CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoIceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EUwww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkIceland looks to fast-track vote on joining EUwww.politico.euCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
Paywall? https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.politico.eu/article/iceland-fast-track-vote-eu-membership/
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·3 days agoBecause they’re already paying loads and loads to the EU, by joining the EU they would get a say in how its run.
minus-squarefreebee@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agohow much are they paying and why?
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoNorway participates in a lot of EU programs, these aren’t free. I got some outdated numbers, but it looks like they paid around 900 million euros annually from 2014 to 2020. https://www.norway.no/en/missions/eu/areas-of-cooperation/financial-contribution/
Because they’re already paying loads and loads to the EU, by joining the EU they would get a say in how its run.
how much are they paying and why?
Norway participates in a lot of EU programs, these aren’t free. I got some outdated numbers, but it looks like they paid around 900 million euros annually from 2014 to 2020.
https://www.norway.no/en/missions/eu/areas-of-cooperation/financial-contribution/