Title: European Economic Area EEA - Information about EEA Countries
Headings: European Economic Area EEA
European Economic Area EEA
Table of Contents
What is the EEA?
EEA Member States
What is the purpose of EEA?
Main EEA agreements
EEA agreement
Adjusting Protocol
Participation of ten new States
Participation of two new States
Participation of one new State
Differences between the EEA and EU
Differences between the EEA and EFTA
Differences between the EEA and the Schengen Area
Differences between the EEA and EUROZONE

Content: In addition, EFTA itself does not have access to the Single Market due to the fact that it has no trade relationship with the EU. This is the main reason why Switzerland has bilateral agreements outside of the EFTA framework. Differences between the EEA and the Schengen Area
While the EEA is about free movement of goods, services, capital and people, the Schengen Area is about travelling without border controls with a unified visa regime for the whole area. Most EEA countries are part of the Schengen Area. The following countries are part of the EEA, but not of the Schengen Zone: Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Ireland
Romania
On the other hand, the country of Switzerland is part of the Schengen Zone but not of the EEA. Still, due to special agreements, it can still participate in internal markets. Differences between the EEA and EUROZONE
The Eurozone is an EU subgroup of European Union member states that use the same currency, the Euro. These countries are as following: Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
the Netherlands
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
None of the EFTA member states have the Euro as their currency, while 19 of the EU or EEA member states use the Euro as their currency.