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 For half of the participants from Norway involved in EU research programs, one EU research project is not enough. Once they have cracked the code and gained access to the world of European research cooperation, many give priority to the largest research arena in the world According to figures published in the EU statistics [...]  Two sailors were killed in an exchange of fire off the northeast coast of Somalia on Nov. 1, after apparently trying to attack a Norwegian warship, Somali officials and an EU naval commander said. Three others were injured in the incident at around 1:00 am (2200 GMT Saturday) when fishing boats were stopped and [...]  Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen says in an interview with YLE News that he would like to see Norway join the European Union. Today, Denmark, Finland and Sweden are members of EU, while Iceland, Denmark and Norway are NATO members. Vanhanen would like to see all of the Nordic Countries in the European Union [...]  Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh, reports the Associated Press. The European Union’s executive body called for sharp cuts in the amount of cod fisherman can [...]  Despite EU’s Schengen recommendations, Norway wants to continue with military conscripts to guard the border to Russia, writes the Barents Observer. EU’s Schengen recommendations and best practices guidelines for external borders control says the border guard force should be specially trained professionals. A Norwegian Official Report presented this week strongly recommend continuing with military [...]  Non-EU member Norway is growing increasingly frustrated over its lack of influence over Brussels’ decision making process, reports the EU Observer. Norway’s ambassador to the European Union, Oda Helen Sletnes, has written in a report saying Oslo’s interests are getting harder to defend, as the EU is expanding its competences beyond Norway’s participation. In [...]  Norway is to send two frigates to join the European Union’s anti-piracy mission in Somalia, and Croatia is also set to send ships, the EU’s top diplomat said Monday. The two countries’ decision is an ‘important addition’ to EU Operation Atalanta, EU High Representative Javier Solana said after talks with EU foreign ministers in [...]  The Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Centre Party (SP) have made it clear that an application for Norwegian EU membership is ruled out in the next four years, if the red-green government is re-elected in September. “For SP it is an absolute condition that an application will not be submitted during the next [...]  Iceland’s application for membership to the European Union will without a doubt have an impact in Norway and give the right-wing parties a reason to discuss the EU again, according to Norwegian journalist Ingrid Skjoetskift, who specializes in EU matters. Norway has twice applied for membership to the EU and on both occasions the [...]  Exchange program between The University of North Dakota’s (UND) Law School and the University of Oslo (UiO) has been suspended. UND officials say an exchange program between the UND law school and the UiO in Norway has been suspended after 27 years. UND’s interim provost, Paul LeBel, says the UiO is raising questions about [...] |
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