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European Economic Area (EEA)

The EEA includes the EU Member States plus three countries which are not in the EU: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. The EEA essentially extends the EU single market to those three non-EU countries.

EEA membership gives access to the EU single market with some exceptions in agriculture and fisheries. The EEA countries are outside the EU customs union so can make their own trade agreements with countries outside the EEA