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.
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Kåre Bryn, Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association, condemns last Friday's cruel acts of violence and extends his condolences to the government of Norway and the families of the victims.
- On behalf of EFTA, I want to express my sincere condolences to the Norwegian government and the Norwegian people. I am deeply shocked by the senseless acts of violence that have hit one of our member countries and my own home country. Our hearts are with the families who have lost what is most dear to them.
In a record time, the EEA Joint Committee decided on 20 July 2011 by written procedure on overall figures for the 30 EEA countries concerning the total number of allowances for aviation that from 2012 will be part of the trading scheme for greenhouse gas emissions (ETS).
A decision by the EEA Joint Committee on 19 July 2011, taken by written procedure, ensures participation of the EEA EFTA countries in the MEDIA Mundus Programme of the European Union, allowing interested partners in the Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to take part in the first calls of the programme, for which the next deadline is on 23 September 2011.
The EFTA Council met in Geneva on 13 July 2011. Norway, which now holds the rotating Council chairmanship, presented its priorities for the second half of the year. The Council reviewed last month’s Ministerial meeting in Liechtenstein and discussed relations with countries outside the European Union.
In April 2010 the Commission set up an expert group on a Common Frame of Reference (CFR) to assist the Commission in making further progress on the development of a possible future European contract law instrument. In July that year the Commission also published a Green Paper on policy options for progress towards a European Contract Law for consumers and businesses, together with a consultation.
This publication is an overview of EFTA's activities and institutional framework.
50th Annual Report of the European Free Trade Association, 2010.
This two-page factsheet gives a general overview of the role and tasks of the European Free Trade Association. Several other factsheets can also be downloaded from our website.
EFTA Bulletin issue 1, 2010.
This publication is an updated overview of EU programmes with EEA EFTA participation.
Follow this link to order the 50th anniversary book "EFTA 1960-2010: Elements of 50 years of European history".
The purpose of this handbook is to describe the institutional and practical aspects of EFTA statistical cooperation within and outside the EEA Agreement and the Swiss-EU Agreement.
This commemorative publication revisits the origins of the European Economic Area (EEA) and reproduces extracts of some of the key official texts and documents from the time of its inception, supplemented by pictures from its first 15 years of functioning.
