Does EU beg Norway to become a member?

[BlackCat]

Originally posted by Odin
I'm pretty sure Norway won't join untill it has run out of oil money for the French farmers to steal.

If I don't remember wrong, then norwegian farming subsidies makes the french look puny - that could probably be the biggest obstacle for Norwege to join.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
Turkey

Well, they are already part of NATO, so NAFTA could be doable.

Evil plan/

US conquest of Iraq, Syria, and Iran... turned over to Turkish management. Turkey admitted to NAFTA.

/Evil plan

[Dinner]

Originally posted by BlackCat

If I don't remember wrong, then norwegian farming subsidies makes the french look puny - that could probably be the biggest obstacle for Norwege to join.

Yeah, but there is likely to be 100 bloated subsidy sucking French farmers for every bloated subsidy sucking Norweigen farmer.

[VetLegion]

I still don't see why would EU want Norway to join because of money, it may sound a lot of money, but since it is up to 1% of EU budget at most it is peanuts.

[Provost Harrison]

I suspect that that may work both ways round - at the moment I suspect that Norway has very little motivation to join the EU...

[Dinner]

Originally posted by VetLegion
I still don't see why would EU want Norway to join because of money, it may sound a lot of money, but since it is up to 1% of EU budget at most it is peanuts.

You're right that Norway wouldn't be a new Gernmany/France/UK when it comes to resources but seeings how all the other prospective members (Turkey, Ukrane, etc) would be net money takers it has to help lighten the load a little to get a new net contributor. I believe Norway and Switzerland are the only remaining possibilities to get a net contributor.

Of course if the EU would reform CAP and get the US & Japan to agree to slash or eliminate farm subsidies then a very sizable chunk of the EU's budget could be freed up for development aid (new roads, new rail lines, new schools, etc) and still provide a decent reduction in the over all tax rate. That would help the EU as a whole and stop the unfair impoverishment of the rest of the world's farmers.

[Starchild]

Why would we beg Norway to join? They already make most EU law into domestic law anyway. They're a member in all but name, just one that through lack of actual membership denies itself voting rights.