Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the historical archive, you can find information from previous governments. Among the documents found here are press releases, news articles and speeches from earlier government periods. The document archive also contains documents which are no longer valid, for instance replaced or expired documents.
Documents which are moved to the archive are not updated, so the information in the archive is mostly of historical value.
The Norwegian parliament (The Storting) has adopted a number of legislative amendments to ensure a more sustainable asylum policy and strengthen border control.
People from safe areas of Afghanistan, or who have been granted residence in another country, will have their application rejected and will be deported.
Immigration to Norway is strictly regulated.
Agenda 2030 is a global roadmap for eradicating extreme poverty through sustainable development and for promoting good governance and peaceful societies before 2030. 18 to 20 July Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg will present a comprehensive
An increasing number of asylum seekers are choosing to return to their country of origin. In November, 230 persons applied for return assistance, compared with an average so far this year of around 140 per month.
Are you thinking of seeking asylum in Norway? Please read this information carefully.
During the parliamentary election in 2013, an internet voting trial was conducted in twelve selected municipalities
Here you will find the evaluation of the e-voting trial in 2011 and 2013.
The Institute for Social Research has evaluated the second Internet voting trial in Norway.
The photos are for free use. The photographer must be credited.
The photos are for free use. The photographer must be credited.
Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are joining efforts to promote innovative approaches in the broad and evolving field of peacebuilding.
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Section for Legal and Financial Matters hereby announces funds for projects for development and disarmament for 2015.
Excellences, Chairperson, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, 2015 is the target year for the Millennium Development Goals, our guiding development agenda for the last fifteen years. Over the weekend, we celebrated the achievements in the fight
The aims of Norway’s cultural cooperation are to reinforce bilateral ties with important partner countries, facilitate the internationalisation of Norwegian art and culture, and raise awareness about - and generate interest in - Norway as a
Speech by State Secretary Jon Gunnar Pedersen at the Subsea Valley Conference in Oslo 15 April 2015.
Guidelines for grants for projects in ODA-approved OSCE countries in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belorussia, Armenia, Azerbajdsjan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (Eurasia) (budget chapter 164.73). The Legal and
Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to this event here in the European Parliament. We are addressing the role of the forest sector in the bioeconomy. I would rather put it this way – forestry is bioeconomy. Managing natural resources,
Talking Points for the Energy+ Framework Document Signing 24 September 2014 Joint Secretary Mr Marasini, my colleague the Danish Ambassador Ms Kirsten Geelan, Mr. Kenichi Yokoyama from ADB and Ms. Shoko Noda from UNDP,
Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are joining efforts to promote new actors as well as innovative approaches in the field of peacebuilding. This joint Public-Private Partnership on Peacebuilding (Px4