Press Release: European Economic Area: Conclusion of Enlargement Negotiations

The EU has reached agreement with the European Economic Area (EEA) for the accession of the ten new EU Member States to the EEA. The main issue for the negotiations, which were launched on 9 January 2003¹, was an increase in the financial contribution of the EEA-EFTA countries to alleviate structural and social disparities in the enlarged internal market.

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/eea/index.htm http://ec.europa.eu/comm/external_relations/eea/index.htm

http://www.efta.int/ http://www.efta.int/

ESO: In Focus: Enlargement negotiations expand to EEA, January 2003 http://www.europeansources.info/record/enlargement-negotiations-expand-to-eea-january-2003/

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