Do we really need to be in the EU?
Is there another way? What are the alternatives?
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Leaving the EU – another way?
If we left the EU some people think we could be like other countries that didn’t join the EU. Like
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If we leave the EU could we be like Norway?
Norway didn’t join the EU. On the face of it Norway did the right thing. It kept its fish. It is
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Norway kept its fish
Yes, it kept its fish but not completely Because it’s a member of another trading organisation,
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Norway is quite different from the UK
It’s much smaller. Less than a tenth of our size. Its economy is heavily dependent on oil. O i l It
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We wouldn’t be leaving at all.
If we left the EU and became like Norway, we wouldn’t really be leaving at all. Norway is a member
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What’s the price tag for Norway?
It pays about 340 million euros per annum to the EU. In fact it’s the 10th largest net contributor.
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So what does Norway get back?
Norway is a member of lots of EU agencies and programmes. But despite all this, it gets nothing back
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Some people think we could be like Switzerland
It’s another rich country like Norway. It does lots of business with the EU. But it doesn’t
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Switzerland gets access to only about two thirds of the Single Market.
It has access to the goods trade in return for signing up to EU rules. But has limited access to other
Learn more »The Canada Option
March 5, 2018Canada’s relationship with the EU (EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) that took
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Would the UK miss out on the EU trade deal with the USA? Free trade agreement (FTA)
Under this arrangement the UK could set its own trade policies with non EU countries. Because of size
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What about the North American Free Trade Area ?
It’s not a new idea. We thought about joining an Atlantic trading area in the 1970s. We thought
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Free trade with America
Some people think we could be part of the North American Free Trade Area. We do a lot of business with
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