Norway Reconsiders EU Membership Over Security and Trade Concerns
Norway's foreign minister said the country is weighing EU membership after decades outside the bloc. The shift follows tariff disputes and changes in European security arrangements.
SemaforThe country participates in the single market and follows many EU trade rules without voting rights in the bloc's decisions.
Tariff disputes with Washington and divisions within NATO have increased interest in membership, the foreign minister told the Financial Times. Iceland plans a referendum on EU membership in August. Nine other countries remain candidates, including Ukraine. The bloc has shown less openness to a potential British return.
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