Judging by the number of newspapers that have started editorialising for EU membership in Norway this year, added to the fact the Liberals have come out of it and the Green's aren't against, we could see another referendum this decade.

Furthermore, Hulda Holtvedt, the influential national spokesperson for the Greens Party’s youth organization has also said "We must be willing to give up a bit of sovereignty in order to achieve committed climate policies. For Norway, that means joining the EU.”

Last year the youth wing of the Conservative Party passed a motion (or whatever the equivalent is) suggesting the party actively work towards EU membership in the next parliamentary term.

On its own, this looks very positive, but Erna Solberg the Conservative PM (who initially supported the initiative) has also poured cold water on it for now. She argued that with the polls being 60% against, opening a debate now would not be a good use of resources.

While that 60% opposition looks high (and it is) it's also worth mentioning over 70% were against joining the EU just a few years ago.

It has come down a bit since Brexit.

There has also been an increasing number of technical issues over the EEA (EØS) agreement, and with the money they are paying, there is an increasing belief that it amounts to taxation without representation.

I'm don't think there is going to be a referendum in the next parliament, but if things keep going they way they are, there may be one after 2025.

And if there is, then no doubt the Norwegian Eurosceptics will present it as the elites and the establishment vs the people. (As they have done since the first referendum)

But this time there will be the full Brexit effect too, and in the same way the Anti-Marketeers looked to leverage the Norwegian experience in 1972, the pro-EU Norwegians will no doubt point to the UK.

While it's difficult to see Norway voting to join, the stars are. at least, appear to be aligning towards another attempt.

The EU-Norway debate might become very interesting in the next few years.

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