There are a number of countries with strong links with the EU, similar to elements of membership. Following Norway's decision not to join the EU, it remained one of the members of the European Economic Area which also includes Iceland and Liechtenstein (all former members have joined the EU, and Switzerland rejected membership). The EEA links these countries into the EU's market, extending the four freedoms to these states. In return, they pay a membership fee and have to adopt most areas of EU law (which they do not have direct impact in shaping). The democratic repercussions of this have been described as ``fax democracy'' (waiting for new laws to be faxed in from Brussels rather than being involved in drafting them).

are all countries in europe members of the european union?

OPTIONS:
- no
- yes
no
Det finns ett antal länder med starka band till EU, liknande medlemskapselement. Efter Norges beslut att inte ansluta sig till EU förblev landet en av medlemmarna i Europeiska ekonomiska samarbetsområdet som även omfattar Island och Liechtenstein (alla tidigare medlemmar har anslutit sig till EU, och Schweiz avvisade medlemskap). EES kopplar dessa länder till EU:s marknad och utvidgar de fyra friheterna till att omfatta dessa stater. I gengäld betalar de en medlemsavgift och måste anta de flesta av EU-lagstiftningens områden (som de inte har någon direkt inverkan på utformningen). De demokratiska återverkningarna av detta har beskrivits som "fax demokrati" (i väntan på att nya lagar ska faxas in från Bryssel i stället för att bli inblandade i utarbetandet av dem). Är alla länder i Europa medlemmar i Europeiska unionen? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
There are a number of countries with strong ties to the EU, similar to membership elements. Following Norway's decision not to join the EU, it remained one of the members of the European Economic Area which also includes Iceland and Liechtenstein (all former members have joined the EU, and Switzerland rejected membership). The EEA links these countries to the EU market and extends the four freedoms to these states. In return, they pay a membership fee and have to adopt most of the areas of EU law (which they have no direct impact on design). The democratic implications of this have been described as "fax democracy" (in anticipation of new laws being faxed in from Brussels instead of being involved in their preparation). Are all the countries of Europe members of the European Union? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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nt