If you have de-Googled your phone, the EU’s age verification rules will exclude you from using all apps for all services

 In late June, the European Union launched a pilot project to test a prototype age verification app in five member states: Denmark, France, Greece, Italy and Spain.  The excuse?  To protect children online.

The app is built on the technical specifications of the upcoming European Digital Identity Wallet and is designed to be open-source, user-friendly and secure.  However, as Take Back Our Tech notes, it is less secure than other options. Additionally, age verification can only be made using Google-approved Android devices or on iPhones, effectively requiring a Google or Apple account.

What this means is: If you are in the European Union and have de-Googled your phone, you will not be able to verify your age...<<<Read More>>>...

EU’s technocratic border control will be launched in October; it applies to all non-EU visitors

From 12 October, all visitors to all European Union countries will have their biometric data collected and stored by a centralised agency. This agency will not only collect data on our movements but will also collect data from the criminal and justice systems. In the future, it will also be collecting data from air carriers in advance on passengers.

On 30 July, the EU Commission published a press release about “the progressive start of operations of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES)” which will be launched on 12 October. This new EES will affect all non-EU nationals who travel to 29 European countries that make up the Schengen area.

“The EES is an advanced technological system that will digitally record the entries and exits of non-EU nationals … It will capture biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial image, and other travel information, gradually replacing the current system of passport stamping,” the press release states....<<<Read More>>>...

EU Revives Plan to Ban Private Messaging

 The EU is reviving plans for mass surveillance by pushing to scan every private message before it’s sent – potentially ending encrypted messaging as we know it. Reclaim The Net has the story.

For over three years, talks have stalled over whether providers should be forced to scan every user’s messages for possible illegal material and forward anything suspicious to law enforcement.

The European Commission is still pushing for a universal scanning requirement.

In contrast, the European Parliament insists any checks should apply only to unencrypted messages from people already under suspicion. Attempts to strike a deal have repeatedly fallen apart, with Poland the latest presidency to walk away without an agreement.

July brought a change in leadership of the Council of the EU, with Denmark stepping in and putting chat scanning back at the top of the legislative pile. Copenhagen wants this handled as a priority and wasted no time tabling a new draft on its very first day in charge.

Leaked records from a closed door July meeting show the Danish text closely tracks earlier proposals from Belgium and Hungary, with no concessions for encrypted conversations. A softer version from Poland, which would have made scanning voluntary and left encrypted chats alone, has been dropped entirely. …

Italy, Spain and Hungary have been in favour of mandatory chat scanning from the start. France could tip the balance since blocking the plan requires four countries representing at least 35% of the EU’s population. Paris has moved from tentative support to saying it could “basically support the proposal.” …

Denmark has already circulated a lightly revised second draft. The next round of Council negotiations is set for September 12th, with advocates hoping for final adoption by October 14th.....<<<Read More>>>...

No, the EU’s ‘Disinformation’ Code Has Not Become Mandatory

 It has been widely reported that the EU’s Code of Practice of Disinformation, a voluntary tech industry code created under the aegis of the European Commission, became mandatory on July 1st: namely, as consequence of its “integration” into the EU’s flagship regulatory legislation, the Digital Services Act (DSA). This is, however, incorrect and is based on a misunderstanding of what the code “integration” means. The Code of Practice is no more mandatory today than it was prior to July 1st.

Companies that are not signatories of the code, like X, are no more bound by its commitments than they were previously. Not being a piece of legislation and having never been considered, much less voted on by the European Parliament, the code could not be rendered binding by the European Commission by fiat. Rather what the European Commission and the European Digital Services Board (an auxiliary body created by the DSA) have done is to recognise signatories’ reporting under the code as a “benchmark” for compliance with the DSA....<<<Read More>>>...

From Vaccine Passports in 2021 to ‘Britcard’ in 2025 – Why We Need a Digital Bill of Rights

 Some in the current Labour Government, egged on by Tony Blair and associates, are once again raising the spectre of Digital ID, this time via a ‘BritCard’ – a way of tracking activities of UK citizens – now in the name of immigration.

