Tag: EU
Asylum policy strictest in Europe
Norway's policies for granting asylum and residence status to immigrants are among the strictest in Europe, according to some human rights experts. Between 1996...
Foreign bus owners face new limits
Norwegian bus owners seem to be getting the protection they've wanted, reports newspaper Aftenposten. From this summer, their foreign competitors will only be allowed...
Norway poised to reject directive
Norwegian politicians now look likely to vote against implementing a European Economic Area (EEA) directive on the storing of personal data – which would...
Norway may lose some status at EU
UPDATED: The European Union's new organization for its foreign relations could mean an end to the relatively privileged status that Norway, which isn't a...
State to pay for health care abroad
Norwegians stuck on long waiting lists for operations or other necessary medical care at local hospitals will soon be able to travel to hospitals...
EU data snooping law set to pass
The government looks set to go along with a controversial EU directive to store telephone and e-mail traffic data for the inspection of the...
Data retention veto may hurt
If Norwegian politicians veto an EU-directive on data retention, the country may find itself out of favor with EU officials in Brussels. Norway's Labour...
Foreign Minister denies EU trouble
Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre apparently thinks that reports of deficient contact between Norwegian officials and their counterparts at the European Union (EU)...
EU demands airline safety compliance
Norway is under pressure from European authorities to finally go along with new airline safety measures that went into force two years ago, but...
Even fewer want to join the EU
Only 25 percent of Norwegians now favour joining the European Union (EU), according to the latest public opinion poll on EU membership. Supporters blame...
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