It’s a small comfort for UK nationals who work in EU institutions that the European Commission still pays the wages of four Norwegians and one Icelander.
They were hired to prepare for the two states’ EU accessions, which fell by the wayside in 1994 and in 2015, respectively.
Polls indicate the UK is heading for a close-call referendum on its EU membership, possibly in June.
If it votes to leave, it will put the 1,200 UK officials in the European Commission in the Norwegia...
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