Posts Tagged ‘European Economic Area’
Seafood delight as Norway invites EEA workers
NORWAY has opened the door to workers from the European Economic Area which includes the 27 EU countries, along with Iceland. The move, by justice minister Monica Mæland, should help ease some of the problems facing salmon and white fish processors. It should also take some of the heat out of the arguments over whether certain…
Read MoreUK strikes deal with Norway and Iceland
THE UK struck a deal with Norway and Iceland yesterday which will see trade continue unchanged in the event of a no deal exit from the EU. Trade secretary Liam Fox said: ‘This is the second biggest agreement we\’re rolling over and trade with EEA (the European Economic Area) is worth nearly £30 billion.’ Continued…
Read More‘Excellent’ chance of UK- Iceland free trade deal
A FREE trade deal between Britain and Iceland after Brexit was now a real possibility, Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, Iceland’s ambassador to the UK, said in Grimsby yesterday. He was on a two-day fact finding and contact building mission to the South Humber port complex, during which he met industry leaders over dinner, and toured the…
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