Some of us really want to. Hopefully some politicians put it on the agenda, so the discussions of a new vote can begin.
I do however think it’s good to have a little period for people to consider and publicly discuss it first, I think the majority is still negative or unsure. So it might be a couple of years
You’d want to avoid the populist approach post joining that everything, including your lover left, is the EUs fault. So leavelheaded discussions beforehand is a good thing IMO.
Swede living in France :-) not trying to stall at all ;-)
Since they are already in the EEA, not directly.
The main benefit in that front is that they would get a vote in the rules they already need to follow.
Norwegian consumers still have to pay tariff handling fees and VAT when buying stuff from the EU, making EU imports more expensive and a general hassle. That would go away.
Everyone pays VAT that’s the point of VAT. You might get away with paying a lower VAT if you buy something from a small store in another country but you are always suppose to pay the VAT of the country where you live - for example if you buy something from a German online store in Portugal you are supposed to pay the 23% rate to the Portuguese government not the 19% rate to the German government, and big online stores will do it for you automatically.
Come on, Norway, join us.
We all know you always refused to join just to spite Sweden, but we live in different times now.
Some of us really want to. Hopefully some politicians put it on the agenda, so the discussions of a new vote can begin.
I do however think it’s good to have a little period for people to consider and publicly discuss it first, I think the majority is still negative or unsure. So it might be a couple of years
You’d want to avoid the populist approach post joining that everything, including your lover left, is the EUs fault. So leavelheaded discussions beforehand is a good thing IMO.
Swede living in France :-) not trying to stall at all ;-)
Would there be any economic benefit for them?
Since they are already in the EEA, not directly. The main benefit in that front is that they would get a vote in the rules they already need to follow.
But the EU is not just economy.
Norwegian consumers still have to pay tariff handling fees and VAT when buying stuff from the EU, making EU imports more expensive and a general hassle. That would go away.
Everyone pays VAT that’s the point of VAT. You might get away with paying a lower VAT if you buy something from a small store in another country but you are always suppose to pay the VAT of the country where you live - for example if you buy something from a German online store in Portugal you are supposed to pay the 23% rate to the Portuguese government not the 19% rate to the German government, and big online stores will do it for you automatically.
VAT in Germany is just 7/19%