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Norway is part of the European Economic Area [1] whereas Switzerland signed the agreement without joining. Both are part of the Schengen area [2]. UK is not pa
by wila 6y ago
Norway is part of the European Economic Area [1] whereas Switzerland signed the agreement without joining.
Both are part of the Schengen area [2].
UK is not part of EEA nor part of the Schengen area.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area
- pjmlp 6y agoNor did I said they were, rather Switzerland, Norway and others (too lazy to search which ones I still miss) governments, managed to negotiate their position with EU to their best interests.
- johannes1234321 6y agoIt's not neccissarily "their best interest" for one as there is no objective "best." A key difference is that in Norway and Switzerland the "political elite" is pro-European and often wants closer ties up to joining, in UK however the brexit is the culmination of a decades long "RU/Europe/Brussels is evil" campaign and the British government gives little reason for the EU to believe in good reason for their negotiations.
- pjmlp 6y agoWell lets see how it turn in the long run, because as of today it doesn't look that good. I am aware of companies that have done actually this, splitting UK and EU sites into two separate business entities.
- wila 6y agoNo worries, wasn't correcting you, just adding the imo relevant details to what you already mentioned.