On June 5th 2025, the EFTA Court handed down an advisory opinion  requested by the Eidsivating Court of Appeal where it ruled that the principle of state liability attributable to the judiciary as established by the Court of Justice of the European Union in Köbler is part of EEA law. The aim of this blogpost is to summarise the legal reasoning of the EFTA Court and offer a view on how this principle should be applied in EEA law and what differences in interpretation (if any)

The EEA Agreement’s  scope of application is a contested issue. The view of the EU is that the scope is determined based on functional...

On 1 May 2025, Liechtenstein celebrated 30 years of membership of the EEA. To mark this occasion, the Liechtenstein-Institut held a...

The Norwegian Supreme Court’s ruling in HR-2025-1098-A   On Friday the 13th of June 2025 the Norwegian Supreme Court gave their judgment...

European NATO member states are these days rebuilding and upgrading their military forces, equipment, and capabilities due to the...

Over the past six months, two major infringement proceedings against Norway have collapsed before the EFTA Court: one concerning...

In a challenging geopolitical climate, Norwegian politicians rally around the EEA Agreement as the cornerstone of Norway’s relationship...

In May 2022, 30 years after the signing of the EEA Agreement in Porto in 1992, the Norwegian government appointed an independent...

Author: Tollef Otterdal Heggen, University of Bergen 1.     Introduction On 8 August 2022, the EFTA Surveillance Authority (“ESA”)...