The European Free Trade Association:

Correct answer: C. is an extended free-trade area associated with the EU

  • A. is the successor to COMECON
  • B. was established by Eastern European governments to promote free trade after the fall of communism
  • C. is an extended free-trade area associated with the EU
  • D. consists of the original six members of the European Coal and Steel Community

Explanation

EFTA is a European trade organisation whose members maintain free-trade arrangements and have links to the EU through agreements such as the European Economic Area. It is not a successor to COMECON and does not consist of the ECSC's founding six.

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