The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is an intergovernmental organisation set up for the promotion of free trade and economic integration to the benefit of its four Member States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The Association manages the EFTA Convention; EFTA’s worldwide network of free trade and partnership agreements, and the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
News
- Visit from the Icelandic Minister for the Environment
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04-03-2008 : Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Icelandic Minister for the Environment, visited the EFTA Secretariat in Brussels on 3 March for a meeting with Deputy Secretary-General, Bergdis Ellertsdottir.
- Welcome to EFTA’s new web site
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29-02-2008 : Welcome to a new start for our web communication. The new EFTA web site aims to present a more open and transparent EFTA and make it easy to find information.
- EFTA-Algeria 2nd Round of Negotiations
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29-02-2008 : Delegations from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Algeria met in Geneva from 26 to 29 February 2008 to continue negotiations with a view to concluding a free trade agreement (2nd round of negotiations).
- EEA EFTA Spring 2008
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27-02-2008 : The upcoming EEA EFTA Seminar will take place 12 and 13 June 2008, at the secretariat's offices in Brussels. More information about the seminar will be forthcoming.
- Priorities of the Swiss Chair
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30-01-2008 : Today the EFTA Council took note of the priorities of the Swiss Chair during the first half of 2008.
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