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Frode Overland Andersen
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Norwegian 🇳🇴. Writing about Europe, foreign policy and things that interest me 😊. Personal account.
«Men er EØS robust nok til å sikre norske interesser i møte med dagens utfordringer?» spør Oda Sletnes (svaret er verdt å lese) www.altinget.no/artikkel/ing...
Ingen spør hva Norge mener - Altinget
EØS er grunnmuren i Norges forhold til EU og mer nødvendig enn noen gang. Men er EØS robust nok til å sikre norske interesser i møte med dagens utfordringer? Vi trenger en ærlig samtale om EØS. Nå er ...
www.altinget.no
May 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Godt sagt om handel av Glenn Agung Hole i DN: «Trumps siste tollutspill – mot EU og Apple – er ikke økonomisk politikk. Han bruker handel som pressmiddel, ikke for å beskytte amerikansk industri, men for å fremtvinge ettergivenhet.» www.dn.no/innlegg/toll...
Trump gjør handel til våpen
Trumps siste tollutspill – mot EU og Apple – er ikke økonomisk politikk. Han bruker handel som pressmiddel, ikke for å beskytte amerikansk industri, men for å fremtvinge ettergivenhet.
www.dn.no
May 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Leaders of Europe
May 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Moldova is one of Europe’s poorest countries, and the war in neighbouring Ukraine has driven energy prices sharply upward. Norwegian support brings warmth to homes in Moldova: www.norad.no/en/thematic-...
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Norwegian support brings warmth to homes in Moldova | Norad.no
This winter, more than half of Moldova’s households received help with heating costs through a scheme supported by Norway. Moldova is one of Europe’s poorest countries, and the war in neighbouring Ukr...
www.norad.no
May 2, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Battery electric vehicles are unstoppable now. In these countries BEVs make up more than 1/5 of sales over last 12 months. Numbers will keep going up:

Norway 90%
Denmark 54%
Netherlands 37%
Sweden 35%
Belgium 31%
Finland 31%
China 29%
Luxembourg 29%
Portugal 21%
United Kingdom 20%
Switzerland 20%
April 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Of the 79 acts incorporated into the EEA Agreement today, 28 were on financial services.

Several acts are adopted by the EU every year on financial services, regulating new aspects or amending rules. The EEA/EFTA-states and the EU work closely to facilitate incorporation of new acts.
March 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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We regret the unjustified US 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports.

The EU will protect its consumers and businesses.

We are launching swift, proportionate countermeasures worth up to €26 billion, matching the economic impact of the US tariffs.

More about our response ↓

europa.eu/!rcMqWy
March 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year.
The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.
March 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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March 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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I wrote this before the Oval Office performance, but really, there is nothing to add. It's all still true.
Putin planned to take Kyiv in three days, but he couldn't take Kyiv in three years.
The only way Putin wins now—the only way he finally succeeds in destroying Ukraine’s sovereignty—is by persuading Ukraine’s allies to abandon Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Putin’s Three Years of Humiliation
The Russian president can’t win his war against Ukraine unless he persuades its allies to betray it.
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Tydelig melding fra politisk redaktør i @vg.no Frøy Gudbrandsen: Norge må inn i EU www.vg.no/i/8q1O6w?utm...
Meninger: Norge må inn i EU
Den frie verden er truet. Norske politikere må handle deretter: Nå er tiden for å søke medlemskap i EU.
www.vg.no
March 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.

Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.

We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The people of Ukraine have resisted Russia’s full-scale war for 3 long years. Any solution must be just, lasting, and guarantee Ukraine’s full independence, sovereignty and freedom to choose its own path, now and in the future. Norway continues to #StandWithUkraine️
February 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Her er Martin Sandbu presis og god: «Vi må gjennom et mental skifte. Vi må bort fra fristelsen til å se verden som trygg så lenge vi ikke provoserer noen.» Aftenposten (+) : www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...
Atlantismen har utspilt sin rolle etter å ha tjent oss godt i 80 år. Så hva gjør Norge nå?
Les kommentaren.
www.aftenposten.no
February 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it

understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks.

Europe’s security is at a turning point.

Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us.

We need an urgency mindset.

We need a surge in defense.

And we need both of them now.
February 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Congratulations to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on connecting your electricity grid to the European network, ending electricity ties to Russia and Belarus.

Norway supports our Baltic friends’ and partners’ efforts to ensure energy security.
February 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The moment Estonia disconnected its power grid from Russia has been shared online. A historic step toward energy independence.
February 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid
Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid
A long-planned exit from the BRELL power grid has the Baltic countries preparing for Russian retaliation.
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Virtually no Greenlanders want to join the US, new poll finds

Only 6% are in favour of becoming part of the US.
Virtually no Greenlanders want to join the US, new poll finds
Only 6% are in favour of becoming part of the US.
www.euractiv.com
January 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit key leaders around Europe in a bid to keep Greenland out of the clutches of Donald Trump.
Mette Frederiksen’s diplomatic dash to save Greenland from Trump
Danish PM visits Paris, Berlin and Brussels on Tuesday as U.S. president eyes the mineral-rich Arctic island.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Hurray. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on Bluesky! @norwaymfa.government.no 🇳🇴
January 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Klokt om Norge, EØS og energi. Debatten må baseres på fakta og hvilke reelle valg Norge står overfor. Anbefalt lesning 👇 www.dn.no/innlegg/ener...
Debatt: Virkelighetsfjernt i energidebatten
Debatten om EUs fjerde energimarkedspakke bør bli mer faktabasert. Det er ikke et alternativ å være litt med, basert på de reglene vi selv velger.
www.dn.no
January 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM