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“The Services Directive will make it easier for Norwegian companies to sell their services and establish operations in EU countries,” commented Minister of Trade and Industry Sylvia Brustad.
-Tjenestedirektivet vil gjøre det enklere for norske bedrifter å selge sine tjenester og etablere seg i EU-land.
In addition, the directive sets out an obligation to cooperate on supervision.
-I tillegg inneholder direktivet regler om plikt til samarbeid om tilsyn.
This will give us better opportunities for monitoring service providers than we have today.”
Dette vil kunne gi oss bedre muligheter til å holde kontroll med tjenesteytere enn vi har i dag.
Around 80% of Norwegian trade is with EU and EEA countries.
Om lag 80 prosent av all norsk handel skjer med EU- og EØS-landene.
The directive will facilitate cross-border trade in services.
Direktivet vil gjøre det enklere å handle med tjenester over landegrensene.
“With our open economy, we are totally dependent on international trade working properly.
-Med Norges åpne økonomi er vi helt avhengige av at den internasjonale handelen fungerer.
Ms Brustad emphasised that the Services Directive will not affect the Government’s efforts to prevent social dumping.
Brustad understreker at tjenestedirektivet ikke er til hinder for regjeringens arbeid mot sosial dumping.
“The directive does not require us to abolish public monopolies, and it does not prevent privatised services being returned to local government administration.
-Direktivet pålegger oss heller ikke å avskaffe offentlige monopoler, og det hindrer ikke re-kommunalisering av privatiserte tjenester.
This is stated explicitly in the directive.”
Dette fremgår uttrykkelig av direktivet.
All the reports on the Services Directive that the Government has commissioned – both within and outside the public administration – conclude that it will not have any appreciable negative consequences for Norway.
Samtlige utredninger om tjenestedirektivet som regjeringen har fått gjennomført, både interne og eksterne, konkluderer med at direktivet ikke vil ha negative konsekvenser av betydning i Norge.
The proposition that the Government submitted today recommends that the Storting consents to the EEA Joint Committee deciding that the Services Directive should be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
Proposisjonen som regjeringen i dag har fremmet gjelder Stortingets samtykke til at EØS-komiteen kan fatte beslutning om å innlemme tjenestedirektivet i EØS-avtalen.
“In connection with the decision of the EEA Joint Committee, we will put forward a declaration emphasising that the Services Directive will not prevent us from pursuing an ambitious policy to prevent social dumping,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
-I forbindelse med beslutning i EØS-komiteen vil vi fremme en erklæring som understreker at tjenestedirektivet ikke hindrer at vi fører en ambisiøs politikk mot sosial dumping, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre.
A minority of the Government ministers (the ministers from the Social Left Party and the Centre Party) expressed dissent and made the following statement:
Regjeringens mindretall (statsrådene fra SV og Senterpartiet) har tatt dissens og uttalt:
Consequences in Norway The deadline for implementing the directive is 28 December 2009.
Konsekvenser i Norge Gjennomføringsfristen for direktivet er 28. desember 2009.
Implementation will require adaptations in the Norwegian public administration in connection with cooperation on supervision and the establishment of a contact point for providers of services in connection with the portal Altinn.no.
Gjennomføringen vil kreve tilpasninger i norsk forvaltning når det gjelder tilsynssamarbeid og opprettelse av et elektronisk kontaktpunkt for tjenesteytere som vil være et videreutviklet Altinn.no.
It will also be necessary to make certain amendments to existing legislation.
Det vil også være nødvendig å gjøre enkelte endringer i eksisterende lover eller forskrifter som følge av tjenestedirektivet.
None of these will be substantial.
Ingen av endringene er av vesentlig karakter.
In connection with the public consultation that was held from July to October 2008, the Government proposed that certain provisions in the directive should be implemented in a separate act on services.
I den offentlige høringen som ble avholdt fra juli til oktober 2008, foreslo regjeringen at visse bestemmelser i tjenestedirektivet gjennomføres i en egen lov om tjenestevirksomhet.
This will be followed up by a proposition to the Odelsting, which is scheduled to be submitted to the Storting during the 2009 spring session.
Dette vil følges opp i en odelstingsproposisjon som er planlagt forelagt Stortinget i løpet av vårsesjonen 2009.
”It is unfortunate that the expansion of settlements continues despite the strong reactions from the international community over a number of years.
- Det er negativt at utvidelsene av bosettinger fortsetter på tross av sterke reaksjoner fra det internasjonale samfunn over flere år.
I urge the Israeli authorities to reverse their decision to build these housing units,” said Mr Støre.
Jeg oppfordrer israelske myndigheter til å omgjøre sin beslutning om å bygge disse boenhetene, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Rock carving: Alta museum.
