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Originally Posted by mineistaken
I was saying about EEA, but couple days ago you sounded as if you are not (you still are) and will not be part of EEA. Looks like you have changed your mind.
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Yes I know I was getting a bit confused between the status of the EEA and EFTA, the point is though that it's not certain if we would remain in the EEA when we leave the EU because no-one else has done it before.
I never said or thought that we would not be in it, it's always been one of the options (the so-called "Norway" option). What I think will decide it is the sheer complexity of disentangling ourselves from all the EU legislation in the two years we will have. I don't think that can be done in one go.
If we rejoin EFTA and remain in the EEA it completely changes the dynamic of those two groups. That means that we can continue to persue changes and eventually get all the things we wanted, as other countries decide to join us rather than continuing along the path of EU integration.