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- EU questions whether Sweden follows the working time directive
- Does Sweden really have to ban 24-hour shifts? This has been hotly debated lately, with angry firemen taking to the streets to be allowed to continue to work for a whole day and night in a stretch.
- Norway tightens rules on hired labour
- Norway is tightening the rules on hired labour. Trade unions are cheering while staffing agencies rage and have reported Norway to ESA for being in breach of the EEA agreement.
- On the fringes of the EU
- The Nordics’ relationship with the EU stretches from Denmark joining 50 years ago to Iceland's current renewed debate about reopening accession talks that were never finalised.
- Norwegians still largely negative to EU membership
- It is nearly 30 years since Norwegians voted no to EU membership for the last time – so far. The chances for another referendum are slim.
- Iceland starting to ponder EU membership
- Iceland applied for EU membership in 2009, after the collapse of the banking system almost bankrupted the country. The government at the time, led by the EU-friendly Social Democratic Party, believed membership was vital for financial stability. The Euro was also seen as better than the small and unstable krona.
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