Helleristning: Alta museum.
Photo: Viggo Lindahl Publication code: T-1552 E
Fotograf: Viggo Lindahl Publikasjonskode: T-1552 B
In this respect, the people of Somalia – in particular the girls and women –deserve our long-term support, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Børge Brende, in his address at the Somalia forum.
In this respect, the people of Somalia – in particular the girls and women –deserve our long-term support, sa utenriksminister Børge Brende i sitt innlegg på forumet om Somalia.
Sexual violence represents one of the most serious forms of violation of an individual’s human rights.
Sexual violence represents one of the most serious forms of violation of an individual’s human rights.
We have to work together, share our knowledge and experience and mobilise resources – to show our determination to end the use of any form of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
We have to work together, share our knowledge and experience and mobilise resources – to show our determination to end the use of any form of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
We recognise the fact that Somalia is trying to reestablish itself as a functioning state after more than 20 years of conflict, terror and under-development.
We recognise the fact that Somalia is trying to reestablish itself as a functioning state after more than 20 years of conflict, terror and under-development.
Somalia has witnessed a paradigm shift in recent years.
Somalia has witnessed a paradigm shift in recent years.
Development partners have been actively engaged in supporting Somalia’s recovery efforts.
Development partners have been actively engaged in supporting Somalia’s recovery efforts.
I welcome the fact that the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has highlighted the need to end the era of serious human rights violations and violence against civilians, particularly women.
I welcome the fact that the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia has highlighted the need to end the era of serious human rights violations and violence against civilians, particularly women.
We should all take note of this commitment, which has been made at the highest level in Somalia.
We should all take note of this commitment, which has been made at the highest level in Somalia.
It comes in the wake of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict’s first mission to Somalia in April last year.
It comes in the wake of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict’s first mission to Somalia in April last year.
The President and the Cabinet made a commitment then to address violations against women in a comprehensive manner and as a matter of priority.
The President and the Cabinet made a commitment then to address violations against women in a comprehensive manner and as a matter of priority.
I would like to commend the Federal Government of Somalia for developing a National Action Plan.
I would like to commend the Federal Government of Somalia for developing a National Action Plan.
I know that Minister Khadija has been committed to these issues for years, both as Minister and as a Member of Parliament in Somalia.
I know that Minister Khadija has been committed to these issues for years, both as Minister and as a Member of Parliament in Somalia.
Norway is a longstanding friend of Somalia.
Norway is a longstanding friend of Somalia.
We are committed to the principles of the Somali Compact and we recognise the importance of Somali ownership of the country’s development plans.
We are committed to the principles of the Somali Compact and we recognise the importance of Somali ownership of the country’s development plans.
We are participating actively in several of the working groups created under the Compact.
We are participating actively in several of the working groups created under the Compact.
The working group on security stresses the need for the institutions responsible for security to respect international humanitarian law.
The working group on security stresses the need for the institutions responsible for security to respect international humanitarian law.
This includes zero tolerance for gender-based violence, particularly sexual violence.
This includes zero tolerance for gender-based violence, particularly sexual violence.
Any action to address sexual violence in conflicts needs sufficient and predictable resources.
Any action to address sexual violence in conflicts needs sufficient and predictable resources.
Key actors, including national institutions and civil society groups, need the resources to tackle these issues on several levels: from prevention, to service provision for victims, to longer-term measures to end impunity.
Key actors, including national institutions and civil society groups, need the resources to tackle these issues on several levels: from prevention, to service provision for victims, to longer-term measures to end impunity.
I am pleased to announce that Norway is about to sign an agreement with UN Women – which has worked closely with Minister Khadija and her Ministry – with the aim of building Somali capacity to promote gender equality and combat violence against women and girls, from both response and preventive perspectives.
I am pleased to announce that Norway is about to sign an agreement with UN Women – which has worked closely with Minister Khadija and her Ministry – with the aim of building Somali capacity to promote gender equality and combat violence against women and girls, from both response and preventive perspectives.
Success in this area is very difficult to achieve.
Success in this area is very difficult to achieve.
Hence, we must all show our commitment, vigilantly and consistently, if we are ever to end this devastating and criminal practice.
Hence, we must all show our commitment, vigilantly and consistently, if we are ever to end this devastating and criminal practice.
If we are to fight this problem successfully, a strong mutual commitment is needed.
If we are to fight this problem successfully, a strong mutual commitment is needed.
In this respect, the people of Somalia – in particular the girls and women – deserve our long-term support.
In this respect, the people of Somalia – in particular the girls and women – deserve our long-term support.
- If we are to fight this problem successfully, a strong mutual commitment is needed.
