b'EFTA countries are not subject to thethe free movement of people. In addition, Common Agricultural Policy; CommonEFTA countries are also signatories to the Fisheries Policy, EU criminal justice andSchengen Agreement for free movement. asylum policy; EU foreign and defenceThe EFTA threei.e. bar Switzerlandalso policy.34 have to make annual contributionsto the EU budget and to participate financially in But there is a powerful negative for EFTA;the EUs regional policy. For 2014-2020, the its member countries have to acceptEFTA states will contribute 3.2 billion to the Article 45 of the Lisbon Treaty relating toEU budget.353.2.2. Norway Norway also has significant advantages inThese arguments distort the definition of its trade agreement with the EU. Manyinfluence. They further assume that to be europhiles (for example, the CBI) state thatpart of the EUs artificial political construct Norway has no meaningful influence in theis the only way to promote a countrys EU. They assert that Norway has to accepteconomic interests within the EU. Norway almost all regulations coming from thehas a population of barely four million, less Commission in Brussels; the phrase oftenthan half that of London. Nevertheless, in used is government by fax. They argue 2016, Norway enjoyed a trade surplus of on behalf of Norwaythat Norway already26.7 billion with the EU.36 pays for access to the Single Market, and so should join the EU in order to promote itsIt is not correct to assert that Norway own interests in the EU Single Market.has no influence on EU regulations. As77'