I'm a citizen of the European Union.  One of the few percent who moved across natioal borders to live and work in another European country. For many years, not for a semester or two as an Erasmus student.


This is a blog on the freedom of the European citizen on the other side of the border. Or rather, the lack thereof. Surely it's releving a bit of frustration, however I'd be much happier if this collection of observations, comments and insights one day will be used to improve on freedom, mobility, and Europe.


So who am I?


I'm a German national. Academic researcher. Currently living in Norway, a country associated with the EU thorugh the EFTA agreement. I'm a kid of the 1970ies, where the vision of Europe as an integrated continent was strong. I do speak at least 3 languages of the Union (German, French, and English), which was the ideal of that time. Actually it's 4,5 Languages, as my Norwegian bokmål Language skills could easily get counted as a Danish dialect. And the 0,5 is for my beginning Russian skills, which is spoken in the Baltics.


Why this blog?


Well, once you moved, you find out that the borders are still there. In some cases they get in the way of serious things, in some cases they are annoying trivialities, and in some cases they witness about the state of the union.


Enjoy reading!