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13/05/2013 - The EU Delegation invites to a seminar Friday 24 May on the outcome of European Council

The main topic of the European Council will be European energy policy. Counsellor at the EU Delegation Martin Skylv will present the outcome of the summit, together with comments from professor Dag Harald Claes and Odd Sverre Haraldsen.

30/04/2013 - Harpa wins EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture

Harpa, the Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre in Iceland, is the winner of the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award.

25/04/2013 - Serbia and Kosovo: Agreement paves the way for progress in their EU perspectives

Given the progress achieved, the Commission recommends to EU member states that negotiations be opened with Serbia on EU accession, and with Kosovo on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU.

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20 years of the Single Market

The idea behind the Single Market is simplicity itself: treat the EU as one territory where people, money, goods and services interact freely to stimulate competition and trade, and improved efficiency. The increased choice of goods and services will raise quality and cut prices. It is the basic recipe for prosperity.

Trade relations EU-Norway

As part of the EEA Agreement, Norway is part of the European Single Market. In practice, the Agreement allows goods, capital, services and people to circulate freely in the whole EEA Area, including the EFTA countries Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. To ensure that equal rights apply for all companies in the area, the EEA Agreement also features common rules for competition and state subsidies.

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