What is the EEA?
The EEA joins together the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) and the three EEA/EFTA States (Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway) in a Single Market where the same basic rules apply to all participating States. The citizens of all 30 EEA Member States have the right to move freely within the entire EEA, to live, work, establish companies, invest, and acquire real estate (often referred to as the "four freedoms"). Article 4 of the EEA Agreement also prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality (principle of non-discrimination).

What does the EEA Agreement not cover?
The EEA Agreement does not cover certain areas of EU policy, including the following:

• Common agricultural policy
• Common fisheries policy
• Common tax policy
• Common foreign and security policy
• Justice and home affairs

Useful Links
EEA Fact Sheet (PDF, 1.71 MB)

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May 2009

Ambassador H.S.H. Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
signing the EEA Enlargement Agreement
on 25 July 2007 in Brussels

Picture: Liechtenstein Mission, Brussels

Signing of the EEA Enlargement Agreement
by then Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the EEA/EFTA States
Halldor Asgrimsson, Ernst Walch and Jan Petersen
on 1 November 2003 in Vaduz

Picture: Press amd Information Office