Tag: EU

Krone and stocks dive on ‘Brexit’

UPDATED: Norway's key financial markets and the value of its currency all took a sharp dive on Friday after British voters decided to leave the...

Political reaction muted in Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian politicians were mostly regretting British voters' decision to leave the European Union (EU) but reaction was muted and cautious, not least...

Norway’s anti-EU camp cheers Brexit

While most Norwegian government ministers were hoping Britain remains in the EU, those leading Norway's Nei til EU (No to the EU) movement were cheering...

‘We’re used to others deciding’

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, who's long wanted Norway to join the European Union (EU) and thus have a say in forming its policy, was...

Key interest rate kept low and steady

Central bank boss Øystein Olsen capped off weeks of celebrating Norges Bank's bicentennial by announcing Thursday that its executive board had decided to keep...

Norway caught in the Brexit debate

NEWS ANALYSIS: As campaign hype reaches fever pitch ahead of Britain's vote on EU membership on Thursday, Norway has found itself used and abused by both...

Parliament bows to EU finance rules

Opponents were calling it the greatest relinquishment of Norwegian sovereignty since the country struck its market pact with the EU in 1994: An overwhelming majority...

EU rules ‘undermine sovereignty’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Protests were loud this week when members of the Norwegian Parliament prepared to vote in favour of a measure that will make...

Dockworkers set to attack EU pact

Norwegian dockworkers were stung by an EU court decision this week that claims their monopoly on loading and offloading ships is illegal. They're not giving...

Diplomats issue a new border alarm

Two top diplomats in Norway's foreign ministry have warned that the pressure on Europe's borders will only increase, and that border blockades in the Balkans...

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