Norwegian Food Safety Authority fear new EU rules threaten Norwegian bee stocks
From 2021, it will be allowed to carry hives freely between the EU and EEA countries. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority fears that the rules…
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Norway asks EU for stricter rules for toys
Norway asks EU for stricter rules for chemicals in toys Norway, together with 11 other countries, has asked the EU Commission to quicken the pace…
The EU gives its blessing to gas pipeline from Norway to Denmark and Poland
The EU Commission has given its support to the so-called Baltic Pipe, a new gas pipeline from Norway to Denmark and Poland. The EU Commission’s…
Spying On Your Employees? Ensure Legality
Spying On Your Employees? Better Understand the Law First Many of you might be surprised to know that a lot of companies use spying and…
British passports without EU referral
British authorities have begun issuing new passports without the text “European Union” on the front page even though the country has not yet left the…
Erna Solberg will not offer the British a safe harbor
There is still an imminent danger of a hard brexit, warns Erna Solberg. But the Prime Minister does not want to offer the EEA as…
Norway to commit to EU’s climate goals
Norway will formally commit to the EU’s targets for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. This means that the EU can penalise Norway if the climate…
Decline in asylum seekers to the EU
11% fewer people applied for asylum in EU countries last year compared to 2017. In total, nearly 581,000 first-time applicants for protection in the EU…
Economic taxation is a feminist issue
Economic inequality and taxation are feminist issues Two American women representatives, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are determined to make taxation one of…
Høyre (H) want the EEA or new referendum on EU membership
If there is a majority to terminate the EEA agreement, a new referendum must be held on EU membership, Høyre believe. In recent months, the…
EU rules to secure better marking of tyres
EU rules to secure better marking of winter tyres The European Union (EU) demands clearer labelling of the road grip that tyres have on snow…
25 year anniversary for the EEA
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is invited to Brussels to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the EEA Agreement with leaders from all over Europe. The celebration…
EU has raided Norwegian fish farming companies
The EU Commission has suspected that price co-operation is taking place on salmon and carried out raids on Tuesday against several Norwegian companies in the…
The EU and Norway invite to an international conference on CO2 cleansing
EU Climate Director Miguel Arias Cañete says that he has taken the initiative to host a large international conference in Norway in September on the…
EU increases the pressure on Maduro
EU increases the pressure on Maduro – recognises Guaidó Ten EU countries are increasing diplomatic pressure on Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro with the recognition of opposition…
Trump’s NATO demands are heard
Stoltenberg: Trump’s NATO demands are heeded Donald Trump’s clear message that NATO countries must strengthen their defence budgets has an effect, Secretary-General of the Alliance,…
½ of the seafood via a 3rd party to the UK
½ of the Norwegian seafood via a 3rd party to the UK Half of the Norwegian seafood goes via EU/EEA countries or China en route…
Mastercard receives billions of dollars fine from the EU
The EU has imposed a fine of EUR 570 million (NOK 5.5 billion) on the global credit card company Mastercard for holding back the competition…
Norway “loses” NOK 30 bn on fish exports
Norway bereft of NOK 30 bn by exporting fish “au naturel” Norway could have made NOK 30 bn more by processing fish before exporting it:…
E-cigarettes probably allowed in 2019
E-cigarettes probably allowed in Norway next year In the course of next year, the Norwegian ban on e-cigarettes may disappear like smoke when the EU…