We’ve heard it all before. This is a gentle reminder that in 2021, the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson along with his government and opposition cheerleaders attempted to roll out ‘vaccine passports’ and mandatory vaccinations to deal with Covid. However, they soon realised this wasn’t a popular policy with NHS staff and the wider public, and after fierce pushback both policies were effectively dropped in early 2022 – but not before losing 40,000 care workers, an exodus which has had enormous consequences for Britain.

On July 19th 2021, Johnson declared it was so-called ‘Freedom Day’ – the date when most COVID-19 legal restrictions in England were to be lifted. It was presented as a moment of national liberation, promising a return to normal life after 16 months of lockdowns and government control. Yet, in a move that many saw as contradictory, Johnson used the same announcement to signal the introduction of vaccine passports for nightclubs and large venues from September that year. 

Rather than restoring civil liberties, ‘Freedom Day’ marked the start of a new phase of digital surveillance and medical segregation, where people were to be required to show private health information to access everyday parts of public life. For many, this heralded a shift towards a ‘papers please’ society — one in which freedom became conditional on compliance with government mandates. The irony was not lost on those who had hoped for a genuine return to pre-pandemic freedoms....<<<Read More>>>...

Starmer’s Migrant Deal on Life Support as EU Intervenes

Sir Keir Starmer is battling to save a one in, one out migrant returns deal with France ahead of a state visit to the UK by Emmanuel Macron starting on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister and French President have been working on an agreement under which France would take back migrants, who have illegally crossed the Channel in small boats, in return for the UK accepting a similar number of asylum seekers from France.

It had been intended as a centrepiece of an Anglo-French summit on Thursday primarily aimed at tackling the small boats crisis.

Record numbers of migrants have crossed the Channel this year. More are expected to cross this week with temperatures set to hit the low 30s from Wednesday.

But on Monday night, government sources said the deal was “complex” and “in the balance”, with negotiations still ongoing.

Last month, Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta and Cyprus wrote to the European Commission expressing concern that the ‘one in, one out’ deal could mean they would face an influx of deported migrants.

Under the EU’s Dublin agreement, migrants can be sent back to the EU country where they first landed.

“We take note – with a degree of surprise – of the reported intention of France to sign a bilateral readmission arrangement,” their letter read.

“If confirmed, such an initiative raises serious concerns for us, both procedurally and in terms of potential implications for other member states, particularly those of first entry. We believe it is essential to clarify whether the agreement may produce any direct or indirect consequences for other member states.”

The European Commission has asked for clarification on the agreement from Paris and London in order to reassure the five southern nations.

However, sources said it was minded to be helpful as the EU and the UK pledged to work on “practical and innovative approaches” to reduce irregular migration as part of the “reset” agreement signed in May.

Brussels needs to check the deal to see if it meets the spirit and letter of EU law. A European Commission spokesman said: “We are in contact with the French and the UK authorities to ensure the necessary clarifications are made.”...<<<Read More>>>...

EU enforces mandatory ‘disinformation’ crackdown under Digital Services Act, instituting CENSORSHIP AUTHORITARIANISM on a global scale

 The European Union, long positioning itself as the globe’s top tech regulator, has officially flipped the switch on its voluntary "disinformation" code, transforming it into a compulsory censorship mechanism under the Digital Services Act (DSA). 

No longer content with passive cooperation, Brussels now demands that tech giants submit to invasive audits, algorithmic scrutiny, and aggressive content policing—all under the guise of "digital safety." 

Yet, behind the bureaucratic jargon lies a far-reaching crackdown on free speech, one that risks igniting fierce trade tensions with the U.S. while tightening the EU’s grip on online discourse. As the DSA’s mandates expand mid-February to ensnare more platforms regardless of size, critics warn that Europe’s latest power grab isn't about protecting citizens—it's about silencing them...<<<Read More>>>...

EU collaborates with foreign governments on digital ID

 The European Commission has unveiled an International Digital Strategy that would export its digital governance model abroad for a more "secure and democratic digital transformation."

According to several reports, the Commission seeks to formalize partnerships with several countries, including Ukraine, Moldova, the Western Balkans and several Latin American nations, to advance the mutual recognition of digital IDs and other electronic trust services.

Key provisions of the plan include strengthening alignment with countries such as India, Brazil, Egypt and Uruguay in areas of digital identity interoperability and content regulation. The document highlights the United Nations (UN) Global Digital Compact as a shared framework to guide these collaborations, advocating for common standards on digital identity and online speech regulation.

