Only 19,6% of Norwegians would be in favour of EU membership Dagens Naeringsliv reports. That is a remarkable loss of appreciation for the EU, considering that at the peak of its popularity in 2006 support for EU membership stood at 48%.

However, one should not rush to compare Norwegian and British Euro-Skeptics.

Firstly, rather than being split evenly, Norwegian public opinion is nearing consensus over its opposition to EU membership. Traditionally however, the main opposition to the proj...