Tag: EU
Erna fires up Norway’s EU debate
NEWS ANALYSIS: Former Prime Minister Erna Solberg has reignited debate over whether Norway should join the EU, nearly 30 years after the last referendum...
Ukraine crisis can raise new EU debate
NEWS ANALYSIS: Rarely do the Norwegian government and opposition parties in Parliament mount such a united front as they have since Russia invaded Ukraine...
Norway withholds funds for Hungary
Norway and its two partners in the European Economic Area (EEA), Iceland and Liechtenstein, have been unable to agree with the Hungarian government on...
EU fires back over fishing off Svalbard
Norway and the EU remain caught in conflict over cod-fishing quotas off Svalbard. EU officials confirmed earlier this week that they think Norway is...
Norway blasts EU fishing off Svalbard
Norway launched an unusually strong protest against the EU on Tuesday, calling its decision to grant fishing rights in a protected zone off Svalbard...
Employers’ group rings Brexit alarm
Norway's national employers' organization NHO is warning that Norwegian businesses need to prepare for chaos when post-Brexit transition pacts between the EU and the...
Small party braves a new EU storm
Norway's small Liberal Party (Venstre) has a new leader and a new agenda that has made it the country's first to switch sides on...
Telenor fined for exploiting its role
European regulators are punishing Norway’s state-controlled telecoms giant Telenor with a hefty fine of NOK 1.2 billion (USD 125 million) for misusing its market...
Solberg squashes new EU debate
Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservative Party still wishes Norway would join the EU, but she's not keen on launching a new debate on EU...
A new generation revives EU debate
NEWS ANALYSIS: Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of Norway's second historic EU referendum, in which a modest but decisive majority turned down membership in...
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