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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • Aid for education makes a real difference

    14/08/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    -263 million children and young people are currently out of school. This has major consequences in social, economic and security terms, not only for the countries that are lagging behind, but also for the rest of the international community. That is

  • Slovakia visit to study Norwegian successes with electric transportation

    14/08/2017 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Visit of delegation from the Slovakian Ministry of Economy to study Norwegian successes with expansion of electric transportation. The Ministry of Economy is responsible for electromobility in Slovakia and wanted see how the Norwegian experience can

  • Expert group assessing unlisted equity investments in the GPFG

    09/08/2017 News story Ministry of Finance

    The Ministry of Finance has appointed an expert group as a part of the work to assess whether the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) should be allowed to invest in equity in unlisted companies. The expert group is comprised of associate professor

  • Norway endorses the EU declaration on Venzuela

    04/08/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has endorsed the EU declaration on Venezuela where the union and its member states regret the decision of the Venezuelan authorities to go ahead with the election of a Constituent Assembly on 30 July.

  • Norway steps up humanitarian aid to Yemen

    25/07/2017 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    'The humanitarian situation in Yemen gives cause for great concern. The cholera outbreak has now spread throughout the country, which is also suffering from armed conflict and a food crisis. It is crucial that the international community makes a

  • Good solution for transport of nuclear power station

    22/07/2017 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is pleased with Russia's plans for the transport of a floating nuclear power plant along the coast of Norway in the summer of 2018. 'These plans are in line with the Norwegian authorities' request that safe transport can be ensured,' Foreign

  • Statement on the detention of human rights defenders in Turkey

    21/07/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway joins statement by the EU Delegation to the Council of Europe on the detention of Human Rights Defenders in Turkey.

  • Troika and EU Joint Statement on South Sudan

    20/07/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The text of the following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Norway, and the European Union.

  • Foreign Minister Brende concerned about judicial reforms in Poland

    20/07/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    This afternoon Poland's lower house of parliament passed a bill on the Supreme Court that has triggered strong reactions both at home and abroad. The proposed changes would give politicians considerable influence in appointing judges, thereby

  • Slovakia and Norway continue successful cooperation on Climate and Environment

    18/07/2017 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    On his visit to Norway on the 28th to the 30th of June, Slovakia's State Secretary for environment, Norbert Kurilla, met State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry for Climate and Environment, Lars Andreas Lunde.

  • The Norwegian Government steps up the efforts to turn waste into resources and reduce marine litter

    17/07/2017 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    The Norwegian government presented a White Paper to Parliament on 21 June 2017 on waste policies in a circular economy with an emphasis on increasing reuse and recycling. The White Paper also presents a Plastic Strategy in order to reduce marine

  • Norway to join international centre for countering hybrid threats

    14/07/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway signed an agreement today on participation in the newly established, Finnish-led European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats.

  • The death of Liu Xiaobo

    13/07/2017 News story The Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s comment on the death of Liu Xiaobo

  • Rainforest Foundation UK misleads the public about the international community's efforts to preserve Congo's forests

    13/07/2017 News story Ministry of Climate and Environment

    In recent weeks, Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) has been running a campaign aimed at Norway and the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), who work jointly to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)`s efforts to preserve its vast

  • Norway calls for release of Nabeel Rajab in Bahrain

    12/07/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    On 10 July, Bahraini human rights defender Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to two years in prison for statements made in media interviews in 2015 and 2016.

  • Speech at the Family Planning Summit in London

    12/07/2017 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    State Secretary Laila Bokhari's speech at the Family Planning Summit in London 11 June 2017.

    By Former State Secretary Laila Bokhari Family Planning 2020, London, 11 June 2017

  • Norway intensifies efforts to fight global disease outbreaks

    11/07/2017 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    ‘The Ebola outbreak in West Africa showed us how quickly diseases can spread across borders, and how devastating their effects can be on lives, health and economic development. That is why we are now intensifying our efforts to ensure that vaccines

  • Norway contributes to new fund for women’s entrepreneurship

    11/07/2017 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Norway is providing NOK 90 million to a new fund that aims to strengthen entrepreneurship among women. The fund, which will be administered by the World Bank, is being launched at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, where Norway is participating as a guest

  • Broad Norwegian engagement in Myanmar

    10/07/2017 News story Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende visited Myanmar on 5-6 July. ‘The country is undergoing a huge process of change, after the transition from military rule to a partly civilian government. Norway will continue its broad engagement in support

  • Global health challenges and crisis

    08/07/2017 Speech/statement The Office of the Prime Minister

    Prime Minister Erna Solberg`s opening remarks at the health section of the G20 summit.

    By Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg

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