The Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) brings together the EU Member States and the three EEA EFTA States. Read more about the Agreement in this section.

The decision-making process in the EEA Agreement is characterised by its two-pillar structure. Read more about the EEA institutions in this section.

A weekly legal gazette containing EEA related texts from EFTA and EU bodies, published in Icelandic and Norwegian (pdf format) on this website. Issues containing Joint Committee Decisions and EU acts incorporated into the EEA Agreement may also be ordered in printed form.

This section contains an overview of EFTA's policy areas, sorted by the four freedoms, with links to more detailed explanations.

There are approximately 1 000 national experts seconded to the European Commission from the 28 EU Member States, the EFTA States and other countries. See the entire list and contact details of the EEA EFTA national experts in this section.

Decision shaping is the phase of preparatory work undertaken by the European Commission to draw up new legislative proposals. The EEA Agreement contains provisions for input from the EEA EFTA side at various stages before new legislation is adopted.

The EEA Agreement ensures participation by the three EEA EFTA States in a number of EU programmes. See which programmes and what they involve in this section.

The EEA Agreement ensures participation by the three EEA EFTA States in a number of EU programmes and agencies. See which programmes and agencies and what they involve in this section.

One of the ways in which the EEA EFTA States participate in shaping EC legislation, i.e. when the Commission is drawing up legislative proposals, is by submitting comments on important policy issues.

The EFTA Secretariat in Brussels organises a biannual seminar on the EEA and EFTA. The aim of the seminar is to provide professionals with a thorough overview of the EEA, including its structure and procedures.