What is the European Economic Area (EEA) and who belongs to it?

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An agreement extending the EU single market to three EFTA states: Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

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Switzerland is in EFTA but NOT the EEA (it uses bilateral agreements). The UK left the single market after Brexit.

EEA/EFTA (european-union.europa.eu) & EUR-Lex

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