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Liechtenstein Chair outlines EFTA Council priorities for second half of 2017
13.07.2017
Liechtenstein, holding the rotating EFTA Council Chair for the next six months, presented its priorities at the Council meeting on 13 July.
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EFTA Ministerial meeting - Communiqué
26.06.2017
On 26 June 2017, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) held its summer Ministerial meeting in Longyearbyen, Norway.The meeting was chaired by Ms Monica Mæland, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry.
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EFTA Council prepares for Ministerial meeting in Longyearbyen
15.06.2017
On 15 June in Geneva, at the last meeting in 2017 chaired by Norway, the EFTA Council discussed preparations for the EFTA Ministerial meeting in Longyearbyen on 26 June 2017.
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EFTA’s Annual Report for 2016 published
28.04.2017
The 56th Annual Report of the European Free Trade Association has been published. The report contains an overview of the functions and activities of EFTA throughout 2016 in the areas of managing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA Agreement), EFTA’s worldwide network of free trade agreements (FTAs) and the EFTA Convention.
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Council discusses upcoming Ministerial meeting
21.03.2017
On 21 March, at the second EFTA Council meeting in 2017 under the chairmanship of Norway, the Council discussed preparations for the upcoming EFTA Ministerial meeting in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard on 26 June 2017.
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Norwegian EEA Minister: Norway should be included in UK-EU Brexit deal on Internal Market
27.02.2017
Frank Bakke-Jensen became Norway's Minister of EEA and EU Affairs in December 2016. He was interviewed by the EFTA Newsletter.
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EFTA Council approves priorities of Norwegian Chair for first half of 2017
08.02.2017
Norway, holding the rotating EFTA Council Chair for the first six months of the year, presented its priorities at the Council’s first meeting of 2017 on 8 February.
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EFTA Council approves budget for 2017 in its last meeting of 2016
13.12.2016
On 13 December, during its final meeting of 2016, the EFTA Council approved the budget for 2017 and reviewed the recent winter Ministerial meeting, where the possible consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union were high on the agenda.
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405 EU acts incorporated into EEA Agreement in 2016
01.12.2016
In its last meeting of 2016, on 2 December, the EEA Joint Committee adopted 39 decisions incorporating 58 EU legal acts into the EEA Agreement, bringing the total for 2016 to 250 decisions and 405 acts. The EFTA Standing Committee met the day before, on 1 December.
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EFTA Ministers discuss UK relations and future free trade agreements
21.11.2016
On 21 November 2016, EFTA held its biannual Ministerial Meeting in Geneva. The meeting was chaired by Ms Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland.