Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EU

The decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw from the European Union (EU) raises the question of how to shape their post-Brexit relations. The EU has developed various forms of external differentiated integration with neighbouring countries, whereby the members of the European Free Trade Asso...

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Main Authors:	Sieglinde Gstöhl, Christian Frommelt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:	Social Sciences
Subjects:	Brexit differentiated integration European Economic Area (EEA) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) single market free movement of persons
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/6/4/121

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spelling	doaj-b42d05e07ce94fea8d2bf57757bea3792020-11-24T21:10:34ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602017-10-016412110.3390/socsci6040121socsci6040121Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EUSieglinde Gstöhl0Christian Frommelt1Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies, College of Europe, Dijver 11, BE-8000 Bruges, BelgiumDepartment of Political Science, Liechtenstein Institute, St. Luziweg 2, LI-9487 Bendern, LiechtensteinThe decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw from the European Union (EU) raises the question of how to shape their post-Brexit relations. The EU has developed various forms of external differentiated integration with neighbouring countries, whereby the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) enjoy the most far-reaching access to the internal market. This article discusses the conditions under which the UK could join EFTA, the EFTA countries’ European Economic Area with the EU, or a similar arrangement. In light of the UK’s desire to conduct an independent trade policy, to contain immigration, and to take back control of laws, lessons are drawn from EFTA’s experience for trade, the free movement of persons, and institutional issues.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/6/4/121Brexitdifferentiated integrationEuropean Economic Area (EEA)European Free Trade Association (EFTA)single marketfree movement of persons
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title	Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EU
title_short	Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EU
title_full	Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EU
title_fullStr	Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EU
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series	Social Sciences
issn	2076-0760
publishDate	2017-10-01
description	The decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw from the European Union (EU) raises the question of how to shape their post-Brexit relations. The EU has developed various forms of external differentiated integration with neighbouring countries, whereby the members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) enjoy the most far-reaching access to the internal market. This article discusses the conditions under which the UK could join EFTA, the EFTA countries’ European Economic Area with the EU, or a similar arrangement. In light of the UK’s desire to conduct an independent trade policy, to contain immigration, and to take back control of laws, lessons are drawn from EFTA’s experience for trade, the free movement of persons, and institutional issues.
topic	Brexit differentiated integration European Economic Area (EEA) European Free Trade Association (EFTA) single market free movement of persons
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Back to the Future? Lessons of Differentiated Integration from the EFTA Countries for the UK’s Future Relations with the EU

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