The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefit of its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Association manages the EFTA Convention; EFTA’s worldwide network of free trade and partnership agreements, and the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.

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EU Post-Crisis Financial Reform and Implications for the EEA


EEA SeminarWe are pleased to announce that the programme for this autumn’s Seminar on the EEA is now available. 

The two-day seminar will be held on 10th and 11th December and will be hosted at the EFTA Secretariat in Brussels. 

The aim of the seminar is to provide professionals in both the public and private sectors with an overview of the EEA Agreement and how it works in practice.  

 

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Highlights from the Subcommittee I-IV meeting
Highlights from the Subcommittee I-IV meeting
20-11-2009 : In a move to increase efficiency and promote horizontal dialogue, Subcommittee I and Subcommittees II-IV will now meet jointly. The first joint meeting took place on 17 November.
The EFTA Council discussed free trade relations
The EFTA Council discussed free trade relations
19-11-2009 : The EFTA Council met in Geneva on 19 November 2009 for its tenth meeting of the year. It reviewed relations with countries outside the European Union, in particular with Ukraine. It also discussed the planned meeting of EFTA Ministers in December ...
EFTA Consultative Committee meets in Brussels
EFTA Consultative Committee meets in Brussels
18-11-2009 : In a meeting in Brussels on 16-17 November 2009, the EFTA Consultative Committee discussed recent developments in the EEA and EFTA and started preparations for its work in 2010.
Joint meeting of the EFTA Standing Committee at a Ministerial level with the Parliamentary and Consultative Committees
Joint meeting of the EFTA Standing Committee at a Ministerial level with the Parliamentary and Consultative Committees
18-11-2009 : For the first time, a joint meeting between the Standing Committee of the EFTA States at a Ministerial level, the Committee of Members of Parliament of the EFTA States (MPS) and the EFTA Consultative Committee, was held in the Norway House, ...
The 32nd meeting of the EEA Council took place in Brussels today
The 32nd meeting of the EEA Council took place in Brussels today
16-11-2009 : The EEA Council meeting was chaired by the Norwegian Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Jonas Gahr Støre, representing the EEA EFTA States. The meeting was attended by Mr Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, by Dr Aurelia ...

 
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EFTA 1960-2010: Partners in Progress
The seminar Partners in Progress, on the occasion of the 15th Anniversary of the EEA Agreement and the upcoming 50th Anniversary of EFTA, illuminated EFTAs contribution to economic and political integration in Europe during the last 50 years. Photos from the seminar, information material and other resources are now available.
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