Norway and the EU

Latest business news about Norway and the European Union

• Norway country profile

Norway offers aid for Auschwitz upkeep — 24 June 2009, 13:53 CET

Norway said Wednesday it would donate two million kroner (221,000 euros) to the upkeep of the memorial museum at the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland.

Norway threatens to take EU to WTO over seal ban — 22 April 2009, 21:36 CET

Norway threatened Wednesday to submit a complaint to the World Trade Organisation if the European Union bans the import of seal-related products.

Norway joins EU's Galileo satnav project — 03 April 2009, 18:48 CET

Norway said Friday it will stump up close to 70 million euros in funding for the European Union's satellite navigation project Galileo.

Norway firms seal EUR 1.1bn British wind farm deal — 01 April 2009, 18:46 CET

Norway's StatoilHydro and Statkraft will build a 10-billion-kroner (1.1-billion-euro) wind farm off the south-east coast of Britain, the companies said on Wednesday in a joint statement.

Norway unveils EUR 11.4 billion lending package — 08 February 2009, 20:42 CET

Norway unveiled Sunday an 11.4-billion-euro lending package to help companies and individuals cope with economic crisis, but set strict salary limits for banks taking up cash injections.

Sweden's Nordea reveals 48-million-euro exposure to Madoff scam — 15 December 2008, 17:04 CET

Nordic banking group Nordea said on Monday its exposure in the financial scandal surrounding New York investment manager Bernard Madoff was 48 million euros (64.6 million dollars), but insisted it would not register a loss.

Norway announces 5.6-billion-euro loan to export credit body — 27 November 2008, 13:07 CET

The Norwegian state said Thursday it would loan up to 50 billion kroner (5.6 billion euros, 7.2 billion dollars) to the cash-strapped export credit institution Eksportfinans.

Norway to adopt EU services directive — 13 November 2008, 14:49 CET

Non-European Union member Norway will adopt the EU directive liberalising services despite a division within the government on the issue.

Norway announces EUR 41 billion financial rescue package — 13 October 2008, 00:06 CET

Norway said Sunday it would issue 41 billion euros of government bonds to pay for measures to increase liquidity on financial markets help credit starved banks.

Norway country profile — 04 January 2008, 19:01 CET

Norway is not a member of the European Union

Business Environment - Norway — 04 August 2006, 16:16 CET

Snapshot of the business environment for the Norwegian economy from the World Bank

Business Guides Norway (Deloitte) — 04 August 2006, 16:15 CET

Country Business guide from Deloitte featuring information on the Investment Climate, Labour Relations and Work Force, Business Regulations, Foreign Investment, Choice of Business Entity and Corporate Taxation in Norway.