The strategy also ties into the enforcement of the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA), a sweeping regulatory framework that imposes strict compliance obligations on online platforms. The DSA includes child protection measures, but these are frequently used to justify broader content moderation, identity verification requirements and censorship under the guise of safeguarding public discourse....<<<Read More>>>....

EU digital identity wallet sparks privacy concerns amid rollout

 As the European Union (EU) prepares for the full-scale deployment of its Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet this fall, privacy advocates and experts are sounding the alarm over potential overreach in data collection and user manipulation.

The EUDI Wallet, currently in its testing phase, is designed to give EU citizens a single, secure platform to store and share digital credentials – from driver's licenses to medical records. This wallet will store digital versions of national ID cards, driving licenses, academic credentials and medical records, allowing users to authenticate themselves online and offline. The system, currently voluntary, is marketed as a way to reduce bureaucracy and enhance cross-border digital services. 

However, Henk Marsman, a researcher at Delft University of Technology and consultant at SonicBee, argued that without stringent safeguards, the initiative risks enabling excessive data harvesting by businesses and governments, undermining the very privacy it claims to protect. Henk warned that user control alone does not ensure privacy, as people can be easily manipulated by design tricks, dark patterns, or financial incentives—even when they believe they are making informed decisions.

"Even though I think I'm an autonomous being and I make informed decisions, I can be quite easily manipulated and influenced by nudging techniques, by dark patterns, or just by a five percent discount," Marsman said during the European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC) in Berlin.

The issue, Marsman explained, lies in the incentives of "relying parties" – businesses and services that request identity verification. Many operate on data-driven models, creating a built-in motivation to demand more data than strictly needed.

"If the relying party wouldn't ask too much, we wouldn't have this risk. One of the challenges with relying parties is that they have a data-driven business model or at least some of them have, and that is the incentive to get more data off their users," Marsman continued...<<<Read More>>>...

Starmer’s EU Reset Tethers the UK to the EU’s Green Dystopia

 When Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the UK-EU ‘reset’ deal on Monday, the Prime Minister said that “Britain is back on the world stage”. As Ben Habib opined in an interview, the “massive smile” of von der Leyen at the conclusion of the UK-EU summit could only mean that the UK was “taken to the cleaners”.

Speaking of the furious backlash across swathes of British communities of farmers, fishermen and the majority who voted for Brexit in 2016, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson observed in a brutal retort that “Britain will once again be paying countless millions of pounds into EU coffers for the privilege of becoming the non-voting punk of the European community”....<<<Read More>>>...

Starmer Binds Future Governments to EU Fishing ‘Surrender’ Deal to ‘Reform-Proof’ It

 Keir Starmer has effectively bound future governments to his 12-year fishing rights ‘surrender’ deal with Brussels in order to ‘Reform proof’ it after Farage’s party topped the recent polls. The Telegraph has the story.

A future British government would technically be able to rip up the terms of the deal, which has been described as a surrender by Labour’s political opponents including Nigel Farage. However, any such move would allow the EU to respond with huge trade tariffs.

In a move described as the ‘Reform clause’, UK and EU negotiators agreed to reopen the post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) to include the dates of the new arrangements.

It would allow Brussels to introduce punitive measures on British exports if European fishermen access to the UK’s coastal waters is restricted before June 30th 2038.

Confirming the move, an EU diplomat said: “A procedure will be started to include the new fisheries arrangements in the TCA.”

Both sides agreed to the plan in the wake of Reform UK topping the polls at the local elections earlier this month.

Mr Farage, the Reform leader, has claimed he would rip up the deal negotiated by Sir Keir if he became prime minister at the 2029 general election.

He told the Telegraph the agreement would be “the end of the industry with no new investment”, and described Britain as “an island without a fishing industry”.

Sir Keir’s new fishing deal has been called an insult to Britain’s coastal communities, which were promised that Labour would take back control of UK waters from Brussels as part of Brexit....<<<Read More|>>>...

Ursula von der Leyen has come up with a scheme to plunder citizens’ savings so she can spend more

On 19 March, the European Commission (“EC”) announced a strategy called the Savings and Investments Union (“SIU”) to channel €10 trillion of citizens’ savings from across the bloc into “strategic investments,” aiming to boost Europe’s economy and competitiveness on the global stage.

