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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Norway’s new Honorary Consulate General in Minneapolis is operative from 1 August 2008. The consulate is a new type of mission for the Norwegian foreign service, and is the result of innovative cooperation across ministries and other agencies.
- I am disappointed that it was not possible to reach agreement. We were well on the way to achieving a new trade deal. But in critical areas, the distance between key countries was simply too great. What is important now is to preserve what has
"On behalf of the Norwegian people, it is an honour to congratulate you on your 90th birthday. You are a role model for a great many people in the world. Your efforts will never be forgotten", Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg says, greeting Nelson
The prime minister has had a secretariat with more than one adviser since shortly after Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold and his government returned from exile in London in 1945.
The Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' child abduction web site is now available in English. The address is http://www.government.no/child-abduction.
Today, Saturday 26 July 2008, the Foreign Minister participated in a mini-ministerial meeting on services at the WTO in Geneva. The meeting was attended by ministers from around 30 countries.
The UN Secretary-General today announced his intention to appoint Navanethem Pillay as the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Navanethem Pillay is a South African citizen, and takes over the post from Louise Arbour of Canada.
- I am pleased that Radovan Karadzic has now been arrested. I expect the Serbian authorities to extradite him to The Hague so that he can be called to account for the acts for which he has been indicted, commented Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas
On 16 July the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) accepted that the Norwegian State’s partaking in the Test Center Mongstad is compatible with the state aid rules of the EEA Agreement. The test center is the first step towards a full-scale carbon
The Council of the European Union decided today to repeal the anti-dumping measures on imports of farmed salmon originating in Norway with effect from 20 July. This means that the measures imposed by the EU on 21 January 2006 have now been
“Norway will focus particularly on education, private sector development and job creation initiatives, along with measures to safeguard the minority groups in a multi-ethnic Kosovo,” said State Secretary Elisabeth Walaas.
Climate, energy and water will be the focus areas of Europe's key forest co-operation and collaboration process, which Norway is going to chair for the next four years. Norway's Forestry Minister, Lars Peder Brekk, has taken over as Europe's new "
Svalbard Global Seed Vault: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food will today play host to a number of American politicians, climate experts and representatives from the business community. The group includes former President Jimmy Carter, former
“Norway condemns the terrorist attack outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday, in which 40 innocent civilians, including employees at the Indian Embassy, were killed, and more than 100 people were injured. There is no excuse for such terrorist
Norway’s human rights dialogue with China started in 1997. In connection with the dialogue’s 10th anniversary in 2007, a summary was produced in English.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from today, 4 July, appointed Ms. Ane Hansdatter Kismul (27), advisor, Oslo, as political advisor to Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk, and from 24 June former political advisor Solveig Torsvik as
Norway condemns the brutal attack on civilians in Jaffa Street in Jerusalem on Wednesday 2 July in the strongest terms. Norway conveys its deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims.
Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim has opened the new Norwegian consulate general in Guangzhou, and met the political leadership of southern China to discuss opportunities for closer cooperation with Norway.
Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes and Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen met in Bergen on 3 July to discuss various energy-related issues.
State aid and competition regulation were central topics of discussion when Minister of Government administration and reform, Ms Heidi Grande Røys, last Wednesday and Thursday met with European Competition Commissioner, Ms Neelie Kroes, in Bergen.