Norway’s Svalbard Museum wins 2008 Council of Europe Museum Prize

10/12/2007 :: Norway was one of the ten States that founded the Council of Europe on 5 May 1949. From May to November 2004 Norway chaired the Committee of Ministers. Here are some facts about Norway and the Council of Europe. + More

10/12/2007 :: The Norwegian initiative to strengthen co-operation between the Council of Europe and the OSCE that was launched during the Norwegian chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers and has now resulted in a joint CoE/OSCE declaration. The declaration was adopted at the Third summit of heads of state and government in Warsawa in 2005. + More

- During Norway’s chairmanship, we intend to do what we can to put the Council in an even better position to carry out its important role in promoting democracy, human rights and good governance and in preventing conflict in our part of the world, says the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jan Petersen. + More

28/10/2005 :: On its meeting on July 9th the Committe of Ministers deputies agreed to hold a third summitt of the Council of Europe. + More