1. EFTA or EU? Unemployment UK 7.8% Norway 3.2% Switzerland 3.7%
EFTA = European Free Trade Association

2. European Economic Area
Four Freedoms
•Free movement of goods
•Free movement of services
•Free movement of capital
•Free movement of persons

3. The EEA does not cover •EU Customs Union (towards third countries)
•Common Agricultural and Fisheries Policies
•EU Regional Policy
•Common Trade Policy
•Economic and Monetary Union
•Justice and Home Affairs
•Common Foreign, Security and Defence Policy

4. What are the differences between EFTA and the EU
EFTA EU
New regulations per year
Financial contributions to EU £3.9bn £6bn
Accounts signed off Every year Not for
15 years
Employees ,000+
Responsibility for fishing UK EU
Responsibility for agriculture UK EU
Responsibility for Home Affairs UK EU
Responsibility for Justice UK EU

5. What are the differences between EFTA and the EU
EFTA EU
Free movement in EU of:
People Yes Yes
Goods Yes Yes
Services Yes Yes
Capital Yes Yes
Member of EEA Yes Yes
Offices in Brussels Yes Yes
Member of NATO Security Yes Yes
Alliance
Key legal document Convention Treaty
Pages in key legal document
Referendum: Which would you prefer EFTA or EU?    

6. EFTA and the world

7. Opinion poll Which have you heard of? EFTA = 37% EU = 95%
Which would you prefer?
EFTA = 39%
EU = 36%
Don’t know = 25%
......an opportunity 

8. Access to European Union law
01. General, financial and institutional matters
02. Customs Union and free movement of goods
03. Agriculture
04. Fisheries
05. Freedom of movement for workers and social policy
06. Right of establishment and freedom to provide services
07. Transport policy
08. Competition policy
09. Taxation
10. Economic and monetary policy and free movement of capital
11. External relations
12. Energy
13. Industrial policy and internal market
14. Regional policy and coordination of structural instruments
15. Environment, consumers and health protection
16. Science, information, education and culture
17. Law relating to undertakings
18. Common Foreign and Security Policy
19. Area of freedom, security and justice
20. People's Europe

9. Tracking EU and EEA Regulations
08. Competition policy (10777)
52009XC1229(02) Summary of Commission Decision of 3 October 2007 relating to a proceeding under Article 81 of the EC Treaty (Case COMP/38710 — Bitumen Spain) (notified under document C(2007) 4441 final)
 OJ C 321, , p. 15–17 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
Bibliographic notice Bibliographic notice + Text (bilingual display) html pdf    
32009R0487 Council Regulation (EC) No 487/2009 of 25 May 2009 on the application of Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)
 OJ L 148, , p. 1–4 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

10. EFTA Referendum Campaign
Campaign launch
Day1
Leaflet distribution
Media releases
Press conference
Ads in papers
Youtube video
Day 2 Leaflet local EFTA talk
Day 3 Opinion poll release
Day 4 Launch EFTA Awards Tracking EU & EEA laws in UK
Day 5 Student EFTA awards
Day 6 EFTA Awards by sector
Day 7 Launch EFTA Awards panel, Expertise, implementation

11. EFTA Referendum Campaign
Events speaking
Local EFTA talks
University talks
Organisation talks
Other
Organisations supporting referendum
Opinion polls
EFTA or EU
By party with EFTA as policy
Awards
EFTA benefits, jobs, £'s, other
Transition options
Referendum leaflet design
Award sponsors