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| By: israelinsider staff and partners |
| Published: February 7, 2007 |
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Israel is trying to upgrade its standing in the European Union to be equal to that of Switzerland and Norway. These countries, although they are not members of the EU, have free passage for people, capital and merchandise between them and the rest of the EU.
The Israel-EU Association Council -- a council of European foreign ministers who monitor European-Israeli relations -- is scheduled to convene in Brussels in March, with Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
The Foreign Ministry is examining options of promoting Israel's standing in the EU at the meeting. Among the suggestions being considered are: allowing Israelis and European nationals to travel freely between the countries and starting businesses and opening European companies in Israel and Israeli companies in Europe, ensuing from the Norwegian and Swiss relations with the rest of the EU countries.
Ynetnews contributed to this article. |
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