Norway kind of has a special relationship with the EU. They aren't members, but they follow some of the laws and participate in some programmes. Wiki quote on

Norway kind of has a special relationship with the EU. They aren't members, but they follow some of the laws and participate in some programmes. Wiki quote on Norway: > After the 1994 referendum, Norway maintained its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA), an arrangement granting the country access to the internal market of the Union, on the condition that Norway implements the Union's pieces of legislation which are deemed relevant (of which there were approximately seven thousand by 2010) Successive Norwegian governments have, since 1994, requested participation in parts of the EU's co-operation that go beyond the provisions of the EEA agreement. Non-voting participation by Norway has been granted in, for instance, the Union's Common Security and Defence Policy, the Schengen Agreement, and the European Defence Agency, as well as 19 separate programmes.