EU feted with Nobel in eurosceptic Norway

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EU feted with Nobel in eurosceptic Norway

Published: 10 Dec 2012 at 01.46
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While facing more and more critics within its own borders, the European Union on Monday ironically collects one of the world's top honours, the Nobel Peace Prize, in a country stubbornly refusing to join its ranks.

A protester carrying a lit torch raises his arms during a protest in central Oslo against the Norwegian Nobel Committee's award of the 2012 Peace Prize to the EU. While facing more and more critics within its own borders, the European Union on Monday ironically collects one of the world's top honours, the Nobel Peace Prize, in a country stubbornly refusing to join its ranks.

Norway is a tranquil, wealthy nation thanks to its abundant oil and gas reserves, the EU a 27-nation political union wracked by painful austerity drives and violent protests: the two could not seem further apart.

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I am against this decision of The Nobel's prize comitee. This time there are many members of parliamentary(PM) (most of them are from Socialist Left Party and CENTRE PARTY) (former of party of farmers) and the party's fellows of Mr. Thorbjorn Jagland (Labour party) as well go to demonstration against The prize. First time in my life in Norway, I can see the country of Norway is devided in fractions indeed. There will be two rallies on 10.des One PRO Nobel prize, those people are from former communist countries who are working and living in Norway today and another AGAINST Nobel prize are people who are belong to the left wing of political.
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