Norway stayed out of the EU Because their rich fishing waters would be taking away from them. Pity Ireland lost its biggest natural resource.

Mark really fish? Norway stayed out because its a very wealthy country like Switzerland. However it still trades under eu laws as it has to export out through the eu. Fish was not the deciding factor I would say oil & gas.

The Fishing industry was one of the main factors worth billions to it’s economy every year & 10s of thousands of jobs, So yes fish was a big factor in its decision to stay out. As was its oil & gas. They saw what happened to Ireland with it’s fishing waters. Ireland has the same potential as Norway to make billions from fishing, but the EU put a stop to that. The billions Ireland received from europe sine they joined the EU is a fraction of the amount the EU gets from Irelands waters over the years.

http://internationalbusiness.wikia.com/wiki/Norway_Fishing_Industry_-_A_Leader_in_World_Exports

http://www.eu-norway.org/eu/policyareas/Fisheries/

… and can I get a Banker’s salary please for that advice?

Narrow minded short term populist ignorance.

And you know all about it Martin? Enlighten us…

@Mairtin…i think you are in the minority there , populist ignorance ? I think Europe is hiring , get the CV in as fast as you can kid !!

I would say if we hear in could get out now we would

I would say if we hear in Ireland could get of the euro we would

Mairtin, please reveal the plan for saving the euro O wise and unpopular one.

…oops something went wrong, was to post: …where less than 10% of money actually exists and 90% is fraudulently created from nothing. When the collapse occurs foolish politicans and civil servants pay this 90% under the infamous banking guarantee scheme, under the threat of losing deposits. Of course this course of action is guided by advisers to government.

Lucinda Creighton our MEP tells me that we were saved by the euro, claiming it is helping our recovery from the crash! OMG…

Good contribution Oliver! Does this mean that they will try to create a boom in the next few years in order to inflate the assets they bought during the bust?

Hard to know their exact plan Colin. Global debt levels have never been so saturated. All modern economies are in serious threat including Germany and the UK. There is one theory that the crisis will be so severe that after destruction a solution of a world currency will be pushed. History, has shown us that major wars ignite after financial crisis. It started after the German financial collapse last century. The next few months are going to get real interesting.

More riskier? Oh dear.

Tim thanks for the wonderfully ignorant contribution.