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EFTA or EU?

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.

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EFTA or EU?

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  1. EFTA or EU? Unemployment UK 7.8% Norway 3.2% Switzerland 3.7% EFTA = European Free Trade Association www.efta.int

  2. European Economic Area Four Freedoms •Free movement of goods •Free movement of services •Free movement of capital •Free movement of persons

  3. 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

  4. What are the differences between EFTA and the EU EFTA EU • New regulations per year 300 1000+ • Financial contributions to EU £3.9bn £6bn • Accounts signed off Every year Not for 15 years • Employees 90 10,000+ • Responsibility for fishing UK EU • Responsibility for agriculture UK EU • Responsibility for Home Affairs UK EU • Responsibility for Justice UK EU

  5. What are the differences between EFTA and the EU EFTA EU • Free movement in EU of: • People Yes Yes • Goods Yes Yes • Services Yes Yes • Capital Yes Yes • Member of EEA Yes Yes • Offices in Brussels Yes Yes • Member of NATO Security Yes Yes Alliance • Key legal document Convention Treaty • Pages in key legal document 30 200+ • Referendum: Which would you prefer EFTA or EU?

  6. EFTA and the world

  7. Opinion poll Which have you heard of? • EFTA = 37% • EU = 95% Which would you prefer? • EFTA = 39% • EU = 36% • Don’t know = 25% ......an opportunity 

  8. 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

  9. 08. Competition policy (10777) Tracking EU and EEA Regulations • 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) htmlpdf • 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) htmlpdf

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

  11. EFTA Referendum Campaign Events 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

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