EU, he said notably the Council of Ministers and join Norway and others in the European Economic Area.
Typical sham marriages or civil partnerships occur when a non-European national marries someone from the European Economic Area.
In 2007, a similar probe led to the Commission banning Mastercard from charging cross-border fees within the European Economic Area.
The new FSCS rules apply to all members of the European Economic Area - the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
In 2010, British passengers accounted for 60% of arrivals and a further 28% were from the rest of the European Economic Area or Switzerland.
Ministers promised to look into the issue of applications from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) following a key report by Sir John Tooke.
Iceland, he says, already gets access to the European market thanks to its membership, along with Norway and Liechtenstein, of the European Economic Area.
Under a passport system covering the European Economic Area (a broader, watered-down version of the European Union), investors were supposedly covered by the Icelandic deposit-insurance scheme.
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In a comprehensive analysis of Norway's 20 years in the European Economic Area, the report - "Outside and Inside" - finds deep implications for Norway's society, economy and democracy.
In particular, the Commission points to the continued taxation of the UK profits of subsidiaries established in the EU or in member states of the European Economic Area (EEA).
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Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area, which means it has signed up to many of the European Union's financial and trade rules among them a requirement that countries maintain deposit-insurance systems.
Landsbanki, for example, had used Iceland's membership of the European Economic Area (which gives countries access to the European single market without having to join the European Union) to develop its online banking presence.
The Home Office said it had carried out a series of inspections over the past six months and the university now met the requirements needed to sponsor international students from outside the European Economic Area.
But when one Swiss politician recently proposed going back to square one, and voting again on joining the European Economic Area, he was ridiculed, with colleagues suggesting he "drink a glass of Swiss wine to clear his head".
The investigation will examine payments made by people from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) - the EU's 27-member states as well as Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland - who use their credit and debit cards when inside the area.
The U.K.'s immigration minister, Damian Green, said the government's targets for Heathrow waiting times for passengers from the European Economic Area of 25 minutes or less for 95% of passengers had been met every day for the first 15 days of April.
The European Commission also approved the deal, but it did not conclude there was an issue with Android, saying it was unlikely that Google would restrict the use of Android solely to Motorola, which is a minor player in the European Economic Area.
Specifically, Microsoft committed to make available for five years (i.e. until 2014) in the European Economic Area a "choice screen" enabling users of Windows to choose in an informed and unbiased manner which web browser(s) they wanted to install in addition to, or instead of, Microsoft's web browser.
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The European Commission said its economic sentiment index for the euro area fell to 101.1 in June from 101.8 in May, its sixth consecutive monthly slide.
The results weren't pretty for Heathrow: Each of its four international terminals were found to breach the 45-minute target for non-European Economic Area passengers last month more than 5% of the time.
The longest delays were reportedly seen at passport control on Wednesday, but queues have also been seen over the past month, with some UK and other European Economic Area passengers said to have experienced waits of up to an hour - more than double the 25-minute "service standards" target set by the Home Office.
When the original six member states founded the EU (then called the European Economic Community) in 1958, the UK instead set up the European Free Trade Area (Efta).
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The Commission said the proposed deal would not cause competition concerns in European Economic Area (EEA) markets.
We are now strengthening economic governance of the European Union and the euro area with more robust roles -- rules to ensure sound budgetary policies, and tackle imbalances.
It hopes that Gower will obtain the European charter for sustainable tourism, which ensures the protection and preservation of the area, while also contributing to economic development and the well-being of people living, working or holidaying locally.
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