Norway and an Enlarged European Union
Norway and an Enlarged European Union

Summary/Abstract: In his presentation, H.E. Leif Arne Ulland brings a fresh perspective on the way the EU is perceived in Norway, one of the few non-EU countries from the European continent. The author tries to shed some light on the “exceptionality” of the Norwegian case (from a historical, cultural and political approach) and on the level of interaction and cooperation between his home country and the EU. We find out that “the 16th member” of the EU, as Norway is humorously referred to, interacts with the EU in almost every possible way. While the majority of Norwegians still oppose EU membership, most of them believe that their country will become a member in the future. The article successfully introduces the reader to the background and paradoxes that led to the present – and somewhat unusual – relation between Norway and the EU, in an insightful and well-documented manner.

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