EFTA
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EFTA
Initialism of European Free Trade Association.
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Council The EFTA Council is the highest governing body of EFTA.
By the late 1950s German and French living standards began to exceed those in Britain, and the government of Harold Macmillan, realising that the EEC was a stronger trading bloc than EFTA, began negotiations to join.
From June 8 onwards, all applications from nationals of EU or EFTA member states who are gainfully employed and actually able to work in Switzerland will be processed.
Both times, membership of the EU was rejected in national referenda, keeping Norway in the EFTA.
Dual citizenship Since each EFTA and EU country can make its own citizenship laws, dual citizenship is not always possible.
EFTA currently has eleven members in nine different countries.