European Economic Area
Proper noun
Meaning
European Economic Area
An extension of the European Union to include the European Free Trade Association.
Examples
Airlines must be more than 50per cent owned by European Economic Area nationals to operate flights within the bloc, otherwise the rights of non-EEA shareholders have to be restricted to allow operations to continue.
However, increases are payable to pensioners living in countries with which the UK government has a “reciprocal social security agreement” that provides for them, as well as those living in the European Economic Area (EEA), plus Switzerland and Gibraltar.
The test is produced by the China-based Genrui Biotech company and certified for use in the European Economic Area, the laboratory said.
In the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland the GroupM legal entity responsible for the data that GroupM collects is GroupM UK Limited.
For Users visiting Techdirt from the European Economic Area or other non-U.
Citizens of the European Economic Area; the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; freely travel and work in any EU country without a passport let alone a visa, a standard compliant national ID card is sufficient.