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Originally Posted by Karle94
Why do I get the feeling that these new laws will affect me here in Norway, despite Norway not being a member of EU?
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Because your economy, like the Swiss economy, depends on the EU market and thus you must follow EU regulations dictated by Brussel to a wider degree than one would imagine, considering that Norway is not EU member.
I wish Britain, Germany and Finland would leave the EU, and together with Finland would form a new northern economy zone - that leaves it to economic coordinating, nothing more. The Poles economically would be fine to join, and the Dutch financially - but both political establishments in these countries are far too Europhile for my taste.
But Britain, Germany, Finland and Norway - that would be something! 
About the Czech I am not sure, even more so after the recent presidential election. Klaus may have been a strong EU critic, but the new guy is quite left and won by dirty tricks and plenty of anti-German ressentiment-raising, which obviously fell on fertile ground in parts of the Czech population. Why would I welcome that... And no, no France, please. No country in Europe by mentality is as socialistically oriented as the French. Let'S leave it to pragmatic temporary deals one a day-to-day basis, as a longterm ally I do not trust them anymore. The often announced Franco-German "axis" is seriously desintegrating since quite some time now.
Also not certain about the Danes, do not know their economy and EU attitude well enough.