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Golly. Where to start. | Golly. Where to start. | ||
You have your {{tag|EU}}, your {{tag|EEA}}, your {{tag|European Free Trade Association}} and the {{tag|European Single Market}}. And then geographical {{tag|Europe}}, which is none of these things. | You have your {{tag|EU}}, your {{tag|EEA}}, your {{tag|European Free Trade Association}} and the {{tag|European Single Market}}, and the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], which somehow includes Israel and Australia. | ||
And then geographical {{tag|Europe}}, which is none of these things. | |||
Note that {{tag|Norway}} is not a member state of the European Union (EU), but is closely associated with the Union through its membership in the {{tag|European Economic Area}} (EEA), in the context of being a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member. | Note that {{tag|Norway}} is not a member state of the European Union (EU), but is closely associated with the Union through its membership in the {{tag|European Economic Area}} (EEA), in the context of being a European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member. | ||
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{{tag|Switzerland}} is neither an {{tag|EU}} or {{tag|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. | {{tag|Switzerland}} is neither an {{tag|EU}} or {{tag|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. | ||
{{tag|Jersey}}, {{tag|Guernsey}}, Alderney (which is actually a part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey) (the Channel Islands) and the {{tag|Isle of Man}} are self-governing Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom but are not part of the EU, the EEA or EFTA. But they are, you know, European. | {{tag|Jersey}}, {{tag|Guernsey}}, Alderney (which is actually a part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey) (the Channel Islands) and the {{tag|Isle of Man}} are self-governing Crown Dependencies of the {{tag|United Kingdom}} but are not, even while the UK was, part of the EU, the EEA or EFTA. But they are, you know, European. | ||
And then there’s the dear old United Kingdom. As of 29 March 2019, who knows where in the European firmament it will be? In the eurovision, at least, you’d think. | |||