Tag: EU

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...

Outsider Jens joins EU in-crowd

Norway's prime minister Jens Stoltenberg (left) with the president of the EU commission, José Manuel Barroso, on June 16. Stoltenberg paid a routine visit...

Minister proposes own data directive

Debate has been swirling for months over whether Norway should implement the EU's controversial Data Retention Directive, and now a government minister is proposing...

Even more reject EU membership

Only one out of every three Norwegians now supports joining the EU, while a solid majority opposes EU membership. Southern Europe's heavy debt and...

EU support falls to record low

Only 30 percent of Norwegians want to join the European Union (EU), according to a new public opinion poll. The record low level of...

Parliament to open office in Brussels

Norway still isn't a member of the European Union (EU), but now, for the first time, the Norwegian Parliament will have its own representative...
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