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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. | |||
EU countries | |||
The EU countries are: | |||
{{eucountries}}. | |||
The European Economic Area (EEA) | |||
{{eeacountries}}. | |||
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 == | == See also == | ||
*[[Europe]] | *[[Europe]] | ||
*[[European Union]] | *[[European Union]] | ||
*[[Single market]] | |||
*{{tag|European Economic Area}} | *{{tag|European Economic Area}} | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 4 February 2015
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.
EU countries
The EU countries are:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom[1]
.
The European Economic Area (EEA)
The members of the EU, being:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- United Kingdom[2]
As well as the following EFTA members[3]:
References
.
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
- ↑ FOR THE TIME BEING BUT BREXIT MEANS BREXIT
- ↑ FOR THE TIME BEING BUT BREXIT MEANS BREXIT
- ↑ Note: Switzerland is an EFTA member but is still not in the EEA. Fun, huh?