Brexit negotiations—weighing up the opportunities and the risks for Norway

Table of contents

• What are the key Brexit issues for Norway?
• UK access to/exclusion from the single market
• The possible consequences of increased trade barriers for the UK
• The UK’s approach to EU founding principles and fundamental freedoms
• UK/EU immigration stance
• Stability of the eurozone
• EU regulatory burden
• The precedent of Brexit for other Member States and third countries

Article summary

Public Law analysis: While the view of Brexit taken by the EU27 is important to how negotiations unfold, an insightful set of priorities is found outside of the EU, in Norway. Ulf Sverdrup, director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, gives an account of the concerns in Oslo.