The SIU project was highlighted in EC President Ursula von der Leyen’s 2024-2029 Political Guidelines. It has seen significant support from the ECB Governing Council, which stressed the need to accelerate the SIU project.

It is said that the EC wants to establish the SIU to create a single market for financing in the European Union (“EU”), with no internal national borders. The initiative is an extension of the Capital Markets Union (“CMU”) and seeks to harmonise European legislation and promote trans-European investment, focusing on leveraging Europe’s vast private savings to support broader objectives such as “helping people save more effectively, fostering capital for innovation, unlocking digital finance, ensuring the competitiveness of the financial sector, and harnessing sustainable finance,” according to Impact Europe.

Have citizens of EU countries given von der Leyen permission to use their savings this way? No.

As the Italian outlet Irish Dentist noted, the EC, not happy with collapsing entire production sectors, starting with the automotive industry, with their “energy transition,” von der Leyen and her gang want to take money from families.

“It goes without saying that those who have reason to worry are Italian, because unlike Germans and French, but also of Spaniards and Swedes, we are expected and accustomed to putting aside the money for the future. While others indebted, we save,” Irish Dentist wrote. “Where would all this money end? Well, largely, they would serve to support the conversion of the German automotive industry.”...<<<Read More>>>....

Irish media is ignoring the migrant crisis but the rest of the world isn’t – Give Ireland back to the Irish

 On 17 March, celebrating St Patrick’s Day, Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor, who was invited by United States President Donald Trump, visited the White House dressed in a green business suit.

He participated in an impromptu Q&A session with reporters at the White House and expressed concerns about the impact of immigration on rural towns in Ireland, claiming they have been “overrun in one swoop.” He stated that Ireland is “at the cusp of losing its Irishness” and criticised an “illegal immigration racket” running rampant in the country.

McGregor’s visit and comments have been widely criticised by Irish politicians and media. However, Sky News Australia’s Rowan Dean reminds us of Ireland’s history and the Irish’s fierce defence of their independence before delving into the problems the Irish are experiencing today. However, far from being taken over by the British, Ireland has been taken over by the EU.

“Ireland which fought so hard and bloodily and at such cost to human life for its own independence has over the past couple of decades willingly handed over Irish sovereignty to the globalist EU commissars and World Economic Forum types with their open borders madness,” Dean said. “And the Irish, or some of them, have had enough.”

Dean showed clips of how Ireland has changed, very quickly, because of immigration. It’s shocking. “To many locals, it feels like Ireland is being colonised all over again, only this time it’s not by the English,” Dean said. “I think it might be time for Paul McCartney to reform Wings and re-release that banned single from 1972.”

The present Irish government has agreed to opt-in to the EU’s Migration and Asylum pact, which aims to make the processing of asylum-seekers faster and to help spread them around the union. However, increased immigration has resulted in an anti-migrant backlash in Ireland, which until recently only had a small proportion of people from overseas....<<<Read More>>>...

'Expel Soros agents' — Hungary issues list of demands to EU

 Hungarian PM Viktor Orban Viktor Orban has urged Brussels to strongly protect the national interests of member states.

Brussels should take decisive steps towards denying EU membership to Ukraine and ending the influence of foreign agents linked to billionaire George Soros on the bloc's policies, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stated. He has called for the absolute national sovereignty of member states over domestic issues.

In a post on X on Saturday, Orban urged Brussels to "expel Soros agents" from the European Commission and "remove corrupt lobbyists" from the European Parliament.

The Hungarian prime minister has a long history of opposing foreign-funded organizations in his country, particularly those sponsored by Soros. Orban has repeatedly accused the Hungarian-American magnate of meddling in Hungary's domestic affairs, undermining traditional family values, and promoting a globalist agenda.

Orban also called for "a Union, but without Ukraine," having demanded "peace, freedom, and unity."...<<<Read More>>>...

The EU's leaders are now a global threat

The bloc's out of control - elites can't solve problems, so they keep creating new ones!

Western European politicians have long approached governance with a strategy of avoidance - always seeking the easiest way out while postponing real decisions. While this used to be a problem only for the region itself, today, its indecision is threatening global stability.

