Europe already has a well-established alternative to undemocratic EU colossus

THE European Free Trade Association (EFTA) was founded in the 1960s to achieve economic growth, full employment, an increase in productivity, financial stability and a constant improvement of living standards by abolishing trade restrictions among member states.

Today there are four member states remaining — Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. All the others have joined the EU.

The EFTA never aimed at becoming a political body and not an undemocratic, centralised colossus like today’s EU either.