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…
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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…
EU and Britain readies for «no deal» chaos
EU and Britain makes ready for «no deal» chaos With only 100 days left before the divorce, the preparedness intensified a lot for a «no…
Strong reduction in EU cod quotas in the North Sea and Skagerrak
The EU’s fisheries ministers reached a consensus on fishing quotas for 2019 on Wednesday. Both the North Sea and the Skagerrak will fish for far…
Car sales still drops in the EU
New car sales in the EU fall for the third consecutive month Sales of new cars in the EU fell by 8 per cent in…
Norway agree with EU on fisheries
Norway draws an agreement with EU on fisheries The fisheries agreement for 2019 between Norway and the EU is ready. The agreement also applies…
One billion air passengers in the EU
One billion air passengers in the EU The number of air passengers in the EU last year exceeded 1 billion. A total of 1,043…
Plastic Straw Ban in the UK
Effects of the Plastic Straw Ban in the UK How the Ban of Single-Use Plastic Straws Affects the Environment. The EU, and thereby, Norway is…
Climate-neutral EU will need little from Norway
Climate-neutral EU will need little oil and gas from Norway The EU Commission estimates that energy imports could be cut by more than 70% if…