(Fwd) Re: [ILUG] [Slightly OT] Eolach closes

[Kenn Humborg]

> On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 11:30:10AM +0000, Ronny B mentioned:
> > On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 10:52:41AM +0000, Gerard J Keating wrote:
> > > Not exactly, it would be against EU law to distriminate in 
> favour of Irish over
> > > other EU nationals. But he said he was American....
> > Oh, hell, there goes my chance of anything, coming from an EU-hostile
> > European country :/
> 
>  Don't worry about it. Between Ireland snubbing the Nice treaty, and the
> dept. of agriculture going solo on the EU at the recent WTO talks, we
> aren't exactly model example of an EU country either.

Don't worry about it, but not for that reason.

Norway is in the EEA (European Economic Area) which is the
EU plus Iceland, Norway and Lichtenstien.

EEA (not just EU) nationals do not require work permits in Ireland.

Later,
Kenn