever as we navigate today's security policy landscape. Few countries have more in common than Norway and Canada - geographically, in terms of resources, and in what we believe to be important. Our
The Government will ensure rapid and successful integration of immigrants, and puts forward a series of measures to promote integration.
The Nordic Environment and Climate Ministers met on April 27, 2016, where they confirmed their commitment to a strong implementation of the Paris Agreement and launched a series of new initiatives to support the follow-up to COP21. The ministers
Today, the Norwegian government presented a White Paper on energy policy - Power for change - an energy policy towards 2030. The main message is that security of supply, consequences for climate and economic growth must be considered together to
‘I congratulate the people of Sri Lanka on Thursday’s presidential election and the country’s new president, Maithripala Sirisena, on his victory,’ said Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
On 9 December 2014, Minister of Culture Thorhild Widvey was presented with a report entitled ”Grenselause pengespel - krev ny teknologi ny regulering?” (“Borderless gaming - does new technology require new regulations?”). In this report, an expert
OECD High-Level Policy Forum on Migration -Mobilising Migrants´ Skills for Economic Success Session 2: Building public confidence in Migration Issues Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Solveig Horne
‘Human rights are under pressure internationally. Norway will therefore step up its efforts to promote and protect human rights,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. A white paper on human rights in Norway’s foreign and development policy
A project led by the Ministry of Defence has since 2007 studied Norway’s future submarine capability. Several options have been looked at in the process. The Government has now decided that the project will enter a definition phase and evaluate an