Why Norway is Flirting With Another EU Membership Bid

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Despite Norway's political and economic closeness to the EU, accession to the bloc has always been opposed by the public. However support is on the rise thanks to Trump's tariffs and Putin's invasion... so could we see Norway joining the EU any time soon?

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History of Norway-EU Relations:
https://www.cvce.eu/en/education/unit-content/-/unit/02bb76df-d066-4c08-a58a-d4686a3e68ff/a125033c-90ee-4355-a320-b38e7aaf4cca
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Norwegian_European_Communities_membership_referendum
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2022/698877/EPRS_BRI(2022)698877_EN.pdf
https://eurelationslaw.com/blog/what-is-efta

Current Polling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway%E2%80%93European_Union_relations#/media/File:Norway_EU_membership_polls.svg
https://www.nrk.no/trondelag/norsk-eu-medlemskap_-kun-6-prosentpoeng-skiller-ja-og-nei-siden-1.17336600
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Norwegian_parliamentary_election#/media/File:2025_Norwegian_Parliament_Opinion_Polling.svg

Norway’s Political Party Positions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway%E2%80%93European_Union_relations
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-03/norway-prime-minister-jonas-gahr-store-rejects-polarizing-eu-membership-debate
https://www.ft.com/content/3c2516a5-7066-40f8-afce-1a529fad2955
https://www.politico.eu/article/norway-government-collapse-eu-energy-euroskeptic-centre-party-trygve-slagsvold-vedum/

0:00 Intro
1:19 History of Norway-EU Relations
4:06 Recent Poll Shift Explained
5:30 What's Driving this Shift?
6:48 Could it Actually Happen?