Tag: EU
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...
EU forces Norway to cut emissions
Norwegian authorities have admitted for the first time that they won’t cut nitrous oxide (NOx) emissions as much as they’re supposed to under a...
EU factions mobilize for new vote
It's been 15 years since Norwegians last voted, for the second time, against joining the European Union (EU). The EU membership issue has continued...
EU blasts care of farm animals
Starving and dirty animals, overfilled holding pens and sick calves are all mentioned in a new report from an EU regulatory agency charged with...
Most Norwegians are still anti-EU
Even though Norway's popular incumbent prime minister is seen as favouring membership in the European Union (EU), a new public opinion poll shows that...
Norwegians 'most naive' in Europe
A new study suggests that Norwegians are the most trusting, or naive, in Europe. Only 10 percent are considered to be in general "skeptical"...
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