Photo: Stian AndersenPhoto: Stian Andersen
News and events // 11/4/2009 //

After nearly three decades together, Norway’s most renowned pop group is splitting up.

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Photo: Jens Henrik Nybo / Innovation Norway
About Norway // 9/3/2009 //

Norway is playing an active role in international negotiations on a new climate regime to ensure that consensus is reached on a new global climate agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009. Read more about Norway’s priorities in this process.

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Autumn in Aurland
Photo: Fritjof Fure / Innovation Norway
News and events // 10/30/2009 //

The fjords of Norway have once again been crowned the world’s top travel destination in the annual survey of National Geographic Travelers panellists.

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Photo: Olivier Morin / AFP
News and events // 10/12/2009 //

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

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Photo: Alban Bodineau / Council of Europe
News and events // 10/7/2009 //

On 29 September, President of the Norwegian parliament Thorbjørn Jagland was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Now he intends to modernise what he describes as the world’s most important human rights organisation, and make it more effective.

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The three party leaders in the re-elected coalition.
Photo: The Office of the Prime Minister
News and events // 9/17/2009 //

On 14 September, the Labour Party, Socialist Left Party and Centre Party received the majority of votes in the national election, giving them a mandate to govern for another four-year period. “We will focus on securing jobs, renewing and improving the welfare society, and playing an active role in climate issues,” says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

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The wind turbine being towed from Åmøy Fjord to the island of Karmøy.
Photo: Øyvind Hagen / StatoilHydro
News and events // 9/16/2009 //

The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine – known as Hywind – was officially opened on 8 September off the southwest coast of Norway. “This is an important step towards creating a new Norwegian energy industry at sea,” declared Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Riis-Johansen.

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