 በየካቲት ወር 2001 የኖርዌይ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ጄንስ ስቶልተንበርግ ሁኔታውን ከ ‹ኖርዌይ ጋር በፋክስ የተደገፈ ዴሞክራሲ› ሲሉ ገልጸዋል ።
In February 2001, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg described the situation as a "fax democracy," with Norway waiting for their latest legislation to be faxed from the Commission.[3]