The European Free Trade Association was set up by the Stockholm Convention as an alternative to the European Economic Community for countries that did not want political integration. The original members were the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland, and it aimed to remove trade barriers on industrial goods among its members. Many early members later left to join the European Community, and today the association consists of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Its headquarters are in Geneva. Three of its members take part in the European single market through the European Economic Area agreement, while Switzerland has bilateral agreements with the EU.
Before and after
- 1960Construction of Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1960Construction of Shamakhy Astrophysical Observatory
- 1960sThe Troubles
- 1960Founding of International Development Association
- 4 January 1960Founding of European Free Trade Association
- 4 January 1960Death of Albert Camus
- 23 January 1960Piccard and Walsh reach the bottom of the Challenger Deep
- 23 February 1960Birth of Naruhito
- 21 March 1960Birth of Ayrton Senna
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