bg_turk wrote:The only problem being is that most Norwegians are against EU membership especially the farmers. Even under the EU they will not be able to get the fat subsidies that they are getting now for growing potatoes in the north.
Not so bg_turk.
It was true a few years back but more recent polls show that Norway would probably vote yes to membership. You're right about the farmers' subsidies but our farmers aren't exactly a majority, and the fishing industry has actually turned from no to yes. Our close links to the EU has made people realize that our present situation is that of having members' obligations but none of the rights. So I suspect that a new plebiscite would give us a yes for membership with all the advantages and disadvantages.