Photo: The White HousePresident Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, which he received in Oslo on 10 December. Photo: The White House
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During a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December, President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

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Tarald Lundevall, Snøhetta
Photo: Damil Kalogjera
News and events // 04/11/2009 //

"Days of Oris", the international symposium of architecture, was arranged in the Large Hall of "Vatroslav Lisinski" in Zagreb 24-25 October.

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Autumn in Aurland
Photo: Fritjof Fure / Innovation Norway
News and events // 29/10/2009 //

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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Mortensrud Church, Oslo
News and events // 04/11/2009 //

As a prelude to the Days of ORIS 2009, the Norwegian architectural exhibition "Processed Geometries" by Jensen & Skodvin was arranged in Zagreb 23-25 October 2009.

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Photo: Olivier Morin / AFP
12.10.2009 //

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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Park of Friendship, Kalinovac

News and events // 20/10/2009

On 18 November 2009 a Park of Friendship was established in the Croatian town of Kalinovac. Representatives of the President of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Integration, the County Prefect, the Mayor of Kalinovac, several Ambassadors and parliamentarians were among the participants. Ambassador Terje Hauge represented Norway in the event.

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Nordic Days 2009

News and events // 07/07/2009

Business conference Nordic Days 2009- Green, Clean and Sustainable took place from 2 to 4 November in at the Esplanad Hotel in Zagreb, Slavonski Brod and Belgrade.The topic of this year - "Green Clean and Sustainable" - reflects the increasing local, national and global awareness of environmental protection and the need for sustainable management of resources in future economic activites.

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