The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) fears that Norway will become one of the countries most affected by Brexit, especially if transitional arrangements aren’t established on time.
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‘We risk Norway becoming one of the countries hit hardest by Brexit, because Britain is so important to Norwegian trade’, said International Director of NHO, Tore Myhre, to E24 newspaper.
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Negotiations between the EU and the UK started on Monday. Norway wishes to negotiate a trade agreement directly with the British, either alone or within the EEA. But this can’t happen until the British leave the EU in 2019.
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‘We are very worried that Norway’s businesses will be left without agreements with the UK after they leave the EU, and the EEA, in March 2019’, said Myhre.
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He believes the most important thing is for Norway to be included in transitional arrangements before permanent agreements are in place.
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‘We ask the government to do everything it can to achieve this. But after the British election, the British prime minister has been weakened , so it’s a chaotic situation. Negotiations may end with unclear results that leave Norway’s position unregulated’, said Myhre.
Source: NTB scanpix / Norway Today
