«Men er EØS robust nok til å sikre norske interesser i møte med dagens utfordringer?» spør Oda Sletnes (svaret er verdt å lese) www.altinget.no/artikkel/ing...

Godt sagt om handel av Glenn Agung Hole i DN: «Trumps siste tollutspill – mot EU og Apple – er ikke økonomisk politikk. Han bruker handel som pressmiddel, ikke for å beskytte amerikansk industri, men for å fremtvinge ettergivenhet.» www.dn.no/innlegg/toll...

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Moldova is one of Europe’s poorest countries, and the war in neighbouring Ukraine has driven energy prices sharply upward. Norwegian support brings warmth to homes in Moldova: www.norad.no/en/thematic-... @undp.org @norwaymfa.government.no

Battery electric vehicles are unstoppable now. In these countries BEVs make up more than 1/5 of sales over last 12 months. Numbers will keep going up: Norway 90% Denmark 54% Netherlands 37% Sweden 35% Belgium 31% Finland 31% China 29% Luxembourg 29% Portugal 21% United Kingdom 20% Switzerland 20%

Of the 79 acts incorporated into the EEA Agreement today, 28 were on financial services. Several acts are adopted by the EU every year on financial services, regulating new aspects or amending rules. The EEA/EFTA-states and the EU work closely to facilitate incorporation of new acts.

We regret the unjustified US 25% tariff on steel and aluminium imports. The EU will protect its consumers and businesses. We are launching swift, proportionate countermeasures worth up to €26 billion, matching the economic impact of the US tariffs. More about our response ↓ europa.eu/!rcMqWy

Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.

I wrote this before the Oval Office performance, but really, there is nothing to add. It's all still true.

Tydelig melding fra politisk redaktør i @vg.no Frøy Gudbrandsen: Norge må inn i EU www.vg.no/i/8q1O6w?utm...

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

The people of Ukraine have resisted Russia’s full-scale war for 3 long years. Any solution must be just, lasting, and guarantee Ukraine’s full independence, sovereignty and freedom to choose its own path, now and in the future. Norway continues to #StandWithUkraine️

Her er Martin Sandbu presis og god: «Vi må gjennom et mental skifte. Vi må bort fra fristelsen til å se verden som trygg så lenge vi ikke provoserer noen.» Aftenposten (+) : www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kom...

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

Just arrived in Paris for crucial talks. Europe’s security is at a turning point. Yes, it is about Ukraine—but it is also about us. We need an urgency mindset. We need a surge in defense. And we need both of them now.

Congratulations to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on connecting your electricity grid to the European network, ending electricity ties to Russia and Belarus. Norway supports our Baltic friends’ and partners’ efforts to ensure energy security.

The moment Estonia disconnected its power grid from Russia has been shared online. A historic step toward energy independence.

Baltics brace for cyberattacks as they depart Russian electricity grid

Nå må dere brette opp ermene @foandersen.bsky.social! Backlogen vokser e24.no/energi-og-kl...

Virtually no Greenlanders want to join the US, new poll finds Only 6% are in favour of becoming part of the US.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit key leaders around Europe in a bid to keep Greenland out of the clutches of Donald Trump.

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Hurray. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is on Bluesky! @norwaymfa.government.no 🇳🇴

Klokt om Norge, EØS og energi. Debatten må baseres på fakta og hvilke reelle valg Norge står overfor. Anbefalt lesning 👇 www.dn.no/innlegg/ener...

Europe cannot bow down to the tech oligarchs. Our democracy and rule of law are at stake [Promoted content]

«For at Norge skal lykkes, må Europa lykkes - med å støtte Ukraina og med å styrke sin konkurransekraft og sikkerhet. En aktiv europapolitikk som slutter opp om felles løsninger med våre allierte og partnere, er nøkkelen» e24.no/internasjona...

Endringer i islendingenes holdning til EU 🇪🇺. Ja-siden øker (+15%)og antall «vet ikke» faller (-10%) fra 2021 til 2024 www.linkedin.com/posts/werner...

EU tech regulators are deepening their investigation of Elon Musk’s X after his repeated attacks on European governments, just days before Donald Trump takes office as US president.

This is an excellent piece from Phillips O’Brien on Russian sabotage and other aspects of its hybrid operations in Europe. This form of strategic coercion is a method that the authoritarian learning community is sharing with each other across the globe. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

2024 was the world's hottest year on record, experts say, as Earth was recorded warming by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius for the first time. We urgently need to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels.

The EU is considering restrictions on Russian aluminium and LNG www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Crew on board an oil tanker accused of sabotaging undersea power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea were poised to cut other cables and pipelines when Finnish authorities boarded the vessel last month www.reuters.com/world/europe...

EU cider definition becomes ‘apple of discord’ for Nordic countries

ICYMI: "German authorities have said an oil tanker stuck in German waters belongs to Russia's 'shadow fleet', which Berlin says is used to avoid sanctions." @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Her er Hanne Skartveit god @vg.no: Sikkerhet er blitt et sterkt argument for EU-medlemskap for Norge 🇳🇴 . www.vg.no/i/B0qLrl?utm...

🚨🚨 I think this quite extraordinary announcement before Christmas went slightly off the radar: "Iceland's incoming government says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027". via @euronews.com www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Finland har med hjelp fra Sverige funnet og hentet opp ankeret fra Eagle S - fartøyet som ødela kablene i Finskebukten. yle.fi/a/7-10070140

Kjetil Wiedswang i DN skriver godt om strømpopulisme: "Populister til høyre og venstre gir enkle svar på vanskelige spørsmål. Det kan vinne stemmer. Det som kommer etterpå, blir fort komplisert." www.dn.no/politikk/str...

Heralding 2025 as the Year of Trade and Gillian Tett is exactly the writer to prime you. An essay so good youll feel like an economist on.ft.com/4gYXPYs

How will offshore wind develop until 2033? @gwec.bsky.social projects the upcoming offshore wind installations for each region in their Global Offshore Wind Report 2024. Here’s a useful infographic showing where new offshore wind capacity is expected to be installed.

EVs accounted for 89% of new car sales in Norway 🇳🇴 in 2024 vs 82% in 2023 www.reuters.com/business/aut...

Let’s make 2025 the year in which other Europeans and NATO become more like the Finns. Finland seizes a tanker, getting tough on hybrid warfare econ.st/4gBufbL

A quarter of a century ago Boris Yeltsin told Vladimir Putin to "take care of Russia." Has he? My piece for BBC News.

Elon Musk med mer støtte til AfD (ytre høyre) i den tyske valgkampen…

NATO said it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link reut.rs/4iLzBm6

Two Azerbaijanis briefed on a government inquiry said that Azerbaijani officials now believe that a Russian Pantsir-S defense system damaged the plane, causing it to crash land and resulting in 38 deaths. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/w...

The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB (1/3)