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I voted against joining. Norway has those benefits because it's one of the three net contributors. Norway, the Netherlands and Germany pay more to the EU than
by Arnt 2y ago
I voted against joining.
Norway has those benefits because it's one of the three net contributors. Norway, the Netherlands and Germany pay more to the EU than the EU pays to them. The treaties that were signed wouldn't have been signed without money changing hands. The argument now is that while Norway does have influence by virtue of paying, Norway's reach into the institutions isn't as deep as it should have been.
Basically: When von der Leyen presents a policy, the committee that wrote it did not include a Norwegian. Someone from the committee may unofficially have had lunch with someone who works in a building across the street, but that's not the same.
- arccy 2y agosounds like you should join to have a seat at the table...?
- iknowstuff 2y agoOne of the three? Lol what a silly statement https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/09/eu-budget-who-pays-the-most-into-the-eu-and-who-gains-the-most https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/12/09/eu-budget-who-p...
- lifestyleguru 2y agobut... Belgium and Luxembourg?!
- Arnt 2y agoThat was stupid of me, sorry. I'm fairly sure it was true at some point (and after the new treaty was negotiated in the middle nineties), but things change as decades pass. I should've checked. I tried to find a table showing how many of the past x years each country has been a net contributor. Couldn't find such a thing. Anyone?