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  History of Norway information - Search.com
Norway's power was weakened during this period by the loss of a large part of the population during the Black Death pandemic of 1349–1351.
In 1814 Denmark-Norway was defeated in the Napoleonic wars and the king was forced to cede Norway to the king of Sweden in the Treaty of Kiel (January 14).
Norway was counted among the victors in World War 2 and was a founding member of the United Nations.
www.search.com /reference/History_of_Norway   (2883 words)

  
 Odin - Norway's environmental policies in an international perspective   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
prime goals of this work are to develop binding regional cooperation programmes within the areas of chief priority: the preservation of nature and cultural relics, the preservation of the marine environment, environmental surveillance and cooperation programmes in the event of environmental accidents.
Norway's relations with the European Union are based primarily on the EEA Agreement, which is the most far-reaching regional cooperation in the environmental sector that Norway participates in.
Norway's obligations in relation to the Kyoto-protocol, which was adopted in 1997, are that discharges of greenhouse gases in the period 2008-2012 are not to exceed 1990 levels by more than 1%.
odin.dep.no /odin/engelsk/norway/environment/032091-991564   (6069 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Norway was a nonbelligerent during World War I, but as a result of the German invasion and occupation during World War II, Norwegians generally became skeptical of the concept of neutrality and turned instead to collective security.
Norway was one of the signers of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949 and was a founding member of the United Nations.
Norway straddles the North Atlantic Ocean for its entire length, bound by three different seas: the North Sea to the southwest and its large inlet the Skagerak to the south, the Norwegian Sea to the west and the Barents Sea to the northeast.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Norway   (1105 words)

  
 List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Prime Ministers of Norway 1814-1905
List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Prime Ministers of Norway 1814-1905 is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Prime Ministers 1814-1873 in Stockholm.
List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Governors of Norway 1814-1856.
www.experiencefestival.com /list_of_prime_ministers_of_norway_-_prime_ministers_of_norway_1814-1905   (449 words)

  
 List of Prime Ministers of Norway - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
This is a list of Viceroys (Rigsstatholder) and Prime Ministers (statsminister) of Norway.
Viceroys of Norway in the Personal Union between Sweden and Norway
Prime ministers of Norway in the Personal Union between Sweden and Norway
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/List_of_Norwegian_Prime_Ministers   (124 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - List of Prime Ministers of Norway
Science Fair Projects - List of Prime Ministers of Norway
Frederik Stang was the first Prime Minister, from 1873.
See also: List of Norwegian monarchs, Viceroy of Norway, List of Norwegian Parties in Cabinet and PM
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Prime_Minister_of_Norway   (245 words)

  
 Woman Premier Ministers
She was Ambassador to USSR 1948-49, Minister of Labour 1949-56 and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1956-64, 1964-69 Secretary General and 1969-74 Leader of Labour.
An economist, she became Minister of Social Affairs 1990-91, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993-95 and was Executive Director of the Washington Office of Haiti 1993.
Deputy to the Prime Minister and Minister of Culture of the centre-right-government 1997-99, Vice Chairperson of the Defence Committee of Stortinget 1999-2001 and Governor of Østfold since 2003.
www.guide2womenleaders.com /Premier_Ministers.htm   (2880 words)

  
 A Lawyers Guide to Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Norway is a mountainous and coastal nation with a land area of about 125,100 square miles (325,000 km2), exclusive of overseas territories.
Norway is a very open economy with total exports and total imports in 1997 representing the equivalent of 41.3% and 34.2% respectively, of its 1997 GDP.
Norway has submitted to the jurisdiction of the EFTA-Court in matters related to the EEA Agreement as well as to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, residing in Hague, the Netherlands, in disputes arising between states.
www.hg.org /1111.html   (14026 words)

  
 Heads of government of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of viceroys (visekonge), governors (rigsstatholder), first ministers (førstestatsråd) and prime ministers (statsminister) of Norway.
Since then the office of the Prime Minister of Norway has been in Oslo, except from the years of Nazi-German occupation during WWII when the Norwegian government was in exile in London.
Norway's Prime Ministers – A pictorial with portraits of Norway's Prime Ministers (Aftenposten)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Norway   (487 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: Background Briefing, Wednesday, July 7, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
The German Minister of Defense has put on his list of highest priorities an increased capability for Germany to move forces by acquiring wide body aircraft, an increased capability for the Germans to have a better reconnaissance-type capability.
He is expected to meet with the Prime Minister and with the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
I believe it was the Italian Prime Minister, Prime Minister Delama, who said it shouldn't be that "Europe spends about 60 percent of what the U.S. does and gets only 10 percent of the capability." Now that's his quote, not my quote.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Jul1999/x07071999_x707bckg.html   (4093 words)

