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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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.
'I am deeply concerned about reports from Myanmar on increased level of violence and casualties in connection with the demonstrations. Norway condemns the use of force and urges the military to stop using violence against the demonstrators',
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the Etelä-Savo Hospital District, South Ostrobothnia Hospital District and Åland in Finland from ‘
Daily commuters from Sweden and Finland have been in a particularly difficult situation since Norway’s border was, in effect, closed. Starting Monday 1 March, daily commuters from Sweden and Finland will again be able to come to work in Norway under
State Secretary Jens Frølich Holte is taking over the position of Prime Minister’s representative (sherpa) to the High-level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.
Seven companies have applied for production licenses in the 25th licensing round on the Norwegian shelf.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has today sent a proposal to announce the licensing round APA 2021 (Award in Pre-defined Areas) for public consultation.
Today, Ghana became the first country to receive Covid-19 vaccines from the Covax Facility. ‘This is the start of a historic global mass-vaccination effort,’ said Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein.
The Government has decided to simplify the regional measures implemented to combat local coronavirus outbreaks set out in the COVID-19 Regulations. The number of levels of measures has been reduced from four to three, and the terms ‘Ring 1’ and ‘
‘Although the Palestinians are still facing major challenges, I am cautiously optimistic after the meeting today. While the situation last year was characterised by political deadlock between Palestine and Israel, a more productive dialogue is now
‘The parties reestablished relations in November last year. It is a positive sign that we can hold this AHLC meeting at a time when the Israeli and Palestinian authorities have resumed cooperation in crucial areas such as security, finance and
The Norwegian Government proposes that use and possession of smaller quantities of illicit drugs for personal use no longer shall be punishable as a criminal offence. Instead of punishment, persons caught in possession of illicit drugs will be
A new scheme for businesses is to enable them to bring essential personnel to Norway from abroad. The scheme will have strict requirements and limits in place.
The government is largely extending the national infection prevention measures that are in place. There will be some easing of the measures applicable to children, young people and students.
The government is announcing new measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. The government will also increase its checks while enforcing stricter rules in relation to the use of quarantine hotels. The government is also establishing a limited,
Based on the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s weekly assessment of the Covid-19 situation, the Government has decided to change the status of the South Karelia Hospital District in Finland from ‘yellow’ to ‘red’ on the map showing the status
On the 19th February 2021, the King in Council awarded 61 new production licenses in the APA 2020 licensing round (Awards in Predefined Areas).
Two new ambassadors to Norway presented their letters of credence to the Crown Prince Regent on 18 February 2021.
The military coup on 1 February has changed the conditions for Norway’s development assistance in Myanmar. For this reason, Norway is now freezing the state-to-state knowledge-development programmes between public institutions in Norway and Myanmar.
The Acting Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and the Ministers of Defence of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden signed a Letter of Intent on 17th February, 2021, stating political support to the continued Nordic-US engagement in the Nordic-led
The Government has decided to discontinue the regional measures implemented in municipalities in Oslo and Viken following the outbreak of the UK variant of the coronavirus. The decision was made in consultation with the relevant municipalities.