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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 The document archive also contains documents which are no longer valid, for instance replaced or expired documents.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.
- We are honoured and pleased to welcome you to this demonstration of selected Norwegian innovations for the UN and international humanitarian organisations, in collaboration with Innovation Norway, said Ambassador Steffen Kongstad in his opening
“It is encouraging that the Office of the Auditor General is of the view that the EEA and Norway Grants help to strengthen contact and cooperation between Norway and the beneficiary countries. I am pleased that the Office of the Auditor General
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres announced today that Sister Angélique Namaika from DR Congo has been chosen as the winner of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award.
Opening speech by Minister of Defense Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen at the 2013 Army Summit, Akershus Fortress, Oslo, September 17th.
“I welcome the agreement reached by Russia and the US on the removal of Syria’s chemical weapons. This is a breakthrough for diplomacy in what has been a deadlocked conflict. Russia and the US must be commended for their efforts to achieve this
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has honourably discharged Ms. Mette Nord from the office as state secretary to Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
When the application deadline expired for Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2013 on the Norwegian continental shelf, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) had received applications from 50 companies. The Ministry aims to award new production
The first UK F-35B test aircraft was handed over in July 2013. Norway and the UK will now look for opportunities for collaboration on operating the future F-35 fleet in Europe. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) Norway and the UK will
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Line Gaare Paulsen as acting state secretary to Minister of the Environment during Mr. Ketil Raknes’ leave of absence.
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has informed the national Internet election committee that there has been an error in the encryption of the Internet votes cast in the advance voting period.
On Norway’s initiative, the eight foreign ministers of the Nordic and Baltic states agreed at a meeting in Gotland today on a joint statement calling on the UN Security Council to respond to reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria by
“Norway will support African countries in the negotiation of fair agreements with international companies that are exploiting their natural resouces,” said Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås. Mr Holmås met the President of
“We must do whatever we can to ensure that the textile industry has safe workplaces with decent pay and good working conditions - for both men and women,” says Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås. Increased trade is crucial
The Ministry of Finance has asked the Strategy Council for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) to write a report on the strategy for responsible investment. The report will be presented autumn 2013. The Strategy Council has recently organised
The Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe invited oil companies to nominate blocks they want to have included in the 23rd licencing round on the Norwegian continental shelf Wednesday. The numbered licencing rounds cover frontier areas on
UN weapons inspectors were today shot at while attempting to verify the claims that chemical weapons have been used on the outskirts of Damascus.