Europe's current political landscape must be understood in the context of the dramatic shifts taking place in the United States. The continent's political elites are not striving for strategic autonomy, nor are they preparing for a direct confrontation with its biggest state, Russia. Their primary concern is holding on to power. In pursuit of this goal, history has shown that elites will go to great lengths.

Recently, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed out that, for the past 500 years, Europe has been the epicenter of global conflicts or their instigator. Today, its independent military potential is depleted - both economically and socially. To rebuild, Europe would need years of aggressive militarization, which would impoverish its citizens. Western European leaders seem determined to ensure the latter, but they are not yet ready for the former.

While the EU states may not be preparing for a direct military confrontation with Russia, their entanglement in Ukraine and its reliance on a failing strategy could escalate tensions unpredictably. Many Western European politicians have staked their careers on the survival of the Kiev regime, making them willing to take extreme measures to justify their past decisions. This collective political egoism is now manifesting as an inability to acknowledge mistakes or alter course....<<<Read More>>>...

Starmer may be a hero to Zelensky and EU leaders but he’s no hero to Britons

 UK Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised billions in free weapons to Ukraine and increasing nuclear capacity to defend Europe, particularly Germany, which has not funded its own defence.

Paul Sutton argues that Starmer’s actions are driven by his faith in the “international order” and a desire to rejoin the EU, rather than a genuine concern for British security or interests.

He accuses Starmer and the Labour Party of despising the indigenous white working class and being willing to send them to fight for other countries’ interests while prioritising “liberal values” and globalist ideologies over British freedoms and security.

I hate slagging my country off, especially anything to do with its army. My family has a fairly military background, as do many. But I’m well past believing our politicians can be trusted with our armed services, especially (but not exclusively) Labour ones. And double especially those who are “Human Rights Lawyers,” with a track record for persecuting soldiers who fought terrorism in Northern Ireland (where my brother served as an infantry officer) and elsewhere, to line their own pockets.

And now Starmer has promised billions in free weapons to Ukraine and our nuclear capacity to defend Europe – especially Germany, whose new Chancellor has airily assured the German people of this protection, since the Germans can’t be bothered to fund their own defence. A country which deliberately meddled in our own security issues, pouring acid onto the Northern Ireland wounds and blatantly exploiting that to punish Britain, for Brexit. Of course, Tony Blair advised the EU to use this as “leverage” and the Labour Party eagerly collaborated in the fiction that the Good Friday Agreement demanded no hard border in Northern Ireland. The EU’s chief negotiator is on camera specifically explaining all this, and how losing Northern Ireland was “the price that Britain pays for Brexit.”

Our EU “allies” have shown zero concern for any of our security worries but now want our protection, limited as it is due to chronic defence underfunding. In fact, France deliberately uses the cross-Channel migrant crisis as a weapon and once threatened to blockade the Channel Islands, unless we surrendered our fishing waters. My strong suspicion is that most of our elite – furious over Brexit – were only too willing to be so insulted and were happy to see our security so casually treated.

Starmer and his ilk aren’t offering British lives and cash in defence of this country. They’re doing it for their own faith in (and enrichment by) the “international order” of a globalist liberal fantasy, to stay part of this disastrous grouping. After all, why is Britain giving up the Chagos Islands and paying a country which has no claim to that territory billions for getting them? Because some International court, with no jurisdiction over us, made a suggestion that we should – as advised by Starmer’s Attorney General and his cronies. Apparently, that tin-pot court has the power to stop the electromagnetic spectrum working over the Indian Ocean, according to one of the ludicrous justifications given by this government....<<<Read More>>>...

Evidence Of A Dictatorship: No detail too insignificant to micromanage: EU declares coffee 'dangerous' as 'ridiculous' ban mirrors pastry clampdown

 'Meddling Brussels bureaucrats!'

The European Union has declared coffee "harmful to humans" in a new regulation that bans the use of caffeine as a pesticide.

Brussels officials cited scientific evidence claiming caffeine is harmful when swallowed, in a report supporting the ban on using the substance to kill snails and slugs in vegetable patches.

The controversial ruling has sparked concerns that EU regulations could eventually target coffee consumption, a cornerstone of European daily life.

The EU report highlighted multiple health concerns associated with caffeine consumption. 

