> And unlike the 1970s, I don't see the EU expanding the EEA or EFTA ro accomodate Iceland. Iceland is already a member of the EEA agreement, alongside Norway

> And unlike the 1970s, I don't see the EU expanding the EEA or EFTA ro accomodate Iceland. Iceland is already a member of the EEA agreement, alongside Norway and a Liechtenstein [1]. As I have seen it, the EU have been quite friendly and accommodating towards the EEA countries. Firstly, fishing is naturally an important issues for island nations and countries with a long coastline. Secondly, it is an important issue since it is one of the key industries that can sustain people in rural areas. So if you have a policy to promote people living in rural areas and prevent extreme urbanization, then fishing is one of if not the number one issue. So even if it's economic impact is minimal, it is an extremely important part of the overall political landscape for countries that want to sustain a independent food source and rural population. But others have pointed out, the fishing rights have been largely bought up by a few wealthy people, so giving that up to EU does not matter that much to a lot of people anymore as the ones that owns it now are not liked and already run jt in a very EU like style, so there is not that much to loose, but a lot to gain. At least thats one prominent perspective. [1] https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea