It is a widespread political myth in Norway that the EEA is an extended trade agreement. The truth is that it is a tool for full integration into the EU internal market. Siri Hermo. A trade agreement is about tariffs and quotas on goods. The EEA, on the other hand, is about the four freedoms (goods, services, capital and persons). For this to work, the EU requires “uniformity”. This means that the rules in Narvik must be identical to the rules i…
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It is a widespread political myth in Norway that the EEA is an extended trade agreement. The truth is that it is a tool for full integration into the EU internal market. Siri Hermo. A trade agreement is about tariffs and quotas on goods. The EEA, on the other hand, is about the four freedoms (goods, services, capital and persons). For this to work, the EU requires “uniformity”. This means that the rules in Narvik must be identical to the rules i…