  
 [CTRL] Israel's Nuclear Weapons
Norway either colluded or at the least was very slow to ask to inspect as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rules required.[38] Norway and Israel concluded an agreement in 1990 for Israel to sell back 10.5 tons of the heavy water to Norway.
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, obviously not at his best at a press briefing, was, according to Time magazine, rattled enough to later tell the prime minister that “this is the end of the third temple,” referring to an impending collapse of the state of Israel.
Prime Minister Golda Meir and her “kitchen cabinet” made the decision on the night of 8 October.
www.mail-archive.com /ctrl@listserv.aol.com/msg49290.html   (5735 words)

  
 2005 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in Norway
Norway is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy with King Harald V as head of state.
With a population of approximately 4.6 million, the country is governed by a prime minister, a cabinet, and the 169‑seat Storting (parliament) that is elected every 4 years and cannot be dissolved.
In 2003 the parliament passed a resolution mandating that 40 percent of publicly listed companies' directorships be held by women by mid-2005.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61667.htm   (3838 words)

  
 Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the Norwegian Storting
The Parliament of the Kingdom of Norway, the Storting, is composed of 169 members directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a fixed term of four years.
Thorbjørn Jagland, who had been Labour Party chairman since 1992, succeeded her, but he resigned after the 1997 Storting election, in which Labour received slightly fewer votes and seats than in 1993; the Progress Party emerged from the vote as the second-largest party in the Storting.
Although Bondevik's second administration remained in power for the entire four-year term of office, his government was soundly defeated in the 2005 Storting election by the so-called Red-Green coalition of Labour, the Socialist Left Party and the Center Party, led by former Labour Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
electionresources.org /no   (1459 words)

  
 cbs4boston.com - 'Doomsday Vault' To Protect Seeds Against Disaster
But Norway's ambitious project is on its way to becoming reality Monday when construction begins on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, designed to house as many as 3 million of the world's crop seeds.
Prime ministers of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland were to attend the cornerstone ceremony on Monday morning near the town of Longyearbyen in Norway's remote Svalbard Islands, roughly 620 miles from the North Pole.
Its purpose is to ensure the survival of crop diversity in the event of plant epidemics, nuclear war, natural disasters or climate change, and to offer the world a chance to restart growth of food crops that may have been wiped out.
cbs4boston.com /national/topstories_story_170164604.html   (592 words)

  
 MapUp.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Norway is in the top rank of nations in the number of books printed per capita, even though Norwegian is one of the world's smallest language groups.
Norway is one of the world's richest countries in per capita terms.
Norway is not a member of the EU's Economic and Monetary Union and does not have a fixed exchange rate.
mapup.com /europe/norway.html   (1710 words)

  
 Kvikne's Hotel Balestrand Sognefjord Norway
Today, the hotel is a highly modern facility resounding with tradition and culture, in addition to being one of Norway’s largest fine hotels catering to tourists.
Royalty, emperors, presidents, prime ministers, movie stars and artists from many countries grace the guest list.
For the hardy tourist wishing to literally experience one of Norway's most beautiful fjords, the temperature during the summer months is suitable for swimming.
www.scantours.com /kviknes_hotel.htm   (322 words)

  
 List of University of Oxford people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield was a novelist as well as Prime Minister; some theologians could equally well be considered as philosophers), in these cases an attempt has been made to put them in the category for which they were most famous.
Viktor Orbán (Pembroke) Prime Minister of Hungary 1998-2002
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Prime Minister of Pakistan 1956-57
www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~bump/VSA/Oxfordalumns.html   (412 words)

  
 Planet Ark : Norway to halt oil leaks, urges UK nuke closure
Norway, which is not a member of the European Union, denies that it hands fishermen over-generous quotas that are undermining stocks.
Norway earned 30 billion crowns ($3.40 billion) from seafood exports in 2001, its second largest earner behind oil and gas which brought in 300 billion crowns.
Norway pumps 3.0 million barrels of oil per day and is the third largest exporter behind Saudi Arabia and Russia.
www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15041/story.htm   (740 words)

  
 List of Prime Ministers of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list over the heads of government in Denmark since 1848.
The office of Prime Minister is described on Prime Minister of Denmark.
Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister of Finland
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Denmark   (291 words)

  
 Sustainable Developments Vol.16 No. 1
The meeting was chaired by Thorbjørn Berntsen, Norwegian Minister of the Environment, and brought together 40 participants, including several high-ranking officials from the OECD countries, experts, UN representatives and NGOs.
The group submitted that what is missing is: an understanding of the role of trade systems in consumption; comprehensive education and public understanding; measurement and indicators of environmental, social and economic impacts of consumption and their communication to relevant actors; and high-level political commitment to and internalization of sustainable consumption priorities.
He assured the workshop that their work would be delivered to and regarded by the Norwegian Minister of Environment, who would present its results to the UN next year.
www.iisd.ca /sd/norway/sdvol16no1e.html   (5329 words)

