Historical archive

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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • 2008: Holberg International Memorial Prize to Fredric R. Jameson

    16/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Education and Research

    Fredric R. Jameson has made outstanding contributions to the understanding of the relation between social formations and cultural forms in a project he himself describes as the “poetics of social forms”.

  • The Norwegian Government launches humanitarian strategy

    15/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On 15 September Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre launched the Government’s humanitarian strategy, entitled Norwegian Humanitarian Policy.

  • Prime Minister to visit Brazil and Chile: “Reflects our close cooperation in the private sector and the energy and climate fields”

    14/09/2008 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Rio de Janeiro is the first stop during Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to Brazil and Chile. The trip reflects the increasingly close cooperation between Norway and the two Latin American countries. The Prime Minister’s itinerary includes

  • Prime Minister to Brazil and Chile

    14/09/2008 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister to Brazil and Chile (pdf)

  • Women on parental leave are "forgotten"

    13/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Children and Equality

    On 12 Sept. 2008, the Work Research Institute (Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet) submitted a research report titled "Consequences of pregnancy and exercise of parental leave in Norwegian employment practice" to the Minister of Children and Equality

  • Norway provides NOK 11 million to assist hurricane victims in Haiti and Cuba

    12/09/2008 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    - The many who have been severely affected need our, and other countries’, help. Norway is therefore contributing NOK 8 million to relief efforts in Haiti and NOK 3 million to relief efforts in Cuba,” said State Secretary Håkon A. Gulbrandsen.

  • Changes among the state secretaries

    12/09/2008 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    In today’s session of the Council of State the King has as of 15 September appointed Mr. Jan-Erik Larsen (45), managing director, Kristiansund, as state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg; and Ms. Guri Størvold (32), former state secretary

  • Active ownership pays off

    09/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Finance

    Active ownership activities in Monsanto Co. have contributed to a significant reduction in the use of child labour in the company’s hybrid cotton seed production in India. Norges Bank can still play an important role in achieving further

  • The Government Pension Fund divests its holdings in mining company

    09/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude the company Rio Tinto from the Government Pension Fund - Global due to a risk of contributing to severe environmental damage. There are no indications to the effect that the company's practises will be

  • Nuclear Suppliers Group opens the door for civilian nuclear cooperation with India

    06/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Saturday the 45 countries that participate in the nuclear export control regime known as the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) decided to make an exception to the NSG guidelines and open the door for civilian nuclear cooperation with India.

  • Strategy for Workers’ Rights within the Decent Work Agenda

    05/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    The Norwegian Government establishes a strategy in seven action points to strengthen and coordinate Norway’s efforts in promoting workers’ rights abroad. The strategy will serve as a supplement to the efforts against social dumping at home.

  • Strategy for Workers’ Rights within the Decent Work Agenda

    05/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    The Norwegian Government establishes a strategy in seven action points to strengthen and coordinate Norway’s efforts in promoting workers’ rights abroad. The strategy will serve as a supplement to the efforts against social dumping at home.

  • The Government pledges NOK 100 million to promote decent work

    05/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim signed an agreement Friday with ILO Director General Juan Somavia pledging NOK 100 million to the International Labour Organisation’s campaign to promote decent work.

  • New political advisor in NHD

    05/09/2008 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    The Office of the Prime Minister has from 8 September appointed Ms. Fride Solbakken (37), manager, Hafrsfjord, as political advisor to Minister of Trade and Industry Sylvia Brustad.

  • The Government lifts the campaign to promote decent work to the global arena

    05/09/2008 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “An equitable distribution policy, full employment and labour rights are goods that are being challenged by increased globalisation. If we are to succeed in enabling others to share these goods, which we ourselves take for granted, Norway must also

  • Tightening of the immigration policy

    03/09/2008 Press release Office of the Prime Minister

    - It is necessary to take measures to decrease the numbers of asylum seekers without a need for protection, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

  • Tightening of the immigration policy

    03/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

    - It is necessary to take measures to decrease the numbers of asylum seekers without a need for protection, says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

  • Norway deeply deplores any use of cluster munitions in the Georgia conflict

    02/09/2008 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    There are now reports of cluster munitions being used on both sides of the Georgia conflict. If these reports are true, it is very serious.

  • Press Invitation: Presentation of The International Ibsen Award to Peter Brook

    28/08/2008 Press release Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs

    Awarding ceremony at the National Theatre’s main stage on 31 August at 5 p.m.

  • Norway has no desire for dialogue with bin Laden

    28/08/2008 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has no desire for dialogue with bin Laden or the al-Qaeda terrorist network as the title of an article from the Norwegian news agency NTB said on Wednesday 27 August.

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