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European Policy Section

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

2002-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization

Name
European Policy Section

Short name
Europapolitisk seksjon (EPS)

Affiliations
Ministry

Hierarchical level
Section

Superior body
* Europe department

Located
301 Oslo

Tasks (as of february 2015):
General European policy. Analysis of political, economic and institutional developments in the EU. Contact with the following EU institutions: the European Council, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the rotating EU Presidency. Coordination of Norwegian cooperation with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The Euro cooperation and the financial, debt and bank crises. European policy from a domestic perspective. Country responsibility for Germany, France, the UK, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Benelux and Vatican City State. The EU’s neighbourhood policy.
Source: regjeringen.no

2007-01-01 00:00:00.0 * No change to unit, but change of superior

(The unit reports to a new superior organization because the previous superior organization was terminated at the same time.)

Superior body
European Department

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English