Poll reveals big change in Norwegian public opinion on EU

A majority of Norwegians are still opposed to membership of the EU, but the lead has narrowed dramatically in recent weeks.

The no side was leading polls consistently by 10-15 per cent in the first half of the year, but according to a new poll published by Norwegian daily Nationen the gap between the two blocs has narrowed to just 3.8 percent.

Now 46.8 percent would vote against membership in a referendum, while 43 per cent would vote yes. Last month only 38.3 percent said they w...