EFTA or EU?Unemployment

UK 7.8%Norway 3.2%Switzerland 3.7%

EFTA = European Free Trade Association

www.efta.int

European Economic Area

Four Freedoms•Free movement of goods •Free movement of services•Free movement of capital•Free movement of persons

The EEA does not cover

•EU Customs Union (towards third countries)•Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies•EU Regional Policy•Common Trade Policy•Economic and Monetary Union•Justice and Home Affairs•Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy

What are the differences between EFTA and the EU

What are the differences between EFTA and the EU

EFTA and the world

Opinion pollWhich have you heard of?• EFTA = 37%• EU = 95%

Which would you prefer?• EFTA = 39%• EU = 36%• Don’t know = 25%......an opportunity

Access to European Union law• 01. General, financial and institutional matters • 02. Customs Union and free movement of goods • 03. Agriculture • 04. Fisheries • 05. Freedom of movement for workers and social policy • 06. Right of establishment and freedom to provide services • 07. Transport policy • 08. Competition policy • 09. Taxation • 10. Economic and monetary policy and free movement of capital • 11. External relations • 12. Energy • 13. Industrial policy and internal market • 14. Regional policy and coordination of structural instruments • 15. Environment, consumers and health protection • 16. Science, information, education and culture • 17. Law relating to undertakings • 18. Common Foreign and Security Policy • 19. Area of freedom, security and justice • 20. People's Europe •

08. Competition policy (10777)• 52009XC1229(02)

Summary of Commission Decision of 3 October 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/38710 — Bitumen Spain) (notified under document C(2007) 4441 final)

•  OJ C 321, 29.12.2009, p. 15–17 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

• Bibliographic notice Bibliographic notice + Text (bilingual display) html pdf     

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• 32009R0487 Council Regulation (EC) No 487/2009 of 25 May 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)

•  OJ L 148, 11.6.2009, p. 1–4 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

• Bibliographic notice Bibliographic notice + Text (bilingual display) html pdf     

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Tracking EU and EEA Regulations

EFTA Referendum CampaignCampaign launch Day1 • Leaflet distribution • Media releases • Press conference • Ads in papers • Youtube video Day 2 Leaflet local EFTA talk Day 3 Opinion poll release Day 4 Launch EFTA Awards Tracking EU & EEA laws in UK Day 5 Student EFTA awards Day 6 EFTA Awards by sector Day 7 Launch EFTA Awards panel, Expertise, implementation

EFTA Referendum CampaignEvents speaking • Local EFTA talks • University talks • Organisation talks • Other Organisations supporting referendum Opinion polls • EFTA or EU • By party with EFTA as policy Awards • EFTA benefits, jobs, £'s, other • Transition options • Referendum leaflet design Award sponsors