(THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)
Board member of the European Movement, Petter Wold, can tell (Ny Tid 3 June) that a no to the EU Constitution is not a no to French EU membership. No, not necessarily, but when Wold writes that a no to the Constitutional Treaty is a yes to the continuation of the Treaty of Nice, it is as meaningless as saying that all Norwegians who voted no to Norwegian EU membership in 1994, at the same time said yes to the EEA Agreement. I assume that Wold realizes that such "reasoning" does not appear to be directly sparkling, logical thought work.
Wold's experience of reality is also demonstrated when he writes that No to the EU is against cooperation in Europe. I assume that Wold, who supposedly defines himself as a resident of the left in Norwegian politics, would not cooperate with the Conservatives or the Progress Party – if the cooperation were to take place on these parties' terms.
When Wold further argues that No to the EU's focus is on his own special interests and wealth, then one must wonder what kind of political analysis he uses. We find the most committed supporters of Norwegian EU membership in the Right, which is logical enough, as Per Kr. Foss and Jan Petersen said in 94: It will be easier to conduct Right-wing politics with Norway as a member of the EU. But that this is a union policy characterized by more solidarity than the Norwegian no-side stands for, does not seem convincing.
Wold is directly astonished when he claims that the challenge now is to get the member states' right-wing governments to work out a new constitutional treaty that safeguards the left's visions for Europe. Wold thus admits that there is a need to turn the constitution to the left. But then Wold continues: "There is reason to fear that the opponents of the constitution on the left through their political struggle have paved the way for further right-wing twists in European politics." A bit of an analysis: when the left voted against the proposed constitution, this will lead to further right-wing twists. According to Wold, the left's choice was: right turn – or "further right turn". It does not sound directly democratic, but that may be how Eurocracy works. There may be reason enough to stay out.
Odd E. Rambøl
