Stig Eidissen
@eidissen.bsky.social
PhD EU State Aid law. Attorney at the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. Associate professor at UiT Arctic University of Norway.
I work and research within State aid law, privacy law, employment law and other topics of interest.
I work and research within State aid law, privacy law, employment law and other topics of interest.
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Norge 1940: Nøytralitetspolitikken er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
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Bodø/Glimt the single-handed saviours of European football.
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Bodø/Glimt the single-handed saviours of European football.
Det skal dæm ha Atletico, dæm prøvd! #bodoglimt
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Det skal dæm ha Atletico, dæm prøvd! #bodoglimt
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Nick Clegg: "Nigel Farage's great achievement in life is a disaster for this country, and no one holds him to account."
January 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Nick Clegg: "Nigel Farage's great achievement in life is a disaster for this country, and no one holds him to account."
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Europe & Ukraine can keep flattering Trump, hoping that he won't stop the US selling weapons to UA or Europe, or supplying intelligence. They must not for an instant think that Trump is on their side. This is basically like Czechoslovakia being forced to give up its defences in the Sudetenland.
Trump is trying to give Russia exactly what they want & call it a ‘peace deal.’ It’s in fact a guarantee for a bigger war.
Donbas is Ukraine’s main line of defense. The region is heavily fortified & holds Russia back from attacking the rest of Ukraine, & from there the EU.
Donbas is Ukraine’s main line of defense. The region is heavily fortified & holds Russia back from attacking the rest of Ukraine, & from there the EU.
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Europe & Ukraine can keep flattering Trump, hoping that he won't stop the US selling weapons to UA or Europe, or supplying intelligence. They must not for an instant think that Trump is on their side. This is basically like Czechoslovakia being forced to give up its defences in the Sudetenland.
"Trust us Ukraine, if you just withdraw from your best fortified positions, we will stop helping Putin advance his goals and start supporting you for reals.
Just like we already committed to supporting your full territory in the Budapest Memorandum. But give up some land and we *really* mean it."
Just like we already committed to supporting your full territory in the Budapest Memorandum. But give up some land and we *really* mean it."
January 27, 2026 at 9:38 AM
"Trust us Ukraine, if you just withdraw from your best fortified positions, we will stop helping Putin advance his goals and start supporting you for reals.
Just like we already committed to supporting your full territory in the Budapest Memorandum. But give up some land and we *really* mean it."
Just like we already committed to supporting your full territory in the Budapest Memorandum. But give up some land and we *really* mean it."
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Det er interessant at argumentene mot EU-medlemskap nå mer går på "polarisering", og ikke på substansen i norske interesser.
Grønland og Island har for øvrig flertall i befolkningen for EU-medlemskap (allerede før 2026), og Island en pågående medlemskaps-prosess. Her kan det skje mye på kort tid.
Grønland og Island har for øvrig flertall i befolkningen for EU-medlemskap (allerede før 2026), og Island en pågående medlemskaps-prosess. Her kan det skje mye på kort tid.
– Vi trenger ikke en EU-debatt nå, det er unødvendig og dypt polariserende. Det sier Sylvi Listhaug. Som kjent er hele Frps eksistens basert på koseprat, kompromissvilje, konsensus og samling (suppe) i sentrum. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/3p...
– Ikke sånn en amerikansk president skal oppføre seg
Norske topp-politikere står samlet i synet på at president Donald Trump har skadet forholdet mellom Europa og USA – men er splittet om løsningen.
www.vg.no
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Det er interessant at argumentene mot EU-medlemskap nå mer går på "polarisering", og ikke på substansen i norske interesser.
Grønland og Island har for øvrig flertall i befolkningen for EU-medlemskap (allerede før 2026), og Island en pågående medlemskaps-prosess. Her kan det skje mye på kort tid.
Grønland og Island har for øvrig flertall i befolkningen for EU-medlemskap (allerede før 2026), og Island en pågående medlemskaps-prosess. Her kan det skje mye på kort tid.
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We can all get things wrong, but if I had been this consistently and catastrophically wrong about such important issues I don't think I could carry on publishing my opinions every week.
I'd want to go away and think about how I'd so badly misunderstood the things I write about.
I'd want to go away and think about how I'd so badly misunderstood the things I write about.
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
We can all get things wrong, but if I had been this consistently and catastrophically wrong about such important issues I don't think I could carry on publishing my opinions every week.
I'd want to go away and think about how I'd so badly misunderstood the things I write about.
I'd want to go away and think about how I'd so badly misunderstood the things I write about.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
Far too little opposition and far too much of that little opposition was "well invading Greenland is a distraction from cost of living issue" for the trust to ever be restored in any meaningful way, in my view.
I don't think even American liberals and anti-Trump conservatives really understand how much work Trump's successors in Washington will need to do to restore European trust in the United States
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Far too little opposition and far too much of that little opposition was "well invading Greenland is a distraction from cost of living issue" for the trust to ever be restored in any meaningful way, in my view.
