Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Norway's Upcoming Election: Will They Abandon Europe? - TLDR News" video.

One thing I love about parties that talk about this or that policies before forming a government is how they promise so much but rarely deliver, it's easy for a party that isn't in power to say anything they want, it's another thing to go through with it when in power as they are the ones that will get stick from the people. Realistically, I can't see Norway pulling away from Europe is quite laughable with everything that's going on in the UK, it's easy to say we'll save 2.7 billion but as the UK is finding out the hard way, they are actually losing money. Beside, the countries that do well in Europe that are not in the EU are countries that have strong relations with the EU, the UK is the exception and they are slowly sinking, it will be interesting to see where the UK is over the next decade or 2 but it's not looking good for them. I also can't help but think that many of these videos are looking at European countries through the lens of how the UK thinks or want to see which isn't a good idea because they seem to get it wrong most of the time as we saw on Brexit.
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@Luredreier If there is one thing I've learned about anti EU parties is that most talk a good deal but rarely fallow through with it and a big part of that is because it's easy to say a lot of things when not in power, it's another story once in power and they get it in the neck when things go wrong, hence why so many soften their stance once in power. We've got to also remember that the oil won't last forever, once that starts to dry up, the economics of Norway will slowly start to fall in line with other small western countries and in fact the ones in the EU would actually have an advantage in many areas but that's many decades away. I don't think it really matters, it's likely the EU is going to continue to expand and integrate, it's going to be quite difficult for countries on the outside to do really well without having good terms with the EU.
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@Luredreier There's no way any of us could know what's going to happen over the next 10 years never mind 200 lol. A lot is changing, the EU is consolidating, expanding and it's going to become more difficult for smaller countries in the long run because bigger ones are getting bigger and many smaller ones are trying to form some kind of union like the EU so they can compete. Besides, I think you misunderstand how the EU works and how power is done at the EU, how the EU forms is truly up to the people of Europe, most countries won't give up power unless it's done fair and in a right way. Also, lets be honest, Norway and Switzerland are more or less already EU members but with little to no say in it's policies.
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@Luredreier That's what they tell the people, the truth is, Norway and Switzerland are enforcing laws that they had little to no say in making and even thought they could scrap them, there's a big cost in doing so. At least in the EU, they would have a say in making those laws.
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@Luredreier It depends on the law but a lot of them are being made by the EU for those two countries and for good reason, the EU won't allow open boarders of people and goods unless the country in question follows it's rules and because the EU is the bigger player, they are the ones that decide on those rules. The UK tried to think it was smart in thinking they could have equal rules with the EU but the EU dismissed the UK and in the end, the UK got much worse terms. Norway and Switzerland have more common sense than the UK that they know it's in their interest to have easy access to the EU market for goods and people but not smart enough to see that it makes more sense to be a full EU members so at least they have a say in making these rules and not just being a rule taker. In the end, I think it's only a matter of time before Norway and Switzerland will join but it won't be for many years and likely decades, either way, I doubt the EU even cares, it's got more or less what it wants from those 2 countries and it's got enough countries to the east to munch on.
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