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The Kingdom of Norway lies on the Scandinavian Peninsula and is not part of the European Union.

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German Soldiers Hurt in Pile-up in Norway

June 3, 2005

New Munch Found in Germany

May 31, 2005

Young German Dentists Head North

Poor prospects in Germany and an EU labor market that makes mobility easy has increased the incidence of "brain drain," where specialists leave home to work abroad. The latest German export: dentists.
March 25, 2005

Parliamentarians Support Smoking Ban

February 4, 2005

Dispute Over Norwegians in EU Battle Groups

Norwegian legal experts have called into question the participation of Norwegian troops in the EU battle groups.
November 19, 2004

Norway Shuts Embassy amid Terror Warning

Norway has temporarily closed its embassy in Latvia for security reasons, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday. But Oslo insisted the measure was not motivated by a new US terror warning for the Baltic state.
November 1, 2004

Oil Prices Reach Record High

Oil prices soared to a new record on Tuesday, breaking through the psychologically important $50 (€40.67) per barrel mark. Experts say the new high was pushed by political instability in Nigeria.
September 28, 2004

Schröder Heads to EU-Wary Norway

Trade ties, especially oil and gas interests, and Oslo's ambivalent relationship with the EU are expected to top talks when Chancellor Schröder meets Norwegian PM Bondevik in Norway Tuesday.
September 28, 2004

Norway Interested in EU Defense Role

Norway’s defense minister said her country has a "real interest" in taking part in EU defense projects, despite not being a member of the union.
September 21, 2004

More Norwegians Opposed to Joining EU

Anti-EU politicians in Norway want to take the question of joining the union off the table but pro-Europe leaders want a third referendum.
August 10, 2004

Sri Lanka Hedges on German Bid for Security Council

German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer continued his five-country Asian tour in Sri Lanka, receiving a cautious response to Berlin's bid to gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
July 19, 2004

EuroPride Seeks to Break Barriers in EU

One of the biggest gay and lesbian gatherings in the world drew to a close in Hamburg this weekend. The 10-day festival drew 360,000 people from across Europe to the northern German city.
June 14, 2004

Pro-EU Campaigners Gain Ground in Norway

According to a new poll, a small majority of Norwegians now favor EU membership.
May 19, 2004

Secret Network Prepares for Norwegian EU Battle

A leading member of the Norwegian governing party, the Christian Democratic Party, has become involved in a secret network which opposes EU membership.
March 8, 2004

Norway’s Royals Consider German Legal Action

November 12, 2003

Norway Flirts with EU Membership as 'Counterweight' to U.S.

Norway’s prime minister and chief opponent of EU membership may be changing his mind. Two-thirds of the Norwegian population support EU entry, and the Scandinavian state may soon be on its way to joining the EU.
January 28, 2003

Viking Invasion Brings Spirit of Co-Operation

The spirit of this year’s PopKomm festival in Cologne was summed up in one night of Norwegian mayhem that hammered home the idea of one musical community.
August 16, 2002

Norway Imposes Quota for Top Women In Business

Norway is about to become the first country in the world to insist on female quotas for company boardrooms.
August 1, 2002

Head to Norway for a Good Life

For those enjoying a cold drink in one of Germany's popular open-air beer-gardens, it may come as a surprise: The country came in only 17th in a recent U.N. report examining quality of life issues.
July 27, 2002

As Mugabe Wins, Critics Cry Foul

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has won bitterly contested elections, and European and African election observers are split over the poll's legitimacy.
March 15, 2002

A Coquette, a War and a Basket-case

Oscar’s annual curtsy to European cinema graces three continental nominees for best "foreign-language film”.
February 14, 2002

Children of Shame – Norway’s Dark Secret

The Norwegian government now faces a compensation lawsuit running into millions and charges of human right violation.
HistoryDecember 2, 2001