The European Union and the Nordic Countries n provides an authoritative assessment of the intricate relationship between the EU and the Nordic countries. A team of selected authors, including academics from the five main Nordic countries, chart the history of EC/EU-Nordic relations and examine the national considerations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in dealing with the evolving European Union. The authors explore the ramification of wider Nordic EU membership for particular subject areas, such as economic and monetary union, social and environmental policy, agriculture, fisheries and foreign and security affairs. The authors argue that the impact of two or more Nordic countries as EU members in 1995 will prove positive, although their accessions will need to be carefully managed by the European Union and the individual Nordic countries. However, despite further Nordic accessions seeming inevitable, this will not be easy and will require major changes in public opinion in Norway and Iceland. This book will be an invaluable guide to understanding the complexities of the current and future problems facing the Nordic countries and the EU in coming to terms with wider Nordic EU membership. It should prove especially useful to specialists and students dealing with Nordic politics and those interested in the continued development of the European Union.