European Economic Area

British  

noun

1.  EEA.  a free-trade area created in 1994 by an agreement between the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), excluding Switzerland, and the European Union (EU)

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Example Sentences

Leonardo agreed to buy Iveco Group’s defense business in July, including its IDV and Astra brands which design and produce tracked and wheeled military vehicles as well as trucks sold across the European Economic Area, Brazil and the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Supporters want "Made in Europe" to be strictly defined, and only for industrial goods made from components manufactured in the European Economic Area, made of the EU's 27 states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

From Barron's

Norway is part of the European Economic Area that also includes the EU's 27 states, but there is one major difference -- it is not part of the bloc's customs union and must fulfil extra border checks.

From Barron's

As well as being unavailable in the UK, it has also not been launched in Switzerland and the European Economic Area, where tech firms must meet strict rules about processing and protecting user data.

From BBC

From 14 January, visitors from countries outside the European Economic Area - a group which includes EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein - will pay an extra €10 to enter the world's most visited museum.

From BBC