5/15/2026 at 7:36:26 AM
People speculate about EU membership while completely forgetting that an individual countries can join individual treaties that effectively form the EU as is.I am betting the EU will extend the access to EEA to Canada, AU. NZ and possibly Korea and Japan. In all these cases, freedom of movement of people and goods would suffice and is much easier sell to citizens of all countries involved.
Although it's still hard to imagine Canada would align their standards to the EU instead of NA.
by cromka
5/15/2026 at 9:10:13 AM
I think all of this is premature while Brexit hasn't been reversed. It would be an odd day when several Commonwealth countries have European free movement and the UK doesn't.by pjc50
5/15/2026 at 9:34:17 AM
The hard thing about EEA is that you are effectively giving up more sovereignty than with full EU membership: You still have to follow most EU rules, but you give up your seat at the table when they're decided.Might be a hard sell.
by vrganj