🗓️ Tal dia com avui, però del 1960, fou establerta per set estats L'Associació Europea de Lliure Comerç (AELC), també coneguda com a EFTA (European Free Trade Association)
En l'actualitat, només Islàndia, Noruega, Suïssa i Liechtenstein en són membres (dels quals, Noruega i Suïssa són membres fundadors).

#CEE #EFTA #AELC
#efemèride
#efemèrides
#UnióEuropea
#taldiacomavui
#ComunitatEconòmicaEuropea
#EuropeanFreeTradeAssociation
#AssociacióEuropeadeLliureComerç

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/15/eu-entry-exit-system-ees-delays-airports-border-checks. This is all because of #Brexit! The #UK is now a "third country" as far as the #EU is concerned, & by its own choice, outwith not only the EU itself, but the #SingleMarket & the #Schengen Zone. We could have joined #EFTA, & stayed in the Single Market, but we chose not to do so, because THAT would have meant accepting #free #movement of labour - perish the thought! All those anti-immigrationists would have had KITTENS!
New EU entry-exit system causing up to three-hour delays, say airports

Airport body has asked for power to suspend EES checks requiring personal information and biometrics, say reports

The Guardian

Also, eine EU die so: "Es sind zwar größtenteils europäische Männer, die sich an Kindern vergehen, aber wir stellen es in Medien etwas anders dar, und schon werden Frauen und Kinder (noch mehr) abgeschoben, und dafür stecken wir uns mächtig Geld ein, was für tolle Kerle wir doch sind." - was soll das sein?

Mit Mitgliedschaft bei #EFTA hätte ich aber kein Problem, weil es spez. paar wirtschaftliche Dinge betrifft, und den sozusagen politischen Kram außen vor lässt.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Free_Trade_Association

European Free Trade Association - Wikipedia

For et bærekraftig handelssystem og en demokratisk internasjonal orden

Vi trenger internasjonalt samarbeid og solidaritet, ikke stormaktrivalisering.

https://attac.no/2026/03/22/for-et-baerekraftig-handelssystem-og-en-demokratisk-internasjonal-orden/

Norsk handelspolitikk selger oss til tek-gigantene og hjelper ytre høyre

Trumps handelspolitikk tjener fortsatt storselskapenes interesser. Også Norges avtale med Singapore skaper problemer.

https://attac.no/2026/03/06/norsk-handelspolitikk-selger-oss-til-tek-gigantene-og-hjelper-ytre-hoyre/

"The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) requires that the millions of documents collected by the Department of Justice (DOJ) about Jeffrey Epstein be shared with the public in a “searchable and downloadable” format. In practice, though, the searchability of the DOJ releases has been crude at best. Keywords may turn up individual links to PDFs, but users have reported major search malfunctions and limitations handling the documents at scale.

As the American public and people around the world try to understand the over 3 million pages of documents, 180,000 images, and 2,000 videos in the latest Epstein Files drop, these search limitations are a serious barrier to entry. In the vacuum created by the DOJ, journalists and engineers have stepped in to fulfill EFTA’s transparency promise. Many of them are using AI tools to create alternative databases and release them for the general public — making the files more easily searched, analyzed, and understood by the average person.

Take Jmail, an interactive archive that has transformed the dense email PDF files of Epstein’s emails into a familiar, searchable Gmail-style inbox. Last month, Riley Walz, one of Jmail’s creators, announced that the Jmail website had surpassed 450 million page views."

https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/ai-powered-search-is-fueling-a-wave-of-epstein-files-transparency-projects/

#EpsteinFiles #AI #GenerativeAI #AI #EFTA #DataJournalism #Journalism #News #PressFreedom

AI-powered search is fueling a wave of Epstein Files transparency projects

Newsrooms have long used AI to sift through document dumps. Now that same tech is being used to build search tools for readers.

Nieman Lab
https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-may-fast-track-vote-on-joining-eu-report/a-76087702. #Iceland is currently a member of #EFTA, & is a member of the #European #Economic Area (EEA; #SingleMarket) & the #Schengen Zone. Joining the #EuropeanUnion would not be a huge step for the country to take.
Iceland may fast-track vote on joining EU: report

The Arctic country had been set to hold a referendum on resuming membership talks in 2027. But according to media reports, geopolitical developments could see the vote being brought forward to this summer.

Deutsche Welle

#US, #UK, #EU, Canadian and Swiss #sanctions have been toughened. (All EU candidate countries — except for Turkey — as well as #EFTA members, #Armenia and #Georgia aligned on EU sanctions.) Notable rationales have been the recognition of the #genocide perpetrated in #Darfur by the #RSF, the use of chemical weapons by the #SAF, but also SAF’s ever-deepening ties with #Iran.

#Sudan #Canada #Switzerland

Via #RawStory @ 3:08pm EST on Dec 20, 2025

Another #Democrat lawmaker joins call to impeach Pam Bondi over #Epstein bungle

Rep. #JamesClyburn joined his House colleague Rep. #RoKhanna Saturday in calling for the #impeachment of #AttorneyGeneral #PamBondi over her agency’s failure to adhere to the #EpsteinFilesTransparencyAct & to release all of its files on #JeffreyEpstein, which was mandated by law to be released in full on Friday.

#EFTA #DOJ #TrumpIsAPedophile

https://www.rawstory.com/pam-bondi-2674817218/

Another Dem lawmaker joins call to impeach Pam Bondi over Epstein bungle

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) joined his House colleague Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Saturday in calling for the impeachment of Attorney General Pam Bondi over her agency’s failure to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein, which was mandated by law to be released in full on Friday.Following the release ...

Raw Story
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/21/rachel-reeves-economy-starmer-labour-streeting-sentencing-bill-uk-politics-live-news-updates. Has the #Labour #Government of which #RachelReeves is a member any plans to reverse #Brexit? NO. They don't even intend to restore #freedom of #movement or allow #Britain to re-join the #SingleMarket or join #EFTA. So what is the point of this candour, @ChrisMayLA6? They know what the #medicine is, but they have no intention of swallowing it!
Impact of Brexit on UK economy even worse than critics predicted, says chancellor – UK politics live

Rachel Reeves also highlights austerity and lack of capital spending as key harms to UK economy

the Guardian