Norway’s government collapses over EU energy dispute

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Dispute over the European Union’s energy policy has led to the breakdown of the Norwegian government, just as the threat of imposing US President Donald Trump and occupying Greenland Oslo was prepared to rebuild the block.

PM I power The instructions on Thursday led to the sudden departure of his team’s Euroseptic Partner, Pharma Pro-Center Party. The fall of the coalition left the Premier Labor Party alone until the election was held at the end of this year.

“We must not give the EU more power,” said Trigov Slugsvold Bedam, the leader of the Center Party and the finance minister of Norway.

In recent weeks both coalition parties have sworn in Opposing the renewal Among the Norwegian electricity interconnects with Denmark, the felt force spreads throughout Europe with nationalism.

Norway, one of the richest countries in Europe, thanked a lot of oil and gas reserves as well as a large number of hydroelectric power, not part of the European Union, but most of the block laws were adopted due to membership in the European economic zone. Three guidelines on the issue expresses concern over renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy effectiveness of buildings.

In recent years, friction between Oslo and Brussels has grown, many EU countries believe that Norwegian hydropower needs to be more generous and threatening to stop exporting electricity through intercontinents in Denmark, UK and Germany.

“We are not happy with Norway. The feeling is as bad as I know it. Norway looks selfish, trying to keep this electricity, even by selling gas to us so much money, “an EU ambassador recently said.

The situation is complicated by Trump’s return as US President. Some senior personality StemIts Labor Party believes that if America keeps tariffs in Europe, its relations with the EU need to be strengthened in order to avoid being separated.

Star said on Thursday that the EU Clean Energy Package, which is related to the electricity market, has no plans for the government on a possible conflict with Osloke Brussels. The European Commission has given the package to Norway until May to implement the package.

Others have become continuous in the push of Trump’s renewal to acquire Greenland from Denmark, believing that it may be the consequences for the Norwegian Arctic Island Solbard, where Russia has its own settlement.

In the EU referendum, Norway rejected the EU membership in the 5th, it only left the EEA, a location that some of Osloo rocked to accept the rules of the block without giving any statement between them. Opinion survey showed that most of the Norwegians were still against membership.

In the 30th anniversary of the referendum in November last year, the image of a senior Labor Party said, “Here’s some real push from Trump to restart the EU debate.”

Parliamentary elections in Norway have been set on the date, which means that the Labor Party will probably try to continue as a single minority government until September 7. The political spectrum to pass the measures including EU instructions.