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Re:UK votes to leave EU by ukblewis on Friday June 24, 2016 @09:17PM (#11974691)
I don't know what you think you know, but that isn't true. You do have an impact on the EU law!

Norway has membership of the EEA council and they are able to affect the EU laws which affect them.

Obviously, you can't affect the laws in the EU which as an EFTA member you don't have to implement.

I don't know why people keep on saying that you don't have any representation...

Do I misunderstand?

Re:UK votes to leave EU by Skinney on Saturday June 25, 2016 @03:05AM (#11975529)
> Obviously, you can't affect the laws in the EU which as an EFTA member you don't have to implement.

Sure, as an EFTA member we have a veto, which we always never use because it always trigger repercussions or sours or relationship with the EU, on which market we're completely dependent.

Our former foreign minister paints a better picture than I do: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/27/norway...

That being said, I don't necessarily think Norway should be a member of the EU, as I think we'd be too small to make a significant difference. UK on the other hand, had a lot of sway within the union, and it's sad to see them leave this behind for a potential "Norwegian solution".