Vistisen drew parallels with other lifestyle choices, stating: "Nobody thinks smoking and whiskey are good for you, but they add pleasure to many peoples lives."

The regulation echoes a previous EU controversy over Danish pastries, where cinnamon rolls had to be reclassified as "traditional" food.

This reclassification was necessary to avoid EU limits on coumarin, a potentially toxic compound found in cinnamon.

"A few years ago, the EU wished to ban cinnamon on Danish pastries and the bakers union had to wrangle a get-out clause," Vistisen said.

"It would suit everyone much better if many of these matters were left to national competence and personal choice."...<<<Read More>>>..

To avoid the US slapping tariffs on Europe; the EU is having to re-think its methane mitigation regulations

 The Trump Administration’s tariffs and trade policies have implications for the climate change agenda, particularly with the European Union.

The EU has a policy requiring gas importers to report on “methane intensity” and imposing fees on imports that don’t meet a tight methane standard by 2027, which could affect US LNG exports to Europe.

To avoid all trade tariffs being imposed on the EU by the US, the EU is considering a methane emissions trading market that would allow high-methane gas to be labelled as low-methane by buying certificates from low-emissions producers.

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and trade policies have significant implications for climate change efforts, particularly between the United States (“US”) and the European Union (“EU”). The EU has several options to respond to potential US tariffs, including negotiation, retaliation or a combination of both strategies.

Last month, President Trump urged the EU to increase its purchases of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) from the US to avoid tariffs on all imports, stating that buying American oil and gas is something the EU can do quickly to resolve the issue.

Trump lifted a pause on new LNG export terminal construction on his first day in office, which was previously imposed by the Biden administration due to concerns over the “carbon footprint” of LNG exports, and as a result, the US has become the largest LNG exporter in the world.

Since 2022, the US has been the biggest supplier to Europe. The US saw a significant increase in LNG exports to Europe, with exports jumping from 15 million tonnes per year before 2022 to 55 million tonnes in both 2022 and 2023, following the suspension of most Russian pipeline flows to the continent.

But the EU has a problem, a “greenhouse gas” problem linked to the fabricated climate change agenda.

The EU has a policy starting in May requiring gas importers to report on their products’ “methane intensity,” the ratio of methane emissions to the total production of oil, gas or coal, and imposing additional fees on imports that don’t meet a tight methane standard by 2027....<<<Read More>>>...

Labour’s new betrayal: Struggling businesses will ‘pay the price’ of Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset, experts warn – amid plans to lock UK into EU’s net zero policy

 Suffering businesses are facing higher costs as Keir Starmer seeks to link Britain to the EU’s green scheme.

The Prime Minister, who is in Brussels today as part of his ‘reset’ five years after Brexit, wants to align the UK’s emissions policy with that of the European Union.

But analysts and Leave campaigners say the move will drive up prices for British energy and manufacturing firms because the price of carbon is far higher on the continent.

There are fears it could even trigger higher electricity bills for households as well as businesses that have to buy permits to offset their emissions.

It will also raise fresh claims that Labour is seeking to reverse Brexit, as it may mean the return of EU law on the statute book.

However, major industries including steel and power generation are said to support Labour’s plan as a way of avoiding a looming EU carbon tariff....<<<Read More>>>...

COLLAPSE: Norway’s government folds under green tyranny pressure from EU energy policy

 Norway’s coalition government has collapsed in a dramatic showdown over energy policy, marking a pivotal moment in the Nordic nation’s relationship with the European Union. The Euroskeptic Center Party, led by Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, withdrew its support for Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store’s Labor Party government, citing irreconcilable differences over EU energy regulations. The move leaves Store leading a minority government until elections in September, but it also underscores a growing tension between national sovereignty and the pressures of European integration. 

At the heart of the dispute is the EU’s fourth energy package, adopted in 2019 under the banner of “clean energy for all Europeans.” The package aims to boost renewable energy, improve energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions while establishing a “robust governance system” for energy markets across the bloc. While Norway is not an EU member, it is bound by many of the bloc’s rules through its membership in the European Economic Area (EEA). This arrangement has long been a source of contention for the Center Party, which views the EU’s energy policies as a threat to Norway’s autonomy and economic stability. ...<<<Read More>>>...