It will probably still take some time until another EU referendum will be held in Norway, given the country’s history of rejecting membership in 1972 as well as in 1994. But a new opinion poll suggests that Norwegian membership-proponents have all reason to smile these days. The “yes”-camp is growing as previously undecided voters seem to join in larger numbers - possibly, as Nick and others already suggested, as a consequence of President Bush’s reelection (via EUbusiness/AFP)
Norwegian supporters of European Union membership now outnumber opponents by a wide margin, 10 years after voters said “no” to joining the bloc in a referendum, a poll published in daily Aftenposten on Monday showed.
According to the survey, conducted by the Opinion institute of 1,000 people between November 8-10, 48 percent of Norwegians are in favour of joining the EU, 38 percent are opposed and 13 percent remain undecided.
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November 16th, 2004 at 8:50 am
Well Europe might have something to thank President Bush for.
November 16th, 2004 at 8:50 am
Well Europe might have something to thank President Bush for.
November 16th, 2004 at 10:28 am
Not much of a consolation prize, kautilya. A major reason Norway stayed out was they could wield influence through the atlantic alliance instead of the EU; it tells the sorry state it’s in if they were to join because of that.
November 16th, 2004 at 2:15 pm
id cautiously welcome that. however i am a raging cynic and cant accept the validity of any polls bar the real election