Category Archives: Special EU Relationships

Faroe Islands

in Special EU Relationships
Background The Faroe Islands is archipelago in the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland. It is approximately 320 kilometres from the northwest of Scotland. The population of the Faroe Island is ...

Greenland

in Special EU Relationships
Background Greenland is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark. Its population is 56,480. It is part of the Danish Realm under the Constitution of Denmark 1953. It has been a Danish colony ...

Cyprus

in Special EU Relationships
Background A united Cyprus became independent from the United Kingdom in 1960. Greek and Turkish Cypriots had earlier sought respectively to unite with Greece and Turkey. A Constitution was established which ...

Isle of Man & Channel Islands

in Special EU Relationships
Isle of Man The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom or the European Union. It is neither a member or associated member of the European Union. It did not take part in the Brexit referendum. It is a crown ...

Gibraltar

in Special EU Relationships
Background Gibraltar is a British overseas territory. It  was ceded to the Crown of Great Britain in perpetuity by the Treaty of Utrecht  in 1713. Gibraltar comprises approximately 5.8 square kilometres of land and ...

Frontier Exceptions

in Special EU Relationships
Origin Article XXIV(3) of the GATT agreement provides that the provisions of the Agreement shall not be interpreted to prevent advantages accorded by any contracting party to adjacent countries in order to facilitate ...
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