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The members of the European Union (EU), all of whom are also part of the EEA, are:

Notable omissions are the peripheral, non-EU, EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and soon to be the United Kingdom, a fairly random patchwork of countries in the Balkans: (Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia are in; Serbia, Montenegro and Albania are out), and of course who could forget dear, stubborn, neutral old Switzerland, which isn't even a part of the EEA, but is a member of EFTA and the single market.

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-{{a|eu|}}The members of the [[European Union]] ('''{{tag|EU}}'''), all of whom are also part of the {{tag|EEA}}, are:
+{{a|eu|}}The members of the [[European Union]] ('''[[EU]]'''), all of whom are also part of the [[EEA]], are:
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-Notable omissions are the peripheral, non-{{tag|EU}}, {{tag|EEA}} countries ({{tag|Norway}}, {{tag|Iceland}} and {{tag|Liechtenstein}})  <small><small>and soon to be the {{tag|United Kingdom}}</small></small>, a fairly random patchwork of countries in the Balkans: ({{t|Romania}}, {{t|Bulgaria}} and {{t|Croatia}} are in; {{t|Serbia}}, {{t|Montenegro}} and {{t|Albania}} are out), and of course who could forget dear, stubborn, neutral old {{tag|Switzerland}}, which isn't even a part of the {{tag|EEA}}, but ''is'' a member of [[EFTA]] and the [[single market]].
+Notable omissions are the peripheral, non-[[EU]], [[EEA]] countries ([[Norway]], [[Iceland]] and [[Liechtenstein]])  <small><small>and soon to be the [[United Kingdom]]</small></small>, a fairly random patchwork of countries in the Balkans: ([[Romania]], [[Bulgaria]] and [[Croatia]] are in; [[Serbia]], [[Montenegro]] and [[Albania]] are out), and of course who could forget dear, stubborn, neutral old [[Switzerland]], which isn't even a part of the [[EEA]], but ''is'' a member of [[EFTA]] and the [[single market]].
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