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{{a|eu|}}The [[European Economic Area]] ('''[[EEA]]''') is ''not'' the EU, but something rather close to it, comprising all the members of the EU and those of the [[European Free Trade Association]] (ummm except [[Switzerland]] — go figure), who are broadly bound by all EU regulations that are marked “[[text with EEA relevance]]” even though they have no say in the creation of those regulations.


The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 28 countries. It operates an internal (or single) market which allows free movement of goods, capital, services and people between member states.
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EU countries


The EU countries are:
The [[EEA]] allows them to be part of the [[EU]]’s [[single market]].


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[[Switzerland]] is neither an [[EU]] or [[EEA]] member but is part of the [[single market]] - this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other [[EEA]] nationals. Switzerland, and die Schweitzeren, occasionally count as EEA members, as it does in some obscure Air Transport Regulation.


The European Economic Area (EEA)
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The EEA includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. It allows them to be part of the EU’s single market.
 
Switzerland is neither an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market - this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals.
 
 
== See also ==
*[[Europe]]
*[[Europe]]
*[[European Union]]
*[[European Union]]
*[[Single market]]
*[[Single market]]
*{{tag|European Economic Area}}
*[[European Economic Area]]
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The European Economic Area (EEA) is not the EU, but something rather close to it, comprising all the members of the EU and those of the European Free Trade Association (ummm except Switzerland — go figure), who are broadly bound by all EU regulations that are marked “text with EEA relevance” even though they have no say in the creation of those regulations.

The members of the EU, being:

As well as the following EFTA members[2]:

References

The EEA allows them to be part of the EU’s single market.

Switzerland is neither an EU or EEA member but is part of the single market - this means Swiss nationals have the same rights to live and work in the UK as other EEA nationals. Switzerland, and die Schweitzeren, occasionally count as EEA members, as it does in some obscure Air Transport Regulation.

See also

References

  1. ↑ FOR THE TIME BEING BUT BREXIT MEANS BREXIT
  2. ↑ Note: Switzerland is an EFTA member but is still not in the EEA. Fun, huh?
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