The Chairmanship rotates every six months. For the EFTA Council, the chairmanship rotates between Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Switzerland. For the EFTA Standing Committee, the Chairmnaship rotates between the three EEA EFTA States, namely Iceland Liechtenstein and Norway. The Chairmanship of the EEA Joint Committee is alternatively held by the EU side and an EEA EFTA State.
Below you find an overview of which country holds the chairmanship - past, present and future - as well as the historic priorities of the Council Chair and the work programme of the Standing Committee.
|
Semester |
Council |
EFTA Standing Committee* | EEA Joint Committee* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2014 | Iceland | Norway | EU |
| 2/2014 | Switzerland | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| 1/2015 | Liechtenstein | Iceland | EU |
| 2/2015 | Norway | Norway | Norway |
| 1/2016 | Switzerland | Liechtenstein | EU |
| 2/2016 | Iceland | Iceland | Iceland |
| 1/2017 | Norway | Norway | EU |
| 2/2017 | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| 1/2018 | Iceland | Iceland | EU |
| 2/2018 | Switzerland | Norway | Norway |
| 1/2019 | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | EU |
| 2/2019 | Norway | Iceland | Iceland |
| 1/2020 | Switzerland | Norway | EU |
| 2/2020 | Iceland | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
| 1/2021 | Norway | Iceland | EU |
| 2/2021 | Liechtenstein | Norway | Norway |
| 1/2022 | Iceland | Liechtenstein | EU |
| 2/2022 | Switzerland | Iceland | Iceland |
*Switzerland is not part of the EEA Agreement. For information regarding Switzerland's agreements with the EU, please see the European Commission website and the Swiss Federal Administration website.
EFTA Council
- Priorities during the Icelandic EFTA Council chair, second half 2016
- Priorities during the Swiss EFTA Council chair, first half 2016
- Priorities during the Norwegian EFTA Council Chair, second half 2015
- Priorities during the Liechtenstein EFTA Council Chair, first half 2015
- Priorities during the Swiss EFTA Council Chair, second half 2014
- Priorities during the Icelandic EFTA Council Chair, first half 2014
- Priorities during the Liechtenstein EFTA Council Chair, second half 2013
- Priorities during the Norwegian EFTA Council Chair, first half 2013
- Priorities during the Icelandic EFTA Council Chair, second half 2012
- Priorities during the Swiss EFTA Council Chair, first half 2012
- Priorities during the Norwegian EFTA Council Chair, second half 2011
- Priorities during the Liechtenstein EFTA Council Chair, first half 2011
- Priorities during the Swiss EFTA Council Chair, second half 2010
- Priorities during the Icelandic EFTA Council Chair, first half 2010
- Priorities during the Liechtenstein EFTA Council Chair, second half 2009
- Priorities during the Norwegian EFTA Council Chair, first half 2009
EFTA Standing Committee
- Work Programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half of 2018
- Work Programme of the Liechtenstein Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2017
- Work Programme of the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2017
- Work Programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2016
- Work Programme of the Liechtenstein Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2016
- Work Programme of the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2015
- Work Programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2015
- Work Programme of the Liechtenstein Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2014
- Work Programme of the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2014
- Work Programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2013
- Work Programme of the Liechtenstein Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2013
- Work Programme of the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2012
- Work Programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2012
- Work Programme of the Liechtenstein Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2011
- Work Programme of the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2011
- Work Programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2010
- Work Programme of the Liechtenstein Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2010
- Work programme of the Norwegian Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, second half 2009
- Work programme of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Standing Committee, first half 2009