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Bridging Scandinavia and Spain: Expert Market Development for Your Business

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Mar 30, 20251 min read

Spain and Norway in NATO: A Defense Partnership That Matters

In today's complicated global landscape, countries need to work together for their defense more than ever. Spain and Norway, both NATO members, have built a strong partnership that not only secures their nations but also strengthens the entire alliance. This post explores the importance of their cooperation, focusing on how Spain and Norway collaborate within NATO to address modern security challenges. The geography Historical Roots of the Spain-Norway Alliance The relationsh

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Mar 19, 20254 min read

Norway and Mario Draghi's recommendations for improved European global competitiveness

Let's take a look at how Norway could benefit form the published report. A priori there are several potential upsides to it. Mario Draghi's recent report on European competitiveness recommends a New EU Industrial Strategy based on four main building blocks: full implementation of the Single Market, a coordinated industrial and trade policy strategy, a massive investment plan, and reforming EU governance to reduce regulatory burdens The report emphasizes closing the innovation

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Nov 16, 20242 min read

Are YOU prepared to handle the threats?

The Prime Minister of Norway recently emphasized that our society is exposed to threats on many levels. The threats are, in their ultimate consequence, that today's real and felt security weathers and disappears. Picture: Vidar Nordli-Mathisen Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre explained in an article in Aftenposten the most real threats in the short term: Cyber threats and digital attacks: There has been an increase in digital attacks against Norwegian targets, which affect w

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Nov 16, 20241 min read

Dual citizenship only exceptionally in Spain

Norway allows dual citizenship. In Spain, this is not the case in principle. And then it doesn't help that it is allowed in Norway.

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Sep 1, 20242 min read

St. Hans: How Norwegians Celebrate Midsummer — and How It Compares to Spain

Ikveld er det St.Hansaften. Og det kan være en gøyal affære, spesielt langs med kysten av Norge. I Tønsberg og Vestfold hadde de en fridag.

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Jun 23, 20242 min read

Death and funerals

Maybe not the happiest topic, but... Our loved ones are dying, we're all going to die sometime, and that's the way it is all over the world. Yet, how we survivors go through grief is quite different from one culture to another. And yes, there are significant differences also between Spain and Norway. Over the past year, I have had close family members in Norway pass away. It was heavy, and sad, in all the cases. Although two of them were over 80 years old, and had severely im

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May 6, 20232 min read

One Day, Two Countries: How Norway and Spain Experience the World Differently?

Atlantikka Observer takes a look at this subject, with the help of AI - Artificial Intelligence. You will see that economy and politics, as well as the cultural heritage have its mark on the descriptions. What AI Sees When It Compares Two European Nations Today, February 25th, 2023, is a day that looks quite different when viewed from Norway and from Spain. These two countries are separated by distance, culture, and history, and as such, they have different perspectives on wh

Atlantikka Observer

Feb 25, 20232 min read

Crazy for that dip in the water

Have you thought about WHEN a Norwegian normally would put on his swimming pants and jump into the sea or outdoor pool? Do you think the...

Atlantikka Observer

Aug 14, 20222 min read

Cancelled flights and holidays down the drain

July is summer and holiday time for most people in Norway. And in Spain. And elsewhere in Europe. Many, especially many after several summers limited by Covid and pandemic, have longed to travel on holiday to places outside their home regions, to places that are best reached by using a plane. But, the airlines, many of them at least, have such big problems that a large proportion of this summer's travelers have not gotten taken off. That is NOT okay. Seems like it works here

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Jul 9, 20222 min read