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31 Oct 2002, 17:59
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Cultured
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The cleverest country in Europe is......
Norway.
Bet you didn't know that.
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31 Oct 2002, 18:36
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Motherfracker
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We're too thick to figure it out.
duh
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31 Oct 2002, 19:18
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Lies.
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31 Oct 2002, 19:55
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How come?
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31 Oct 2002, 19:57
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Cute and cuddly
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England has 0xf0rD!
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31 Oct 2002, 19:58
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Cultured
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Quote:
Originally posted by ggGGgg
How come?
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They said no.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:09
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To what?
EU?
A resolution in the security counsel?
A dreadfull suggestion to make our laws suit with the EU?
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31 Oct 2002, 20:10
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Sealand.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:10
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Cultured
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Quote:
Originally posted by ggGGgg
To what?
EU?
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yes.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:11
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Quote:
Originally posted by ELeeming
They said no.
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Hear that often from my gf lately 
Should I worry?
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31 Oct 2002, 20:11
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Gone
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Re: The cleverest country in Europe is......
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Originally posted by ELeeming
Norway.
Bet you didn't know that.
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Is this another one of those UN index tables?
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31 Oct 2002, 20:12
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Cultured
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Re: Re: The cleverest country in Europe is......
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Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
Is this another one of those UN index tables?
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yes.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:12
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Gone
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Re: Re: Re: The cleverest country in Europe is......
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Originally posted by ELeeming
yes.
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Pez?
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31 Oct 2002, 20:17
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This is stupidity. Norway had a majority of "Yes" inside the parliament. They sold out the "no" by the cooperation with the EU through the EEC. Since then the veto-right hasn't been used against any suggestion to conform our laws with the EU.
This means laws that were not designed to suit Norway (since we're not inside the EU) are being accepted because of the consequences of a veto.
We're more EU than the EU on some areas. We just don't get that much benefit out of it.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:19
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Cultured
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Quote:
Originally posted by ggGGgg
This is stupidity. Norway had a majority of "Yes" inside the parliament. They sold out the "no" by the cooperation with the EU through the EEC. Since then the veto-right hasn't been used against any suggestion to conform our laws with the EU.
This means laws that were not designed to suit Norway (since we're not inside the EU) are being accepted because of the consequences of a veto.
We're more EU than the EU on some areas. We just don't get that much benefit out of it.
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And on the other hand, you're not paying them a nett of over 5 billion a year.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:23
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Gone
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Quote:
Originally posted by ggGGgg
This means laws that were not designed to suit Norway (since we're not inside the EU) are being accepted because of the consequences of a veto.
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Perhaps you should join The EU, then you would have a say over the policies that are at the moment imposed on you as members of EFTA.
Just a thought.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:27
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I would be interested to see some hard UN facts on this... claim. With our educational system I don't understand how we can be Europe's cleverest.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:55
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Quote:
Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
Perhaps you should join The EU, then you would have a say over the policies that are at the moment imposed on you as members of EFTA.
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Probably not all that much say, though, as Norway would be one--relatively small--member of a large EU. Also as a member, they would presumably have to shoulder some of the EU economic burden.
This is similar to the situation that Puerto Rico faces. As a US commonwealth, they are subject to most US regulations, but they have no representation in Congress. On the other hand, they don't have to pay federal taxes. If Puerto Rico opted for statehood they'd gain representation in the federal government, but their net influence on US policies would probably be minimal--but they'd have to start paying federal taxes.
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31 Oct 2002, 20:58
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Gone
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Quote:
Originally posted by Tactitus
Probably not all that much say, though, as Norway would be one--relatively small--member of a large EU.
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No country within The EU is ever 'alone'. There will always be allies on any vote, or matter of policy, because, simply, the national intrests of states frequently overlap. Such is foreign affairs.
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Also as a member, they would presumably have to shoulder some of the EU economic burden.
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I'm not sure what you're refering to here. Do you mean the financial burden?
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31 Oct 2002, 21:35
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Quote:
Originally posted by Marilyn Manson
No country within The EU is ever 'alone'. There will always be allies on any vote, or matter of policy, because, simply, the national intrests of states frequently overlap. Such is foreign affairs.
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Yes, but to the extent that national interests overlap, then Norway's interests will be "represented" anyway. The only time Norway's representation would make a difference would be when the rest of the EU was more or less evenly split on an issue.
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I'm not sure what you're refering to here. Do you mean the financial burden?
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Yes.
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31 Oct 2002, 21:59
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Voodoo chile
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The fact is that Norway has been smuggled into the Eu through the backdoor. The politicians wanted us in, the people voted no. The Politicians then changed their tactics, and made sure Norway practically became nothing more than a passive part of the Eu only without the ability of influencing it. We will either have to quit the EØS (practically impossible) or join the EU for real.
Too bad, as the current EU is even less democratic than the USA!
I mean, what kind of power does the people have when the power is seated in another country far away from their influence?
I like the idea of streghtening the EU to create some balance between Europe, the rest of the world and the cowboys but it's not worth it if we have to create a union of states even less fair and democratic.
The Eu is a quite ambitious idea, and will need a lot of politic skills to be successful.
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31 Oct 2002, 22:13
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Registered User
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Quote:
Originally posted by Km
Hear that often from my gf lately
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Well it depends if you have a problem with your GF having a similar intelligence level to Norway
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