Why would I want to join the EU? Sombody explain please

[HoreTore]

If you are joining EU, you are loosing something but gaining something too.

You are loosing
1) part of your independence - there are debates about size of this part (its other thing so lets leave it) but something you are loosing.
2) you have to respect European Court of Justice
3) you have to allow other EU citizens on equal terms into works and similar

1. I'm not a fan of centralization when the regions are doing just fine.
2. We already are, and I have no real problem with that. Except the financial issues(ie. damn market liberals).
3. No, that's not how it is. Equal terms is a false statement. The truth is that we must allow (for example) polish workers to work here on polish terms. The trouble is, polish wages and work conditions are appalling compared to ours, and honestly, working here on a polish wage is like slavery. The way it is now, polish workers are entitled to norwegian wages when they work here, which I like.

You are earning
1) You can drive from Lisbon to Helsinki without passport (Schengen)
2) EU gives many cash on agriculture (polish farmers earnt much on joining)
3) If you don't want allow on something ,you can use veto.
4) Polish president is generally OK - we have someone funny all the time :P
5) EU gives cash practically on everything :) More stupid is it - more cash they give :)

1. Schengen is a seperate issue, you don't have to be part of neither the EU nor anything else for that to apply, all you need is to be a member of the Schengen.
2. They won't give that cash to us.
3. Politicians are way too weak to use the veto on anything that matters.
4. Bah.
5. I'm not really a big fan of wasting money like drunken sailors...

@ Frags: What you just said is what we're saying about the deal we currently have with the EU... We voted twice against membership, then the politicians ignored that and joined the EEA...

Because the addition of Norway will mean Scandinavia has a less suggestive shape on the Euro?

Take a closer look at Scandinavia, and see what southern norway, southern sweden and denmark look like together...