- If we are to fight this problem successfully, a strong mutual commitment is needed.
Norway last held the OSCE chairmanship in 1999.
Norge hadde sist formannskapet i OSSE i 1999.
Norway willing to shoulder its share of responsibility for security in Europe
Norge tar sikkerhetspolitisk ansvar i Europa
New York University, 16 April 2013
New York-universitetet 16. april 2013
"The American dream is dying in the US, but it is still alive and kicking in Norway", the Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås said in a speech at the New York University on 16 April 2013.
-Den amerikanske draumen lever godt i Noreg, men er døande i USA, sa utviklingsminister Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås i eit foredrag på New York-universitetet 16. april.
Thank you for the very warm welcome and kind introduction.
Thank you for the very warm welcome and kind introduction.
It is always exciting to be here in New York – a city so closely connected to the rest of the world, not only through its financial institutions and the United Nations, but also through its residents and its students.
It is always exciting to be here in New York – a city so closely connected to the rest of the world, not only through its financial institutions and the United Nations, but also through its residents and its students.
Seeing all of you here today fills me with hope because we really need fresh research and new ideas in the fight against poverty.
Seeing all of you here today fills me with hope because we really need fresh research and new ideas in the fight against poverty.
And I imagine that being a student in New York means being poor, at least some of the time, so I am sure you are all in favour of fairer distribution of money.
And I imagine that being a student in New York means being poor, at least some of the time, so I am sure you are all in favour of fairer distribution of money.
To today’s text:
To today’s text:
While the distribution of wealth between countries is becoming more even, the global trend is of increasing income disparities within countries, especially developing countries.
While the distribution of wealth between countries is becoming more even, the global trend is of increasing income disparities within countries, especially developing countries.
The latter is the topic of my speech today.
The latter is the topic of my speech today.
We have enough assets on this planet.
We have enough assets on this planet.
We just need to share them more fairly.
We just need to share them more fairly.
In 1975, extreme poverty worldwide could have been eradicated through an additional 5 % tax on our income.
In 1975, extreme poverty worldwide could have been eradicated through an additional 5 % tax on our income.
Today the price tag is less than 2 %.
Today the price tag is less than 2 %.
So is economic growth in emerging markets gradually eliminating poverty?
So is economic growth in emerging markets gradually eliminating poverty?
Think again.
Think again.
This year’s United Nations Human Development Report contains both good and bad news.
This year’s United Nations Human Development Report contains both good and bad news.
The good news is that 40 developing countries are seeing faster economic growth than expected.
The good news is that 40 developing countries are seeing faster economic growth than expected.
The bad news is that the gap between rich and poor people within countries is widening.
The bad news is that the gap between rich and poor people within countries is widening.
Not a little, but a lot.
Not a little, but a lot.
This accelerating inequality is undermining growth in the longer term.
This accelerating inequality is undermining growth in the longer term.
We risk losing the fight against poverty, the United Nations warns.
We risk losing the fight against poverty, the United Nations warns.
In fact, today the vast majority of the world’s poor live in middle-income countries.
In fact, today the vast majority of the world’s poor live in middle-income countries.
Over 70 % live in five countries: China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Indonesia.
Over 70 % live in five countries: China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Indonesia.
The “trickle down” theory from the 1960s, which maintained that when significant investments are made in one part of society, the benefits would automatically spread to the entire population, is “complete nonsense”, according to Joseph Stiglitz.
The “trickle down” theory from the 1960s, which maintained that when significant investments are made in one part of society, the benefits would automatically spread to the entire population, is “complete nonsense”, according to Joseph Stiglitz.
He is right, even though some of you may think that he belongs to the wrong University: Columbia!
He is right, even though some of you may think that he belongs to the wrong University: Columbia!
Poverty is not eliminated by economic growth as long as poor people are excluded from that growth.
Poverty is not eliminated by economic growth as long as poor people are excluded from that growth.
So poverty will not go away by itself.
So poverty will not go away by itself.
We need to act.
We need to act.
Uneven distribution of wealth is not only bad for the poor.
Uneven distribution of wealth is not only bad for the poor.
It is also bad for the rich.
It is also bad for the rich.
Poverty slows down the rest of the economy.
Poverty slows down the rest of the economy.
It is simply unprofitable.
It is simply unprofitable.
Fairer distribution is better for everyone.
Fairer distribution is better for everyone.
This is why fair distribution of national resources must be included in the new development targets that will replace the UN Millennium Development Goals after 2015.
This is why fair distribution of national resources must be included in the new development targets that will replace the UN Millennium Development Goals after 2015.
But fair distribution is not only important for developing countries, but also for developed nations.
