Nordic Europe after the Brexit vote: The five Nordic countries are reassessing their relations with the EU

Bericht

The UK's EU referendum is making waves in the Nordic countries. The vote could give a boost to Euro-critical parties across the region. However, it seems unlikely that EU members Denmark, Finland and Sweden will head for the exit in the foreseeable future or that non-members Norway and Iceland will loosen their ties with the EU to any significant extent. Nonetheless, with the UK's exit, the Nordic countries face the prospect of losing one of their key allies within the EU and will be compelled to rethink their positions in and towards the Union. There are already initial signs of adjustment - based on sometimes shared and sometimes divergent priorities. If the five countries are able to capitalise on their commonalities, Nordic cooperation in the context of an EU-27 may well gain traction. (SWP Comments)

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SWP Comments ; No. 42/2016

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Etzold, Tobias ; Opitz, Christian
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/256417
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET