As the UK searches for a post-Brexit plan, is the EEA a viable option?

Open Europe published a briefing in August 2016 assessing in detail whether adopting the EEA model, or some variant of it, is a viable post-Brexit option. We conclude that in the long-term, the EEA model would not work given its failure to fully meet most of the Leave side’s key objectives as set out during the referendum campaign. It could be more viable as a transitional arrangement, although even this comes with a number of challenges, most notably identifying a long-term vision for the UK outside the EU.

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ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Why the Norway model is a flawed blueprint for Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/why-the-norway-model-is-a-flawed-blueprint-for-brexit/

ESO: Background information: The 'EEA minus' option: amending not ending free movement http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eea-minus-option-amending-not-ending-free-movement/

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