People laughed at me when I suggested this as an option for Scotland as a whole - simply become a Danish self-governing territory. EEA access and all kinds of stuff sorted at a stroke. #Scotland #Orkney #EFTA
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66066448

Sitä tässä mietin, olisko kivaa olla EU sisämarkkinoilla ilman mitään sanomista lainsäädännön sisältöön, joka kuitenkin vaikuttaa samalla lailla, kuin EU maissakin? No ei olis!!! #faksidemokratia
RT @miapetrakumpula: Interesting discussions today with the European Free Trade Association #EFTA and parlamentarians from 🇳🇴🇨🇭🇮🇸🇱🇮. EU-US #trade, #NATO, Inflation Reduction Act and #data were all on the table.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/miapetrakumpula/status/1622943282639564800

Interesting discussions today with the European Free Trade Association #EFTA and parlamentarians from 🇳🇴🇨🇭🇮🇸🇱🇮. EU-US #trade, #NATO, Inflation Reduction Act and #data were all on the table.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/miapetrakumpula/status/1622913980304961536

Here's a #Europe themed street stall banner I designed for #Yes #Orkney for the 3rd anniversary of the #Brexit debacle.

It is the democratic right of the people of #Scotland to choose our own future. #independence #LightsOn #EU #EFTA

@gotofritz @MartinFarrent @MimiJ9

Well given the #UK has an insane #brexit "global Britain" delusional govt at present, nobody in power is talking about #EFTA #rejoin #Noway #Switzerland or any other retrenchment from out current isolation

HM loyal opposition are currently not talking about Europe - I doubt they will move much from "Make Brexit Work" and better alignment with the EU this side of #nextGE

I wish #Labour could advocate the #UK rejoining the #EFTA and the #EEA. I understand why Keir Starmer can't, currently. #Brexit

The #EEA Council will meet in the #EFTA House tomorrow.

On the agenda:
🔹overall functioning of EEA Agreement
🔹energy transition & energy security

As part of the informal political dialogue:
🔹#Ukraine & the security policy situation in Europe

More 👇
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-ministerial-meetings/2022/11/23/?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2022-11-22-agenda-highlights-eea-council-puc&utm_content=card

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUCouncilPress/st

I wonder after the #Tories (and others) went bananas over the desire for a "swiss deal" post #brexit, how much substance did that story have? Or was it kite-flying by the Sunakites? Hopefully its true, and we will be approaching #efta to (re)join that august institution we started in the first place!

@simonjhix 👍 and the #Norwaymodel (which is deeply undemocratic, without 🇳🇴 participation in #EUlegislation) is not at all wanted by #NORWAY herself . #UK would too much dominate #EEA #EFTA...

It's behind a paywall, but just the headline shows the change in sentiment towards #EU - eg #brexit is now even allowed to be discussed on #QuestionTime !

A Swiss-style deal won't happen, it's too much work for the EU to ever take on again.

There was only ONE workable solution after the referendum vote to leave the EU.
That is, and always was, to join #EFTA countries, Norway, Iceland in #EEA

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Britain mulls Swiss-style ties with Brussels | News | The Sunday Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/britain-mulls-swiss-style-ties-with-brussels-nr0f7fw2k

@vs I voted yes. But #Rejoin would be silly atm.
Should look at trying to re-join #SM and #CU, or #EFTA

Family photo #ECOFIN-#EFTA Ministerial Dialogue on 8 November 2022 in #Brussels.
https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/240577

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUCouncilTVNews/status/1589902445890920448

Delighted to be in #Oslo for the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee with my colleagues @lukaszkohut @RomanaTomc.

With the numerous common challenges, from the war in Ukraine, to energy or digital matters, the work with #EEA #EFTA countries is more important than ever.
🇪🇺🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇮 🇨🇭
RT @EFTAsecretariat: The 57th #EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting has started in #Stortinget. Parliamentarians from the #EEA #EFTA countries (🇮🇸, 🇱🇮,…

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/GrudlerCh/status/1529045549151924224

RT @grudlerch: Delighted to be in #Oslo for the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee with my colleagues @lukaszkohut @RomanaTomc.

With the numerous common challenges, from the war in Ukraine, to energy or digital matters, the work with #EEA #EFTA countries is more important than ever.
🇪🇺🇳🇴🇮🇸🇱🇮 🇨🇭

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/LukaszKohut/status/1529046878876213248

RT @EFTAsecretariat: The 57th #EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting has started in #Stortinget. Parliamentarians from the #EEA #EFTA countries (🇮🇸, 🇱🇮, and 🇳🇴) and the @europarl , attends the meeting in #Oslo on 23-25 May.

Topics on the agenda include #Fitfor55 and the war in #Ukraine.

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/LukaszKohut/status/1529046517499285504

RT @EFTAsecretariat: #EFTA parliamentarians discuss #Energy, #CBAM & consequences of war in #Ukraine w/ @grudlerch #MEP of @EP_Industry & delegation to @EFTAsecretariat

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/GrudlerCh/status/1521962595695185922

A great pleasure to exchange with the colleagues from #EFTA Member states. #Norway 🇳🇴 #Iceland 🇮🇸 #Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 #Switzerland 🇨🇭

Looking forward to the EEA Joint Parliamentary Committee in #Oslo on the 23-25th of May!
RT @EFTAsecretariat: #EFTA parliamentarians discuss #Energy, #CBAM & consequences of war in #Ukraine w/ @grudlerch #MEP of @EP_Industry & delegation to @EFTAsecretariat

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/GrudlerCh/status/1519343945532297216

Tracing The Largest Global Trading Partners From 1960 to 2020

Despite the various hurdles presented by inflated shipping costs and supply chain problems, the global trade market increased an astounding 23% in 2021 compared to the last year. Now estimated at $28 trillion, there are several global trading partners. And the biggest partner among them is China.

Read more: https://www.emeriobanque.com/news/tracing-the-largest-global-trading-partners-from-1960-to-2020

#globaltrade#economy #finance #GlobalTradingPartners #EFTA #internationaltrade