The European Economic Area (EEA) joins together the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) and the three EEA/EFTA States (Liechtenstein, Iceland, and Norway) in a Single Market with over 452 million consumers , where the same basic rules apply to all participat-ing States. The citizens of all 30 EEA Member States have the right to profit from the free movement of goods, the free movement of persons, the free movement of services and the free movement of capital (often referred to as the "four freedoms"). Article 4 of the EEA Agreement also prohibits any discrimination on grounds of nationality (principle of non-discrimination).

The EEA Agreement was signed in Porto (Portugal) on 2 May 1992. Liechtenstein became a full member of the EEA on 1 May 1995.

Further information can be found on the website of the EFTA Secretariat.