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Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
January 21, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Trump's utterance that force would not be used against Greenland has no more weight than any other of his utterances, and it certainly does not amount to him "ruling out" the use of force in any meaningful way.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
Disappointing to see so many news outlets place that construction on what he said.
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Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
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We hear it all the time:
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
We hear it all the time:
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
Since the turn of the 2010s, thanks to the rise of tech, the US has pulled ahead economically.
This idea is everywhere from Washington to Davos—and it's paralyzing Europe
But it's simply not true!
Let's look at what's really happening, with charts🧵
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California Governor Gavin Newsom at Davos, Switzerland this morning fires off a blunt warning to Europe:
"It's time to buck up. It's time to get serious and stop being complicit. It's time to stand tall and firm, and have a backbone....
"It's time to buck up. It's time to get serious and stop being complicit. It's time to stand tall and firm, and have a backbone....
January 20, 2026 at 4:26 PM
California Governor Gavin Newsom at Davos, Switzerland this morning fires off a blunt warning to Europe:
"It's time to buck up. It's time to get serious and stop being complicit. It's time to stand tall and firm, and have a backbone....
"It's time to buck up. It's time to get serious and stop being complicit. It's time to stand tall and firm, and have a backbone....
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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Greenland’s prime minister said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, even as it remains an unlikely scenario, as Donald Trump continues to threaten taking over the territory
Greenland Leader Tells People to Prepare for Possible Invasion
Greenland’s prime minister said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, even as it remains an unlikely scenario, as Donald Trump continues to threaten taking over the territory.
bloom.bg
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Greenland’s prime minister said the Arctic island’s population and its authorities need to start preparing for a possible military invasion, even as it remains an unlikely scenario, as Donald Trump continues to threaten taking over the territory
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Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries By Investing.com
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries
www.investing.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Danish pension fund to dump US treasuries
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
"The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable," says chief investment officer
www.investing.com/news/stock-m...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of Nato in Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff (& author of the novel ‚War with Russia’) in an op-ed in the 🇬🇧Mail yesterday:
“My message to European leaders is this: America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. Stick together and prepare for war.“
“My message to European leaders is this: America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. Stick together and prepare for war.“
GENERAL SIR RICHARD SHIRREFF: US is no longer our ally but a predator
It may have sounded like a joke when in 2019 Trump raised the prospect of acquiring Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. But seven years on and the rubber has hit the road.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of Nato in Europe, General Sir Richard Shirreff (& author of the novel ‚War with Russia’) in an op-ed in the 🇬🇧Mail yesterday:
“My message to European leaders is this: America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. Stick together and prepare for war.“
“My message to European leaders is this: America is no longer our ally but a predator and a bully. Stick together and prepare for war.“
Norge 1940: Nøytralitetspolitikken er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Norge 1940: Nøytralitetspolitikken er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
Norge 2026: USA-ledet NATO er vår beste sikkerhetsgaranti.
The appeasement approach towards Trump has failed miserably.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t?app-referrer=push-notification
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t?app-referrer=push-notification
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The appeasement approach towards Trump has failed miserably.
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t?app-referrer=push-notification
bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t?app-referrer=push-notification
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Sanctions are hurting: Russia just had its worst monthly oil and gas revenue since the start of the full-scale war (relative to GDP). In nominal rubles, only January 2023 was worse.
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Sanctions are hurting: Russia just had its worst monthly oil and gas revenue since the start of the full-scale war (relative to GDP). In nominal rubles, only January 2023 was worse.
The two Norwegian guys are Thormund Giantsbane and Fanthomas.
Which should be enough, but a finnish sniper would be nice just to be absolutely certain.
Which should be enough, but a finnish sniper would be nice just to be absolutely certain.
The Nordics are going all in on Greenland.
Norway sent two (2) guys and the Swedish guys are unarmed
Still, both are better than the non-existing contribution from Finland
Norway sent two (2) guys and the Swedish guys are unarmed
Still, both are better than the non-existing contribution from Finland
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The two Norwegian guys are Thormund Giantsbane and Fanthomas.
Which should be enough, but a finnish sniper would be nice just to be absolutely certain.
Which should be enough, but a finnish sniper would be nice just to be absolutely certain.
This shows that despite different languages, national legislation and a bundle of other challenges, economies within the EU can match and even beat the worlds largest economy.
Brexit demonstrates that going it alone makes it much, much harder. Even for such a large and well-functioning state as UK.
Brexit demonstrates that going it alone makes it much, much harder. Even for such a large and well-functioning state as UK.
The story of European vs US economic development is very different once you take demographics into account.
The eurozone *beat* the US in GDP growth per working age population in the period 1998 - 2017:
The eurozone *beat* the US in GDP growth per working age population in the period 1998 - 2017:
January 14, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This shows that despite different languages, national legislation and a bundle of other challenges, economies within the EU can match and even beat the worlds largest economy.
Brexit demonstrates that going it alone makes it much, much harder. Even for such a large and well-functioning state as UK.
Brexit demonstrates that going it alone makes it much, much harder. Even for such a large and well-functioning state as UK.