But fair distribution is not only important for developing countries, but also for developed nations.
The American dream is dying in the US, but it is still alive and kicking in Norway.
The American dream is dying in the US, but it is still alive and kicking in Norway.
Stieglitz’s book The price of inequality provides some astounding facts.
Stieglitz’s book The price of inequality provides some astounding facts.
For example, there has been no real increase in wages for the average American since the seventies.
For example, there has been no real increase in wages for the average American since the seventies.
Societies with a smaller gap between rich and poor are better societies.
Societies with a smaller gap between rich and poor are better societies.
Fair distribution of resources in the Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – is one of the reasons why we find ourselves at the top of the UN Human Development Index.
Fair distribution of resources in the Nordic countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland – is one of the reasons why we find ourselves at the top of the UN Human Development Index.
The Nordic model combines a business-friendly economy with fair distribution, the right to welfare, cooperation between trade unions and employers’ associations in sharing productivity growth, and, not least, high female participation in the labour force, which is currently over 80 %.
The Nordic model combines a business-friendly economy with fair distribution, the right to welfare, cooperation between trade unions and employers’ associations in sharing productivity growth, and, not least, high female participation in the labour force, which is currently over 80 %.
This model was in place in Norway long before we discovered oil in the 1970s.
This model was in place in Norway long before we discovered oil in the 1970s.
It helped us prevent serious shocks to our manufacturing sector and exchange rate as a result of the additional revenue from petroleum exports, the so-called Dutch disease.
It helped us prevent serious shocks to our manufacturing sector and exchange rate as a result of the additional revenue from petroleum exports, the so-called Dutch disease.
Call it the “Nordic dream”: the freedom to succeed in business and keep a substantial part of your earnings, while the rest is distributed fairly among the population as a whole.
Call it the “Nordic dream”: the freedom to succeed in business and keep a substantial part of your earnings, while the rest is distributed fairly among the population as a whole.
So let’s talk about tax, and what it can do for development and for democracy.
So let’s talk about tax, and what it can do for development and for democracy.
I fully agree with “no taxation without representation”.
I fully agree with “no taxation without representation”.
But the opposite is also true: “no representation without taxation” – and no development.
But the opposite is also true: “no representation without taxation” – and no development.
Fair distribution of wealth and power is what we are aiming at.
Fair distribution of wealth and power is what we are aiming at.
This is why Norway is shifting its development cooperation towards countries that strive to increase their own tax base, provide services, redistribute resources, respect human rights and strengthen democracy.
This is why Norway is shifting its development cooperation towards countries that strive to increase their own tax base, provide services, redistribute resources, respect human rights and strengthen democracy.
Countries with leaders who are taking action to reduce poverty.
Countries with leaders who are taking action to reduce poverty.
In Brazil, former President Lula Da Silva introduced cash hand-outs to poor mothers, on the strict condition that they go to ante- and post-natal check-ups, and that their children are vaccinated and go to school.
In Brazil, former President Lula Da Silva introduced cash hand-outs to poor mothers, on the strict condition that they go to ante- and post-natal check-ups, and that their children are vaccinated and go to school.
The Bolsa Familia programme, as it is called, now reaches out to 25 % of the population, and costs the Government only 0.5 % of GDP.
The Bolsa Familia programme, as it is called, now reaches out to 25 % of the population, and costs the Government only 0.5 % of GDP.
You cannot argue with the results: extreme poverty in Brazil has dropped by 40 %.
You cannot argue with the results: extreme poverty in Brazil has dropped by 40 %.
And this has not been paid for by us, but by Brazil’s tax payers.
And this has not been paid for by us, but by Brazil’s tax payers.
Norway will support the establishment of direct cash transfer and social security schemes in developing countries.
Norway will support the establishment of direct cash transfer and social security schemes in developing countries.
But more importantly, we are assisting governments in increasing their tax base and export revenues to pay for their own development.
But more importantly, we are assisting governments in increasing their tax base and export revenues to pay for their own development.
And we are helping them become more attractive for domestic and foreign investment.
And we are helping them become more attractive for domestic and foreign investment.
Through the Norwegian Tax for Development programme, Norway is helping to build the institutions necessary to distribute resources and services fairly.
Through the Norwegian Tax for Development programme, Norway is helping to build the institutions necessary to distribute resources and services fairly.
Significant reduction in poverty cannot be achieved without an increase in energy supplies.
Significant reduction in poverty cannot be achieved without an increase in energy supplies.
About 1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity today.
About 1.3 billion people do not have access to electricity today.
At the same time, the reality of climate change means that this increase in energy production should be in the form of renewable energy.
At the same time, the reality of climate change means that this increase in energy production should be in the form of renewable energy.