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Norway is still a member of the EEA so the Free Movement of Persons policy applies to them[1]. The "leave" campaigners in the UK have made that policy a central
by eyko 10y ago
Norway is still a member of the EEA so the Free Movement of Persons policy applies to them[1]. The "leave" campaigners in the UK have made that policy a central point of their campaign - oversimplifying it: immigration is bad, let's take control of our borders. The only way the could do that is by also not being part of the EEA, which could deal a massive blow to the British economy. The same applies to Iceland - it's a member of the EEA [1].
We can all agree that Switzerland is not comparable to the UK, but even if you ignore cultural, political, and economic differences, Switzerland is also a member of the single market, therefore every EU citizen enjoy full freedom of movement, i.e.: free to travel, to live and to work in Switzerland[2] and vice-versa in the UK [3].
Greece's did not have their own currency, Iceland does. Britain also has its own currency and its place in the EU is quite different from that of Greece. Comparing apples to oranges.
1. http://www.efta.int/eea/policy-areas/persons/persons http://www.efta.int/eea/policy-areas/persons/persons
2. https://www.ch.ch/en/working-switzerland-eu-efta/ https://www.ch.ch/en/working-switzerland-eu-efta/
3. https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea