EU attempting to force Green Deal rules on non-member Norway | Eastern NC Now

The European Union is tryiing to force its Green Deal on non-member Norway, and one of the government coalition partners is strongly resisting. The issue may bring down Norway's coalition government.

Unlike most countries that joined the European Union, Norway's government gave its citizens a choice in a referendum and the citizens voted down EU membership.  Since then, Norway has had a relationship where it often coordinates policy with the EU but retains its own sovereignty.

The Center Party is opposing the EU's Green Deal mandate both as a bad policy and as an attack on Norway's sovereignty.  It's Labor Party coalition partner wants to knuckle under to the demand.  The EU is being very insistant that Norway conform, but the Center Party is standing its ground.  The Center Party is an agrarian party, long known as the Farmers Party.

Norway's Supreme Court last year ordered the shutdown of a major windfarm after its was sued by Sami nomadic reihdeer herders.  Norway is also a major oil and gas producer.

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/norwegian-government-in-crisis-over-eu-energy-grab/