  
 DAWN - Opinion; September 04, 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, on the other hand, blithely described the outcome as ‘a victory of truth’ — one of the oldest clichis in the book, used by politicians and cricketers alike.
The tax payer is now asking what possible benefits could have accrued from the prime minister’s recent brief stopovers, especially to Norway and Lebanon, two countries with which Pakistan enjoys a negligible trade relationship.
Norway with its fjords and rugged scenery is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
www.dawn.com /2006/09/04/op.htm#1   (4254 words)

  
 TGOL - France/Norway
But in spite of all the criticism, the Norway proved to be a very popular cruise ship, still depending of her excellent reputation during her time as France.
During the Nineties, the Norway has continued to be the popular cruise ship she always has been, but signs of her age has reminded the owners that the ship actually is pushing forty — very much for such a ship.
In a world already stricken by terrible terrorist attacks, it was feared that the Norway could be added to the dire list of successful targets, but the subsequent investigation showed that the explosion had indeed been an accident.
www.greatoceanliners.net /france3.html   (3061 words)

  
 [A-List] What's Left of the Union?
This was called the biggest reversal for Europe in fifty years, a revolt against economic reform putting the euro in jeopardy, a "lurch to the left", a repudiation of Europe's modernizing elites, the beginning of the end for the European Union.
It establishes a single EU foreign minister and a full-time president of the European Council, which consists of heads of state and government.
President Chirac recently appointed Dominique de Villepin as prime minister, at least a relatively fresh face in French domestic politics, but that is not likely to be enough.
lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2005-June/057239.html   (4076 words)

  
 FRANCIA
Some of the material might therefore be a little dated now; but there is also the virtue that these histories are going to be largely innocent of the brainless Marxism and the kinds of politically correct "race, class, and gender" analyses that have become popular in "post modern" academia.
The only drawbacks are that (1) Thompsett's lists are, indeed, genealogical, which means it is sometimes hard to find unrelated rulers in a succession, and (2) the entries are very summary, without any explanation of may be happening as, for instance, domains are divided among multiple heirs.
However, both Tompsett and WW-Person list Stephen Count of Champagne, Meaux, and Troyes (Tompsett twice, as son of both Herbert the Elder and Herbert, Count of Meaux, identified as "Herbert the Younger").
www.friesian.com /francia.htm   (14235 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Madam Prime Minister: A Life in Power and Politics: Books: Gro Harlem Brundtland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
She twice served as prime minister, her final tenure from 1986 to 1996, and also served as leader of the socialist Labor Party.
The first female prime minister of Norway and one of the most influential women of the late twentieth century has written a remarkably candid memoir of her life both inside and outside the political arena.
Serving as prime minister for a total of 10 years between 1981 and 1996, she became a familiar political figure on the international stage.
www.amazon.com /Madam-Prime-Minister-Power-Politics/dp/0374167168   (1183 words)

  
 (AP) EU Ministers Back Palestinian Aid Freeze | WKRN.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
European Union foreign ministers on Monday endorsed a freeze of EU aid to the Palestinian government, but said they would seek alternative ways of providing money for humanitarian projects, Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot said.
Hamas, which won January's Palestinian legislative elections, is on the EU's list of terrorist organizations, a designation that bars EU officials from any dealings with the group.
Earlier, Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Shaer had appealed to the EU not to cut off aid.
www.wkrn.com /news/ap-eu-ministers-back-palestinian-aid-freeze   (762 words)

  
 Maliki Elected Prime Minister - 56 Dead in Civil War Violence : Indybay
He thus became the first full-term Shiite prime minister from an elected parliament since Muhammad Fadil al-Jamali in 1953-1954.
He is serving as interim interior minister himself (in Iraq this ministry is involved in domestic security).
Nuri al-Maliki has finally been elected prime minister, but has not presented ministers for any of the key three cabinet posts having to do with national security.
www.indybay.org /newsitems/2006/05/21/18244961.php   (1081 words)

  
 MOI SHOULD BE IN PRISON, NOT PLAYING POLITICS OF DIVIDE AND RULE
All the ex Ministers were demoted after they were named in the mega Anglo-Leasing corruption scandal that has dogged the Kibaki regime since 2004 and exposed the extent of decay in government.
After he was appointed by Kibaki as Minister of Defense, he secretly signed a five year contract with the British government to allow British soldiers to kill, maim, rape and humiliate Kenyans during their destructive military training operations at Archers Post in North Eastern Province.
This was the case when, as Transport Minister, Michuki introduced compulsory seat belts in Matatus (public service vehicle) and speed governors because his son was in charge of the importation of seat belts in a scum that resulted in Michuki and his fellow thieves raking in millions of Kenyan shillings.
kenyasocialist.org /kswsfiles/2006/what_is_narc_kenya.htm   (5636 words)

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